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Concentration: Some Basic Guidelines

1. Set aside a place for study and study only!

A. Find a specific place (or places) that you can use for studying (for example, the campus libraries, vacant classrooms, quiet areas in the student center, bedroom at home, etc.)

B. Make a place specific to studying. You are trying to build a habit of studying when you are in this place. So, don't use your study space for social conversations, writing letters, daydreaming, etc.

C. Insure that your study area has the following:
• good lighting
• ventilation
• a comfortable chair, but not too comfortable
• a desk large enough to spread out your materials

D. Insure that your study area does not have the following:
• a distracting view of other activities that you want to be involved in
• a telephone
• a loud stereo
• a 27-inch color TV
• a roommate or friend who wants to talk a lot
• a refrigerator stocked with scrumptious goodies
 

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