Unfocused
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I'm learning (at least trying to) for my final exams. The problem is, while reading something, my mind often drifts away and focuses on something else. It can be anything - some thought a certain word triggered, or I start thinking about tonight's movie in the TV, or let's say The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion (just an example
).
Reading through the text, I often have to go back a few lines, to actually grasp the sense of what's written there, because I read it not "receiving" the info.
What's more, it has to be quiet. Actually I find learning in, let's say, a bus, easier than in my room, while someone is watching the TV downstairs. That's because in the bus it's just noise from multiple sources, while the TV or one person talking causes me to subconsciously (sp?) focus on the words I hear, instead of those I'm reading.
What I'm asking you, is to give me any tips, your methods of achieving a state of mind in which you can effectively learn, without getting your thoughts distorted. Any help will be appreciated
(yes I know my nickname suits me in this case
)
Reading through the text, I often have to go back a few lines, to actually grasp the sense of what's written there, because I read it not "receiving" the info.
What's more, it has to be quiet. Actually I find learning in, let's say, a bus, easier than in my room, while someone is watching the TV downstairs. That's because in the bus it's just noise from multiple sources, while the TV or one person talking causes me to subconsciously (sp?) focus on the words I hear, instead of those I'm reading.
What I'm asking you, is to give me any tips, your methods of achieving a state of mind in which you can effectively learn, without getting your thoughts distorted. Any help will be appreciated
(yes I know my nickname suits me in this case