How to Increase Your Attention Span
Keeping your attention span pays dividends and gets harder to do as you get older, so you might want to start practicing early.
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You Will Need
- Healthy breakfast
- Meditation
- Reading material
- Yoga
- Self-hypnosis
- Mantra
Steps
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Step 1
Eat well
Eat well in the morning to raise your supply of sugar, carbohydrates, and proteins, which sharpen focus and energy during the day. Make sure it’s healthy stuff.
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Studies show that colorings, sweeteners, and preservatives compromise attention and concentration.
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Step 2
Meditate regularly
Meditate regularly to improve attention. Studies indicate that meditation improves the ability to retain and respond to stimuli.
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Step 3
Read a lot
Read daily. Shut out noise and commotion and get interested in subjects that excite you. Keep to a weekly diet of reading.
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Step 4
Do yoga
Do slow movement exercise, like yoga, to help focus and direct energy.
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Step 5
Double your attention
Double your attention span by self-hypnosis: Act as if you are capable and confident and your brain will prepare itself to record information.
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Step 6
Reduce internet use
Cut down on your internet use. The repetitive and rapid-fire changing of subjects and stimuli conditions the brain to shorten the attention span.
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Step 7
Program your unconcious
Program your unconscious by repeating a mantra such as "I am making my attention span better every day" several times a day and before bed. Memorize it; believe it.
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The average attention span is 15 to 20 minutes.
