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Homework homework homework ..... butterfly!
I have this problem with doing my homework. I get it all done, mind you, but most often it takes me till way late at night. Sometimes I don't even have a lot, but I either procrastinate terribly or get so off focus that it wrecks everything. It's starting to really hurt my health because of lack of sleep.
My problem is I'll sit down to do homework and work on it for maybe five minutes, and then get totally distracted and it takes at least 20 minutes before I get my focus again. This happens at school sometimes as well, but not as often. Is it possible that I have ADD or another attention disorder? I often lose interest in conversations in real life as well. I don't know what's wrong. But I have such a low attention span and level of concentration and I don't want it to hurt me anymore.
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i have this problem to i turn on my ear phones read a book and watch tv while doin my homework it may help you but it works for me
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It really helps if you have a specific program of work to do.
You're supposed to work for 20 mins,take a 5 min break, then start over again.
If you set alarms then it helps to take your mind of the passing of time as you are working.
Also, write a list of what you need to do and ,after you complete each section, cross it out or mark it off with HUGE ticks- it makes you feel so much better.
I have more study and revision theory and tips if you need them.
p.s. go and talk to your school nusre about the ADD thing,I doubt that you have got it though.
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You sound like a really intelligent person: not many people necessarily identify what their problem might be and how it hurts them.
It VERY unlikely you have ADD - just a lot going on in your mind, which is different.
Tricks, then:
1) remind yourself before you start, and then five minutes in, that in fact there is a well-known "five-minute wall" you have to break through in order to keep your concentration going for longer. You can stick it out, through nothing more than will-power, for that five minutes. After the first five minutes, look up, and give yourself another five minutes. You can hack anything for five minutes. After a few nights of this you will be working for at least ten minutes at a stretch; and then fifteen. After a month of practice you should be able to work for at least half an hour or more.
2) Pre-program breaks for yourself. Remind yourself you HAVE to take a break at, say, fifteen minutes, or thirty; and eventually you will find that you resent HAVING to take a break. It will be fun to break the rule and NOT have a break - but this only works if you force yourself out of your chair when you said you would.
3) Where it's possible, do your homework out-of-sequence. If you have to write an essay, start with your possible conclusions, then write the rest to see if you can come up with the facts and logic to support those conclusions. Or write a counter-essay first, one which destroys the propositions you t hink you are supposed to support. If you have a series of maths problems to work out, do the "last" one first - you can always re-work it later after your brain has limbered up.
4) Do "brain-gym" exercises for a few minutes before and during homework sessions: run in place a little, then touch your left foot with your right hand, right foot with left hand, then more right-to-left/left-to-right motions. This really helps the two hales of your brain to start communicating with each other, and will sharpen your focus. Then go back to the Five Minute Rule: "I can do anything for five minutes."
5) Don't beat yourself up.
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