Improving your focus can make you a better student or employee as well as a happier and more organized person. 【小题1】

Create a clean environment. When it’s a task where you are seated at a desk, then you will need to clean the desk area and become more organized. Let’s suppose you are trying to quit smoking. 【小题2】 In other words, on your quit date the house and car you occupy need to be “smokeless” in every way. No ashtrays, lighters, etc.

【小题3】For example, if your intention is to be a non-smoker then you are more likely to succeed hanging out in a local gym instead of a local bar. Choose the right place, and you can cut out the distractions you have control over and minimize the ones you can’t stop completely.

Focus on one task at a time. Though many people think that multi-tasking is a great way to accomplish goals more quickly and to get two or three things done at once, multi-tasking is actually harmful to your concentration. Occupied with many tasks, you may think you’re getting more done. 【小题4】 Therefore, work on getting just one thing done at a time and you’ll see that you get this done more quickly.

【小题5】Do this in writing in outline form,   and breaking down the steps can help your mind from not getting overwhelmed.

What Can You Start Doing Now to Help You a Lot in the Future?

No one knows for sure what life will be like in the future, yet you can now do something to prepare yourself for the future. 【小题1】

Don’t let them down and never do something that someone else would do. Do what you feel is the right thing to do. 【小题2】 Show respect for every member in your family and each of your friends.

You can do a little research on skills that will become essential in the future and those are also appreciated in your profession. Learning a new language is always an advantage. 【小题3】 You can also start researching about applications of your knowledge in other fields. It might give you some useful ideas.

Talent alone is not enough. It is known that people with less talent work harder and lots of talented people think that their talent will do all the jobs. Well, guess what? it won’t. Hard workers are the successful ones. If they are also talented, they are bound to do great things.

Eat food that is good for your health every day. Use minimum amounts of cosmetic (化妆品的) products on your face and body, because all of them contain chemicals which travel from your skin straight to your blood, causing many health problems. 【小题5】

Some people make you feel comfortable when they are around. You spend an hour with them and feel you are already close friends. They are always good talkers.

Here are several skills that good talkers have in common. If you follow the skills, they’ll help you put people at their ease, and make friends with them quickly. 【小题1】.

First of all, good talkers ask questions. Almost anyone, no matter how shy he is, will answer a question. One well-known businesswoman says, “At business lunches, I always ask people what they did that morning. 【小题2】.” From there you can move on to other matters—sometimes to really personal questions. 【小题3】 . Second, once good talkers have asked questions, they listen to the answers. Your questions should have a point and help to tell what sort of person you are talking to. And to find out, you really have to listen carefully.

Real listening at least means some things. If someone sticks to one topic, you can take it as a fact that he’s really interested in it. Real listening also means not just listening to words, but to tones of voice. 【小题4】

Finally, good talkers know well how to “say goodbye”. If you’re saying goodbye, you may give him a firm handshake and say, “I’ve really enjoyed meeting you.” 【小题5】. Let people know what you feel, and they may walk away, happy and satisfied.