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“The art of focus, regardless if you're studying
English or Economics, is to concentrate on the task
at hand and shut out distractions.” – Olaniyi Evans

Tinu Rolls-Boyce (aka Isaac Newton) was a first class student

of Industrial Mathematics. The unsurpassed best in his class,
he was omni-admired by students and lecturers alike. Tinu
was in his third year in the university when he had a huge
crush on Prada. Prada was quite an impeccable tall beauty,
gifted with a face that would easily grace the front page of
Vogue magazine. Garden-fresh. Glamorous. Glistening.

Brigadier Bahamas, a final year student of Film & Media

Studies, was a ‘yahoo boy’ who enticed Prada with never-
ending dollars. Add his swagger, shindigs and Sienna to the
mix; Prada was swooned in his favor. Tinu was devastated.
He could hardly study; he could hardly concentrate. Often, his
thoughts are scattered, and his mind raced from Prada to get-
rich-quick schemes. He too would like to become a ‘yahoo
boy’, make quick dollars, get a Ferrari and spirit her attention
away from that showoff Brigadier.

In the midst of this quagmire, the second semester tests in

MAT 315 and MAT 319 were knocking at the door. His
preparation was unusually poor as his focus had gone
downhill. The results were a fiery slap on his first class face;
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he scored 30 in MAT 315 and 30 in MAT 319. Thus began his
downward spiral into the abyss of distractions and its wages
of failure.

Like the head-over-heels-in-love Tinu, many students are

preoccupied with silly infatuations that derail their first class
train. They are possibly depressed; they read pages of text,
sometimes for hours at a time, only to realize they haven’t
retained any of it. Like Tinu, studying is quite an ordeal for
them because they find it difficult to focus on studying for a
reasonable length of time. For the most part, they can't
concentrate on their studies and they end up with poor
results.

It is a common occurrence for students to notice that their

attention often strays from their reading, especially when they
have other issues preying on their mind. Heed the words of
Alexander Graham Bell: ‘Concentrate all your thoughts upon
the work at hand. The sun's rays do not burn until brought to
a focus.’ The art of focus, regardless if you're studying English
or Economics, is to concentrate on the task at hand and shut
out distractions. Everyone has the ability to concentrate, as
unbelievable as it may sound. Think of the times when you
were completely absorbed in something you enjoy such as
Instagram or a Premier League match. Yet, at other times,
your mind wanders haphazardly from one thing to another.
Your worries distract you. Outside distractions take you away
before you know it.

Studying without focus is like trying to fill a bucket with water

when the bucket has a hole in its bottom. It doesn't work. It
violates the Firstclass You. If these distractions are not taken
care of early enough, they could spell doom for your first class
aspirations. To combat this, let’s look at some quick tips that
have effectively boosted my concentration and that of many
first class students over the centuries.

The art of focus is to concentrate on the task

at hand and shut out distractions.
#TheFirstclassYou @OlaniyiEvans
The above nuggets are extracted from the book: The
Firstclass You. For more, you can download the book
at:
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