Maximum Concentration: "Attention Professor" Stefan Van der Stigchel
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How to concentrate on your studies? I’m going to be talking to one of the world’s leading authorities on how to manage your attention, and focus on what really matters to you, Professor Stefan van der Stigchel. We’ll be walking through an entire day of concentration to show you step-by-step what you can do to help maximise your focus, including: “Attention rituals” – learning from Darwin and BeethovenHow to take effective breaksDesigning your environment for maximum concentrationIs it OK to listen to music?Stefan leads the AttentionLab at Utrecht University in the Netherlands, and is a regular face on national television and radio in the Netherlands, as well as speaking on prestigious conference stages around the world. You can find out more about Stefan’s work at his personal website: https://www.stefanvanderstigchel.nl/  For a highly practical guide to maximising concentration, I highly recommend his book “Concentration: Staying Focused in Times Of Distraction”, available at https://geni.us/concentration* “How Attention Works”, a guide to the psychology of attention, is available at https://geni.us/attention* * Hosted by William Wadsworth, memory psychologist, independent researcher and study skills coach. I help ambitious students to study smarter, not harder, so they can ace their exams with less work and less stress. Book 1:1 Coaching and let me help you find the shortcut to success in your exams this year: https://examstudyexpert.com/workwithme/ [free] Download the Exam Success Cheat Sheet at https://examstudyexpert.com/freetips * As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases Podcast Edited by Benoît André.
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