怎么才能集中注意力
注意力如今成了新鲜物。我们有手机来发短信、打电话，即时聊天工具，博客，电子邮件……不胜枚举。接下来，小编给大家准备了怎么才能集中注意力,欢迎大家参考与借鉴。
怎么才能集中注意力
Focus is something that must be fought for. It’s not something that automatically switches on when you want to. You have to make sure your surroundings are perfect for working if you want to be focused. Here’s a few ways I’ve found this to work:
注意力是需要争取的，它不会在你想要的时候自动开启。如果你想让注意力集中，那么就必须让自己所处的环境最适合工作。下面是我发现的一些有帮助的方法：
1. Use offline tools. 使用非网络工具。Paper products, pens, and other physical tools are a Godsend for those of us who have a hard time focusing throughout the work day. They’re so simple that we can use them quickly, without having to worry about becoming distracted.
纸质品、笔和其它有实体的工具对工作中集中注意力困难的人们来说简直是上天赐与的礼物。由于它们非常简单，我们迅速就能掌握，所以不必担心会导致分心。
2. Take more breaks. 多休息。More breaks = More productivity. It may sound wrong, but it’s true. Breaks allow us to re-group our thoughts and focus for the task at hand. They also keep us fresh so that we don’t end up burning out after only a few hours work.
更多休息=更多生产力。听上去不是那样，可其实是对的。休息能让我们对手边的工作重新集中思想、注意力;还能让我们保持头脑清晰，从而不会只工作了几小时后就出现精力枯竭。
3. Smaller tasks to check off. 先完成小任务。When you’re planning your day, make sure that your “action steps” (aka items in the checklist) are small actions. Instead of “Paint living room”, try breaking it down into many tasks, like “buy paint, buy rollers, pick colors” etc.
在计划一天的工作时，让你的“工作步骤”(也就是清单上的项目)成为一个个小的行动。不要写“给客厅刷漆”，试着将它分解为许多小任务，例如“买油漆，买滚筒刷，挑选颜色”等等。
4. Keep a steady pace. 保持一定节奏。Don’t try to do too much. Keeping the pace manageable allows you to keep your focus. Unfortunately, people can confuse this with “Work till you drop without breaks”. See number 2.
不要尝试一次做太多。将节奏控制在可操作的范围内可以让你集中注意力。不幸地是人们会将这条原则等同于“没有休息地一直工作到死”。请见第二条。(昨日文章)
5. Keep a daily “purpose” card. 每天做 “目的”卡片。It’s pretty easy to get lost staring at the computer all day long. We’ll find rabbit holes to wonder down (ie. Youtube, Myspace, etc.) if we’re not careful. Having your daily purpose card gives you clarity and a reminder4 as to what you’re doing today.
人们很容易茫然地盯着屏幕就是一整天。不小心的话就会进入一个个神奇世界(例如Youtube，Myspace等等)。有了当天的“目的”卡片，你就能清楚自己的任务，卡片可以随时提醒你。
6. Develop the mindset that the computer is only a tool. 养成“计算机只是工具”的心态。It’s easy to try and use the computer for too much. At its core, the computer is merely a tool (albeit a freakin’ awesome5 one) that allows to do work more efficiently6. If we’re using it as something more than that, (like as a solution for your life), you’ll ultimately fail. It’s like trying to eat a steak dinner with only a spoon.
人们很容易用电脑过度。从本质上说，计算机只是一个工具而已(尽管强大地惊人)。它让人们更有效地工作。如果你不只把它做为一个工具来使用，(例如把它作为生活的答案)，那么最终你会失败，就好像只用一个勺子来吃一顿牛排晚餐。
集中注意力并不是一件很容易的事情，尤其是处在当前这个充满诱惑和纷扰的世界里。下面是继续告诉大家一些有帮助的方法：
7. Plan your day to the T. 计划到细节。 If you’re finding sporadic1 periods of laziness throughout the day, it could be because you don’t take enough breaks (see #2), and you don’t have the day mapped out as efficiently2 as you could. Make sure your list of todos has lots of small, actionable steps that can be done quickly. This will gives a really satisfying feeling when you’re crossing things off your list like crazy.
如果一天中你会不定时出现犯懒的时刻，那也许是因为你没有获得足够的休息(见第二条);而且你也没有最有效地安排时间。保证你的待办办事务清单由许多小而易行、能迅速完成的步骤组成。疯狂地勾去清单上的事务会给你带来真正的满足感。
8. Notice your lazy routines. 注意懒惰规律。Everyone has recurring3 lazy spots throughout the day. Plan to have your breaks for those times. You’re going to be lazy then anyway, right?
每个人在一天中都会有反复出现的懒惰时刻。安排在这些时侯休息。反正到时也会犯懒，对吗?
9. Plan the night before. 提前一天计划。Planning the night before is a great way to really get focused on the next day. “Sleeping” on your tasks and goals for the following day can really help your mind expect what’s going to happen the next day. Essentially4, you’re preparing your mind for the following day. Advanced focus.
提前一天计划是在第二天切实保持注意力的极好方法。带着第二天的任务和目标“入睡”帮助头脑预计第二天要发生什么很有帮助。其实，就是为第二天做好心理上的准备。提前集中注意力。
10. Turn off extra inputs1. 屏蔽扰乱你注意力的东西。These are IM and email for me, but we all have our Achilles heel. Completely turn off any distracting2 piece of technology that you own. Every one of these inputs tries to steal bits of your focus. And they won’t rest until they do.
每个人都有弱点，对我来说是即时通信工具和邮件。把你使用的任何会导致分心的科技产品都关掉。每个工具都在企图扰乱你的注意力，不得逞不罢休。
11. Set time limits for tasks. 给任务设定时限。There’s no motivation like a deadline. Giving yourself real deadlines is a great way to stay motivated and focused on the task. Given the fact that we human are natural procrastinators, it’s no surprise that we’ll take as long as we’re allowed to finish something. Setting real but attainable3 limits is a great way to keep the project humming, so to speak.
设定截止日期是最好的动力。设定严格的时限是保持动力和注意力的极好方法。人类天性拖沓，所以人们会用尽可能多的许可时间去完成任务一点也不奇怪。设定严格、实际的时限是让计划不断“轰轰”进行的极好方法。
12. Keep a journal of what you did throughout the day. 记录每天都做了什么。I like to use a moleskine notebook for my lists just so I can go back and review it every now and again, to see what I’ve done. Knowing how far you’ve come can keep you sharp and motivated to finish.
我喜欢用一本记事本记录工作清单，这样我就能不时回顾，看看都完成了什么。知道自己的进展可以帮你保持头脑清晰、有动力完成工作。
13. Use programs to track where you spend your time. 用工具跟踪你把时间都花在了哪儿。This is a real eye-opener. Knowing just how much time you spend every day/week/month on a certain site or with a certain program can quickly show you where your priorities lie. I recommend Rescue Time, but there are many others.
结果会让你相当惊讶。知道每天、每周、每月在某个网站或某件事上花了多少时间，能迅速告诉你对你的最重要是什么。我推荐Rescue Time这款工具，另外还有许多类似的工具。
14. Visualize1 the day in the morning, before it starts. 早晨、一天开始前想象下这一天。A little pre-work meditation2 on the day’s events is a great way to start the day off focused and productive. Don’t worry about a full 30 minute session, a quick review before you start the day is fine.
思考一下当天的事务是让你集中注意力、开始有成果的一天的好方式。不要担心自己要去完成完整的30分钟练习，在头脑中简单地过一遍就可以了。
15. Start the day right. 良好的开始。Starting the day with a good breakfast, some quiet time and/or exercise is a great way to set your day up for success. Sounds like a cliche3, but it really works.
以一顿营养丰富的早餐、一些安静的时间，和、或锻炼开始新的一天，是开启成功的一天好方法。听上去是陈词滥调，但是却很有效。
16. Clean yourself up. 打理好自己。It’s why my track coach in high school made us dress up for big races: you perform the way you feel. And if you feel polished, groomed4 and ready, you’ll be more likely to be productive. For me this is just taking a shower, brushing my teeth and putting on casual clothing. I used to work all day without taking a shower in my PJ’s, but I never got much stuff done. Let’s be honest here… if you’re dressed really casually5, odds6 are you’ll be working really casually. Just taking the time to clean up a bit before you buckle7 down for the day is never a bad idea.
这是我的高中田径教练让我们在大赛时穿着正式的原因：表现取决于感受。如果你感到自己整洁光鲜、准备好了，那么就更可能取得成效。对我而言，只要洗个澡、刷牙、穿上休闲装。过去我常常整天穿着睡衣工作，不洗澡，但是却从没有完成多少事务。老实说……如果你穿得真的很随意，可能你的工作态度也会很随意。在准备苦干一天之前，花些时间打理一下自己绝对没错。
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