CONCENTRATE

摘要

There are two parts to concentrating. One is to get rid of extraneous thoughts, the other is to focus on the task at hand. Getting rid of interfering thoughts, ranging from annoying "ear worm" songs to recurrent thoughts of personal stresses or family problems, is not as easy as simply telling yourself not to think about them. Research suggests that if something is preying on your mind, you may do best to concede it to some degree. One approach is to go ahead and dwell on it for a short, fixed time before going back to work. Another approach is to postpone the unwanted thought: "I'll deal with that problem this evening at 7."