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Topic: Concentration aids?
started by: DuSTman

Posted by DuSTman on Dec. 09 2001,03:40

It recently occurred to me that I have a terrible concentration span. I mean, one doesn't reserve all day and night on working on an urgent project and then only get two hours of actual work done in that allotted time. Generally I only tend to spend two minutes working at time before I think of something I'd rather be doing.

This is a particular problem right now, as I've an amount of work for friday that can only be described as "robustly impressive". I probably do have enough time to do it all - but only if my time eccifiency increases to something like 80\%.

So I ask : what do you do to aid concentration?

Posted by cr0bar on Dec. 09 2001,04:56

You could start by not visiting detnet.

Posted by DeadAnztac on Dec. 09 2001,06:04

.....I have this problem, except I didn't realize that I had a paper due 7th period tommrow, until about 2 hours ago, and look at me, I'm still sitting on here chatting. I can't sit down and do school projects.

On the other hand if you give me something that I can see the point I'll work non-stop on a binge. I really don't mind concetrated work. But when I don't like the reasons behind the work, then I just sit around making exscuses not to do it.

...Like reading DetNet.

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Posted by kai on Dec. 09 2001,06:48

i knew i wasn't the only one. instead of doing my homework i think i'll just put it off. and now i think i'll just go to sleep.

Posted by miNus on Dec. 09 2001,10:43

quote:
Originally posted by DuSTman:
one doesn't reserve all day and night on working on an urgent project and then only get two hours of actual work done in that allotted time

Damn. That's me, right there.

Hell, that's me right NOW.

Posted by TheTaxMan on Dec. 09 2001,11:05

Haha. I don't get to abuse my totally lack of a work ethic for another three weeks.
Enjoy!

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And wow! Hey! What's this thing suddenly coming towards me very fast? Very very fast. So big and flat and round, it needs a big wide sounding name like . . . ow . . . ound . . . round . . . ground! That's it! That's a good name - ground!
I wonder if it will be friends with me?
And the rest, after a sudden wet thud, was silence.

Posted by askheaves on Dec. 09 2001,11:46

My only advice is to get away from your study area, as it obviously isn't conducive. I had the same problem during college. When I rented a laptop for the last quarter of my last year, I got so much work done simply because I'd leave my room. I'd go to the student center, sit at a table, and just blast through my work. If I tried the same thing in my room, results were horribly worse. I'd spend entire nights doing homework, and have nothing to show for it.

Posted by Observer on Dec. 09 2001,13:44

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Originally posted by whiskey@throttle:
I think we have ADD.

I was actually going to suggest that as a possibility. On top of getting out of your room, talk to your doctor about it. They have a checklist of symptoms. And if it is serious enough to warrant medication, yes, one of the drugs used is a combination of amphetamines.

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Posted by Nikita on Dec. 09 2001,13:56

Wheeee! ADD! Ritalin! *gobble gobble* oOoOoOoooh, shiny ... aAaAaAah, buttons! *punch punch punch* ... mmm, calcumalator ... hey, COFFEE! Awright - yeeeee haaaaw!

Shit, I'm so screwed. Does your mind go off on a bunch of different tangents all the time? It's like a synaptic 4th of July! Associative thinking is such a distraction ...
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Posted by whiskey@throttle on Dec. 09 2001,14:53

quote:
Originally posted by Observer:
I was actually going to suggest that as a possibility. On top of getting out of your room, talk to your doctor about it. They have a checklist of symptoms. And if it is serious enough to warrant medication, yes, one of the drugs used is a combination of amphetamines.

I was thinking more of the 'commercial-grade' variety, but yeah...

Meh. I'm fundamentally opposed to taking pills. I mean, not so much antibiotics and such when I'm sick, but rather shit like Ritalin, Prozac, Claritin, etc.

I've never tried it, but there are herbal remedies that I hear are quite nice. < This site has some interesting stuff >. Check #20 -- Concentration.

quote:
Made from Shankapushpi (Evolvulus Alsinoides leaf) plus 24 rejuvenative, stimulant, nervine, antispasmodic and alterative herbs in a base of Honey and Herbal ghee.
SHANKAPUSHPI RASAYANA: Has been traditionally designed to:
• counteract ADD
• aid in meditation
• promote alertness
• enhance concentration
• open awareness
• improve intelligence
• expand memory
• stimulate the thinking process
• balance the emotions
• reduce mental exhaustion
• improve artistic and creative abilities
• enhance the power of imagination

Improve intelligence? Um...

quote:
BOTANICAL INGREDIENTS: Herbal extracts of: Shankapushpi Evolvulus Alsinoides leaf Gotu Kola Hydrocotyle asiatica leaf Ginkgo Ginkgo biloba leaf Ashwagandha Withania somnifera root (Ma Huang Ephedra sinica stem 10\%) Kola Nut Cola acuminata seed Damiana Turnera aphrodisiaca leaf Sage Salvia officinalis leaf Skullcap Scutellaria spp. herb Ajwan Apium graveolens seed Licorice Glychyrrhiza glabra root Cinnamon Cinnamomum zeylanicum bark Mugwort Artemisia vulgaris herb Tulasi Ocinum Sanctum leaf Also avialable in essential oil Herbal Powders of: Green Tea leaf, Pippali Piper longum fruit Ginger Zingiber officinale root Nutmeg Myristica fragrans seed Cardamom Elettaria cardamomum seed Hibiscus Hibiscus rosa-sinensis flower Fennel Foeniculum vulgaris seed Pepper Piper nigrum fruit Cumin Cuminum cyminum seed Coriander Coriandrum sativum seed

I tried Ginkgo once (very briefly) and saw no effects whatsoever. But I hear this stuff, which is mostly Shankapushpi, though it contains Kola Nut and Gingko, works better.

I have a feeling this stuff may give a little buzz, but anything that is going to stimulate alertness and concentration will do the same...herbal speed, I guess.

I'm thinking about trying it. Maybe we can all buy some and post the results, like some wacky online scientific trial or something. That way, when we all die from some strange and bizarre poisoning, it will be okay, because we'll all be dead. With any luck, people will think it was some mass online suicide.

Posted by damien_s_lucifer on Dec. 09 2001,15:59

FYI - Claritin is an antihistamine. I don't think it would help much with ADD

Posted by Non on Dec. 09 2001,16:43

But it is a pill, DSL.

That SHANKAPUSHPI RASAYANA sounds like a wonder drug I am going to go and get addicted to it right now!

Posted by whiskey@throttle on Dec. 09 2001,17:14

I have the same problem as you. I think we have ADD.

Anyway, the solution is meth.

Posted by Wolfguard on Dec. 09 2001,19:27

every time i get down here i can never remember what im replying to...

Oh yeah...concentration aids... thats what you get from thinking about to many assholes right?

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Posted by Spydir on Dec. 09 2001,19:40

oh, I'm sorry. were you saying something? I just can't pay attention ever since I got this cool bouncy ball... OH LOOK! KOOSHBALL!!!!!!!!

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Posted by Hellraiser on Dec. 09 2001,22:05

what were we talking about? I forgot. Oh well, back to the game of Risk. Wait, I should be doing homework but Risk is soo much more fun!!!! Yeah!!!! Batte Round. I roll a pair of sixes.....

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Posted by Vigilante on Dec. 09 2001,23:43

Anyone seen the new Risk 2120AD? Caught my eye today. Nuke the moon!

Posted by ASCIIMan on Dec. 09 2001,23:48

Can't work... < Bejewling >.

This message has been edited by ASCIIMan on December 10, 2001 at 06:52 PM

Posted by whiskey@throttle on Dec. 10 2001,00:11

The reason I included it is because it's a pharmaceutical...and I have this weird thing about medication. I have allergies that come and go with the seasons, but still...I don't want to be on any meds.

However, I should note that I may just break down and get Claritin once the next sneezing fit hits. It seems to be a pretty benign drug (no anal bleeding, etc) and I really hate biting my tongue every time I start sneezing uncontrollably. It really, really sucks when that happens...snot dripping down my face...swollen, painful tongue...

Stupid allergies.

p.s. - I love how the concentration aids thread is now thoroughly off-topic. Brava, det.net

Posted by damien_s_lucifer on Dec. 10 2001,03:45

I particularly enjoyed how a.h. used his topic-changing super powers to get rid of that Ryo dipshit

Posted by mqa on Dec. 10 2001,04:27

i know exactly what you all are talking about. one thing i found that works for me is working with someone who CAN concentrate. otherwise im usually a lost cause.

Posted by damien_s_lucifer on Dec. 10 2001,05:34

I only mentioned it 'cause Whiskey had it listed with Prozac and Ritalin, and 'cause without Claritin my life would be one big stuffed-up blur.

Posted by Nikita on Dec. 10 2001,05:40

quote:
Originally posted by Non:
That SHANKAPUSHPI RASAYANA sounds like a wonder drug

I dunno, man. Sounds like a porn star's name to me ...

Posted by CaptainEO on Dec. 12 2001,09:28

quote:
Does your mind go off on a bunch of different tangents all the time? It's like a synaptic 4th of July! Associative thinking is such a distraction ...

Yeah but IMHO it's also a sign of genius =)

Posted by Dark Knight Bob on Dec. 12 2001,09:45

..........shit i just realised i've been staring at this page for 4 days straight letting the world go by. damn i really need the toilet!

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Posted by whiskey@throttle on Dec. 12 2001,22:42

Okay, I'm going to oder that kooky SHSOISOASHOASWF powder or whatever it's called.

If I die, avenge my death.

Posted by DeadAnztac on Dec. 12 2001,23:11

::Grabs Katana, ties 2 fighting knives to Tae Kwon Doe belt. Kneels and presents my sword out in front, bowing head::

I swear, if you, whiskey@throttle are to die at the hand of that wretched SHIBALAGOOKENCRAP stuff, I will avenge you! I will cut those things more assholes then they will know how to handel!! Then I will rape their gaping wounds with a chair leg! Like I do all my enemies! Ha ha ha!

If I die avenging his death, avenge my death.

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~Anztac [ Pertinaciously disconsolate ]

This message has been edited by DeadAnztac on December 13, 2001 at 06:16 PM