Lock your attention for 25 uninterrupted minutes. Clear digital clutter, set a single learning objective, and enter deep study focus.
Pick 1 specific chapter, problem set, or paper. Close all unrelated tabs and place your phone out of sight.
Switching between tasks has a measurable cost: each switch takes time and attention to re-focus. Working on one target in a fixed block — the idea behind the Pomodoro technique — reduces switching and makes it easier to start. Writing down distractions instead of acting on them lets you deal with them later without breaking focus.
If you struggle to concentrate most of the time, or study stress is affecting your sleep or mood, talk to a school or university counsellor or your doctor. For test nerves, see the exam anxiety reset.
Pick one specific target, remove your phone from sight, and study in short timed blocks with breaks.
Working in focused blocks — commonly 25 minutes — followed by short breaks.
Even a visible phone can pull your attention. Out of sight makes it easier to resist checking.
Start with 10 or 15 minutes and build up.