怎麼才能集中注意力
注意力如今成了新鮮物。我們有手機來發短信、打電話，即時聊天工具，博客，電子郵件……不勝枚舉。接下來，小編給大家準備了怎麼才能集中注意力,歡迎大家參考與借鑑。
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 work.ng if you want to be focused. Here’s a few ways I’ve found this to work:
注意力是需要爭取的，它不會在你想要的時候自動開啓。如果你想讓注意力集中，那麼就必須讓自己所處的環境最適合工作。下面是我發現的一些有幫助的方法：
1. Use offline tools. 使用非網絡工具。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.
紙質品、筆和其它有實體的工具對工作中集中注意力困難的人們來說簡直是上天賜與的禮物。由於它們非常簡單，我們迅速就能掌握，所以不必擔心會導致分心。
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=更多生產力。聽上去不是那樣，可其實是對的。休息能讓我們對手邊的工作重新集中思想、注意力;還能讓我們保持頭腦清晰，從而不會只工作了幾小時後就出現精力枯竭。
3. Smaller tasks to check off. 先完成小任務。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.
在計劃一天的工作時，讓你的“工作步驟”(也就是清單上的項目)成爲一個個小的行動。不要寫“給客廳刷漆”，試着將它分解爲許多小任務，例如“買油漆，買滾筒刷，挑選顏色”等等。
4. Keep a steady pace. 保持一定節奏。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.
不要嘗試一次做太多。將節奏控制在可操作的範圍內可以讓你集中注意力。不幸地是人們會將這條原則等同於“沒有休息地一直工作到死”。請見第二條。(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.
人們很容易茫然地盯着屏幕就是一整天。不小心的話就會進入一個個神奇世界(例如Youtube，Myspace等等)。有了當天的“目的”卡片，你就能清楚自己的任務，卡片可以隨時提醒你。
6. Develop the mindset that the computer is only a tool. 養成“計算機只是工具”的心態。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.
人們很容易用電腦過度。從本質上說，計算機只是一個工具而已(儘管強大地驚人)。它讓人們更有效地工作。如果你不只把它做爲一個工具來使用，(例如把它作爲生活的答案)，那麼最終你會失敗，就好像只用一個勺子來吃一頓牛排晚餐。
集中注意力並不是一件很容易的事情，尤其是處在當前這個充滿誘惑和紛擾的世界裏。下面是繼續告訴大家一些有幫助的方法：
7. Plan your day to the T. 計劃到細節。 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.
如果一天中你會不定時出現犯懶的時刻，那也許是因爲你沒有獲得足夠的休息(見第二條);而且你也沒有最有效地安排時間。保證你的待辦辦事務清單由許多小而易行、能迅速完成的步驟組成。瘋狂地勾去清單上的事務會給你帶來真正的滿足感。
8. Notice your lazy routines. 注意懶惰規律。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?
每個人在一天中都會有反覆出現的懶惰時刻。安排在這些時侯休息。反正到時也會犯懶，對嗎?
9. Plan the night before. 提前一天計劃。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.
提前一天計劃是在第二天切實保持注意力的極好方法。帶着第二天的任務和目標“入睡”幫助頭腦預計第二天要發生什麼很有幫助。其實，就是爲第二天做好心理上的準備。提前集中注意力。
10. Turn off extra inputs1. 屏蔽擾亂你注意力的東西。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.
每個人都有弱點，對我來說是即時通信工具和郵件。把你使用的任何會導致分心的科技產品都關掉。每個工具都在企圖擾亂你的注意力，不得逞不罷休。
11. Set time limits for tasks. 給任務設定時限。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.
設定截止日期是最好的動力。設定嚴格的時限是保持動力和注意力的極好方法。人類天性拖沓，所以人們會用盡可能多的許可時間去完成任務一點也不奇怪。設定嚴格、實際的時限是讓計劃不斷“轟轟”進行的極好方法。
12. Keep a journal of what you did throughout the day. 記錄每天都做了什麼。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.
我喜歡用一本記事本記錄工作清單，這樣我就能不時回顧，看看都完成了什麼。知道自己的進展可以幫你保持頭腦清晰、有動力完成工作。
13. Use programs to track where you spend your time. 用工具跟蹤你把時間都花在了哪兒。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.
結果會讓你相當驚訝。知道每天、每週、每月在某個網站或某件事上花了多少時間，能迅速告訴你對你的最重要是什麼。我推薦Rescue Time這款工具，另外還有許多類似的工具。
14. Visualize1 the day in the morning, before it starts. 早晨、一天開始前想象下這一天。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.
思考一下當天的事務是讓你集中注意力、開始有成果的一天的好方式。不要擔心自己要去完成完整的30分鐘練習，在頭腦中簡單地過一遍就可以了。
15. Start the day right. 良好的開始。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.
以一頓營養豐富的早餐、一些安靜的時間，和、或鍛鍊開始新的一天，是開啓成功的一天好方法。聽上去是陳詞濫調，但是卻很有效。
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.
這是我的高中田徑教練讓我們在大賽時穿着正式的原因：表現取決於感受。如果你感到自己整潔光鮮、準備好了，那麼就更可能取得成效。對我而言，只要洗個澡、刷牙、穿上休閒裝。過去我常常整天穿着睡衣工作，不洗澡，但是卻從沒有完成多少事務。老實說……如果你穿得真的很隨意，可能你的工作態度也會很隨意。在準備苦幹一天之前，花些時間打理一下自己絕對沒錯。
