I'm having one of those days (and often do!) where I have a big task to complete (my dissertation), but just can't concentrate. My mind keeps wandering, I'm procrastinating, and I feel like I'm not sure where to start.
Does anyone have any tips on getting yourself to focus when you're struggling with concentration?
It's been a while since I was at uni (thankfully) but when overwhelmed I would write a list and start with something easy. Or set a word count and then reward myself with something when I hit it.
Totally out of practice now - I remember being able to write or revise for 2-3hrs straight! I blame smartphones...
Thank you - I've got a list and I'll think of a reward for when I hit my next target 
I used to have such good concentration in college, but I really struggle now. Smartphones definitely don't help
Yep. When I was at uni I would get distracted by the internet on my laptop but if I was reading or making notes it would be a big inconvenience to load it all up. Now I can't sit through an advert break without checking my phone.
My difficulty was "when you finish this, you can watch a 30min ep of a TV show"...3 hrs later I'd be finishing the series. 
Yep. When I was at uni I would get distracted by the internet on my laptop but if I was reading or making notes it would be a big inconvenience to load it all up. Now I can't sit through an advert break without checking my phone.
My difficulty was "when you finish this, you can watch a 30min ep of a TV show"...3 hrs later I'd be finishing the series.
It's just too easy to hop onto social media or start Googling random things when you're trying to work.
Haha, I've fallen into that trap before I'll also tell myself I can read one chapter of a book, then that chapter ends on a cliffhanger... 3 hours later, the book's finished and the assignment is not!
