# Ways to improve concentration and increase attention span?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ways-to-improve-concentration-and-increase-attention-span/430293>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [December 17, 2007, 3:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ways-to-improve-concentration-and-increase-attention-span/430293 "2007-12-17T03:56:53Z")\
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**Author:** ![Lobsang](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobsang/32/4067_2.png) [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\
**Post date:** [December 17, 2007, 3:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ways-to-improve-concentration-and-increase-attention-span/430293/1 "2007-12-17T03:56:53Z")

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Are there any tried/tested ways that are known to succesfully imrove concentration and increase the amount of time you can keep your attention on one thing?

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**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\
**Post date:** [December 17, 2007, 4:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ways-to-improve-concentration-and-increase-attention-span/430293/2 "2007-12-17T04:32:41Z")

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I’m sorry. What?

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**Author:** ![Leiko](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c5a1d2/32.png) [@Leiko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leiko)\
**Post date:** [December 17, 2007, 4:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ways-to-improve-concentration-and-increase-attention-span/430293/3 "2007-12-17T04:35:51Z")

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I know there’s some sort of occupational therapy for ADHD people, but as my medication as always been good enough for me, I haven’t done it myself. People say it works, though- and I’m sure that at least some of the techniques are transferrable to non-ADHD folks who just want to be able to concentrate better.

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**Author:** ![ParentalAdvisory](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/53a042/32.png) [@ParentalAdvisory](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ParentalAdvisory)\
**Post date:** [December 17, 2007, 4:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ways-to-improve-concentration-and-increase-attention-span/430293/4 "2007-12-17T04:41:51Z")

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Uninterrupted sleep works wonders.