Concentration, attention, focus, aren't all these the same words having identical meanings? Well, yes they are, and the reason why I am putting so much emphasis into them for this article is due the degree of importance they carry while speed reading. Concentration is vital for reading and speed reading as well. If you find that you get distracted very often, your reading and comprehending speed will both suffer.
Reading comes with a purpose; the purpose of understanding and keeping the information written in mind. If you loose concentration, you can neither understand the text nor keep it in your mind.
Here are some tips that will help you concentrate better:
- While reading a chapter, stop after every three or four paragraphs and recall what you have read in your mind.
- Try to repeat the thought mentioned a little loud or better even take a pen and jolt it down
- Ask yourself if you understand the text.
- Go back and read the point you don't understand again with keeping all that in mind which you have grasped from the first reading
- Mark the words you don't understand
- While reading find main and specific points
Tips for Students to concentrate while preparing for exams
- For students, try not to study for more than three hours constantly.
- In exams, when the situation is unavoidable take short 5-10 minutes breaks after every hour.
- Ensure a good night sleep and a healthy breakfast.
- Take a very small amount of coffee or tea.
- Don't use excess coffee as it will dehydrate your body and you will not feel good
- Drink plenty of water and totally stop soft drinks a few days prior to exams
- Give yourself a reason to read each text. This technique helps students a lot in order to concentrate.
If you need any more tips, check out the Speed Reading Manual. It's written in much better English than mine, and contains much more useful tips as well! Learn how to speed read today: http://www.speedreadingisreal.com/
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