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I would love to increase my focus. Even if I force myself to sit tight, often times I catch myself reading paragraphs after paragraphs all the while thinking ab

I would love to increase my focus. Even if I force myself to sit tight, often times I catch myself reading paragraphs after paragraphs all the while thinking about something else. Meditation can help? What else?

Jtsummers 9y ago
Reportedly, dual n-back. I cannot confirm this, however. My focus improved by taking up distance running, but that's not an activity for everyone. To me, it's meditative. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/N-back https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/N-back
- andai 9y ago
  There was a study that found that after intense physical exercise, concentration was better in ADHDers and worse in non-ADHDers. Regardless, regular exercise is the single best thing you can do for both your mental health and your mood. I have heard a lot of ADHD people anecdotally benefiting from Dual N-Back and have started using it recently myself. It really feels like a workout!
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KVFinn 9y ago
I focus better in the hours after exercise, and better generally while maintaining a regular exercise routine. Any kind of exercise helps some but I find cardio is most impactful in this particular area. It doesn't have to be intense but I do need to work up a good sweat. Long low-intensity works too but it's not too often I can take a very long walk/hike.
visarga 9y ago
> I catch myself reading paragraphs after paragraphs all the while thinking about something else. Take notes as you read? Taking notes is great because you're doing both information input and output, which helps a lot in memorization and assimilation (information fits with previous information).
- lhuser123 9y ago
  Also, repeat or explain what you just read in your own words while not looking at the text. Corroborate if you can remember.
- fujiters 9y ago
  This works better than anything else I've found. Pen and paper. Typing isn't as effective for some reason.
Rainymood 9y ago
I literally fold over a piece of paper, cut out a part in the middle such that I create a window of roughly 1-2 lines and then read line by line. I also use earplugs. I get distracted too easily. Work only for 45 minutes then take a 15 minute break. Cover up the paragraph and explain in your own words.

Jtsummers 9y ago

Reportedly, dual n-back. I cannot confirm this, however. My focus improved by taking up distance running, but that's not an activity for everyone. To me, it's meditative. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/N-back https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/N-back

andai 9y ago
There was a study that found that after intense physical exercise, concentration was better in ADHDers and worse in non-ADHDers. Regardless, regular exercise is the single best thing you can do for both your mental health and your mood. I have heard a lot of ADHD people anecdotally benefiting from Dual N-Back and have started using it recently myself. It really feels like a workout!

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KVFinn 9y ago

I focus better in the hours after exercise, and better generally while maintaining a regular exercise routine. Any kind of exercise helps some but I find cardio is most impactful in this particular area. It doesn't have to be intense but I do need to work up a good sweat. Long low-intensity works too but it's not too often I can take a very long walk/hike.

visarga 9y ago

> I catch myself reading paragraphs after paragraphs all the while thinking about something else. Take notes as you read? Taking notes is great because you're doing both information input and output, which helps a lot in memorization and assimilation (information fits with previous information).

lhuser123 9y ago
Also, repeat or explain what you just read in your own words while not looking at the text. Corroborate if you can remember.
fujiters 9y ago
This works better than anything else I've found. Pen and paper. Typing isn't as effective for some reason.

Rainymood 9y ago

I literally fold over a piece of paper, cut out a part in the middle such that I create a window of roughly 1-2 lines and then read line by line. I also use earplugs. I get distracted too easily. Work only for 45 minutes then take a 15 minute break. Cover up the paragraph and explain in your own words.