Discover how to boost your concentration
The other day, as I went into the kitchen, I said to myself: "Blimey, what am I doing there again?"
I'd come in to get something, but I couldn't remember! Does that happen to you?
It's funny, because before I became a mom, I was totally focused. You could pass a train by me and I'd be unflappable. I can tell you it made a hell of a difference in terms of efficiency. As a result, even if I had a lot of work to do, I was able to get it done faster than average, so I could get out earlier and enjoy my life outside work more serenely.
You've probably been there:
You've got an important job to do, but for some reason you just can't seem to get around it. After just a few minutes, you're already distracted. And your work isn't going as well as it should.
You try again and again, but nothing helps. The situation ends up irritating you, which blocks you even more. Sound familiar?
Typical problems linked to lack of control over attention and concentration
- slowness to plunge into a task or finish it
- inability to complete a task for an extended period of time
- difficulty resisting environmental stimuli (noise, sounds, images, discussions)
- difficulty resisting other personal preoccupations (worries, worries, daydreams, cravings)
- difficulty staying focused for long periods (during lessons, reading or work)
- tendency to forget things regularly
- difficulty keeping up with reading
- feeling foggy in the head
- feeling distracted when someone is talking to you.
If you have children, you know perfectly well that "lack of concentration" is an assessment that has become almost a classic on the school notebook. Indeed, it's not uncommon for the teacher to be the first person to point out a lack of concentration on the part of his or her pupil.
Let's not forget that children don't have the same ability to concentrate as adults, because their brains are not yet fully developed.
We all face concentration problems. Lack of concentration affects children and adults alike.
Why am I talking to you about this?
Simply because knowledge of effective methods for "making your own bubble", keeping "parasitic thoughts" at bay, or focusing your attention is a precious asset for performance.
And by performing well, you can organize your time more serenely for the things that are important to you, such as your family, your hobbies, or simply taking time out for yourself!
So here are a few tips:
1. Schedule breaks to reduce concentration problems.
Concentration is very often affected by fatigue and mental overload. Completing tasks that require a lot of mental effort, such as studying or working, is detrimental to concentration if you don't take enough breaks. Scheduling 10-minute breaks every hour or hour and a half will help you return to your task with renewed strength. You can use these 10 minutes to have a coffee, stretch a little, take a walk, go to the bathroom, etc.
2. Get in touch with nature and take care of yourself
Being in touch with nature helps us to relax and disconnect, improving our cognitive performance.
To cut ourselves off from living nature is to cut ourselves off from our own inner nature. In our Western civilizations, everything is done to cut us off from ourselves, to cut us off from others. Have you noticed that when you're in a waiting room, on public transport or anywhere else, everyone is glued to the screen of their cell phone? We don't even dare look at the people around us. It's crazy, isn't it?
This world that surrounds us aspires to capture us, to lock us up in something dead and sterile. Our inner life is petrified. Inner life? This word is foreign to many people.
To get closer to living nature is to re-establish a connection with ourselves, which is essential. Look at the plants, the shapes, the colors, the smells. Listen to the sounds, soak up your surroundings. Feel the earth beneath your feet, sense nature all around you, and connect with what is alive and pure.
3. Eliminate distracting elements
If you're easily distracted, it's a good idea to eliminate or minimize the stimuli that could distract you. Keep electronic devices away, and if you're working with your computer, avoid opening pages that aren't relevant to your task. If you are distracted by noise, you can wear headphones or ear plugs.
4. Prioritize your tasks
Leave complicated tasks for when you're fresh and rested. This way, you'll be able to solve them more efficiently, and you'll be able to solve the simpler tasks at other times.
5. Do one thing at a time
Multitasking, while not negative in itself, can sometimes increase our stress levels and our tendency to distraction. That's why it's best to do one thing at a time.
6. Use mandalas in your daily life
You'd think I wouldn't stop there without tackling the subject of symbols, wouldn't you?
Well, yes, ever since the famous Carl Jung imported the mandala to the West as a therapeutic tool, mandalas have been unanimously adopted in art therapy, personal development activities and psychotherapy.
It enables us to refocus, calm down, gain self-knowledge, soothe and restructure the mind.
Now even in schools, teachers are introducing this tool to help children regain calm and develop their concentration.
Coloring mandalas to our heart's content can help us refocus and calm down.
If we work towards the center, we'll encourage a refocusing, an inward movement. Whereas by coloring towards the periphery, we work more on our openness.
To begin with, it's important to choose the mandala that suits you. Either spontaneously, because we like it and want to color it, or according to the theme we want to work on. The next step is to choose the colors you like. It's a personal choice, which explains why the same mandala can produce very different visual results.
You've been asking us about this in the salon for some time, so we've brought out 2 mandala coloring books.
Of course, you can also concentrate on the vibratory mandalas we print on the various supports. The approach is different from mandala coloring, but these mandalas are so powerful that they will open up new perspectives on yourself and on a world filled with wisdom and liberation.
Good news, I'm pleased to offer you a free mandala to download!
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