{"id":1753,"date":"2018-03-09T13:21:33","date_gmt":"2018-03-09T21:21:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/praxis\/?p=1753"},"modified":"2018-12-13T20:43:24","modified_gmt":"2018-12-14T04:43:24","slug":"how-to-concentrate-while-studying-praxis-core","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/praxis\/how-to-concentrate-while-studying-praxis-core\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Concentrate While Studying for Praxis Core"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/praxis\/files\/2017\/01\/shutterstock_246444889.jpg\" alt=\"concentrate while studying praxis core -magoosh\" width=\"500\" height=\"334\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2079\" srcset=\"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/praxis\/files\/2017\/01\/shutterstock_246444889.jpg 500w, https:\/\/magoosh.com\/praxis\/files\/2017\/01\/shutterstock_246444889-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>You\u2019re reading a Praxis Core study book and reviewing for the <a href=\"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/praxis\/praxis-core-reading-remember-read\/\">reading section<\/a>. All of a sudden, your mind drifts to your weekend plans. What should you wear? What should you do? You grab your cell phone to text a friend. And just like that you\u2019ve lost your study groove. If you\u2019re wondering how to concentrate while studying for the Praxis Core, try these 8 tips during your next study session.<\/p>\n<h2>Prepare Your Study Space<\/h2>\n<p>Before you begin studying, prepare your <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wikihow.com\/Make-a-Study-Space\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">study space<\/a>. Turn off your phone and remove other distractions. Prepare a table and comfortable chair to use. Gather all your necessary study materials. Make sure that your environment is conducive for effective studying.<\/p>\n<h2>Create a Study Plan<\/h2>\n<p>Think about when you study best as you create your <a href=\"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/praxis\/praxis-core-one-month-study-plan\/\">study plan<\/a>. Determine what you\u2019ll study at each study session. Then, create a routine. When studying becomes part of your regular routine, you\u2019ll have an easier time concentrating as you study.<\/p>\n<h2>Plan Study Breaks<\/h2>\n<p>In the process of making your study plans, don\u2019t forget to <a href=\"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/praxis\/avoid-praxis-burnout\/\">schedule regular breaks<\/a>. Taking a break will help you stay fresh and focused when you study. During your break, you could:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Go for a walk<\/li>\n<li>Eat a healthy snack<\/li>\n<li>Exercise<\/li>\n<li>Call a friend<\/li>\n<li>Run an errand<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Set an alarm to remind you when it\u2019s time to take a break, and choose an activity that will get you up and moving.<\/p>\n<h2>Alternate Study Activities<\/h2>\n<p>It can be difficult to study the same material for hours on end. Instead, mix up your study sessions by alternating activities and subjects. Change subjects every 1-2 hours, and switch between reading and active activities. Some of those activities include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Review <a href=\"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/praxis\/top-10-praxis-flashcard-strategies\/\">flashcards<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Draw diagrams<\/li>\n<li>Outline your study notes (our video below can help!)<\/li>\n<li>Complete practice tests<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><center><iframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/GObE8R9snzQ\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/center><\/p>\n<h2>Listen to Music<\/h2>\n<p>Not everyone benefits from listening to music when studying. If music helps you concentrate, create a playlist with music that you enjoy.<\/p>\n<h2>Reward Yourself<\/h2>\n<p>Pick something that you enjoy as a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lifescript.com\/well-being\/articles\/0\/24_ways_to_reward_yourself.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">reward for studying<\/a>. It should be something that will provide you with the motivation or incentive to concentrate on your study materials.<\/p>\n<h2>Reign in Mental Driftings<\/h2>\n<p>Make a note of any time that you find your mind wandering from your studies. Then, remind yourself that you need to focus. By noting these occasions, you\u2019ll find that your mind will wander less and less. You\u2019ll also have an easier time concentrating.<\/p>\n<h2>Study with Others<\/h2>\n<p>If you need help concentrating, enlist others to help you. As you study with a partner or <a href=\"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/praxis\/praxis-core-study-group\/\">group of people<\/a>, you are accountable to them to follow the study plan. Choose people that will encourage you to work hard and do your best.<\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019re wondering how to concentrate while studying for the Praxis Core exams, try any of these tips. Use the ones that work for you, so you can make the most of your study sessions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You\u2019re reading a Praxis Core study book and reviewing for the reading section. All of a sudden, your mind drifts to your weekend plans. What should you wear? What should you do? You grab your cell phone to text a friend. And just like that you\u2019ve lost your study groove. If you\u2019re wondering how to [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":178,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2430],"tags":[],"ppma_author":[4919],"class_list":["post-1753","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-praxis-core"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v21.7 (Yoast SEO v21.7) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>How to Concentrate While Studying for Praxis Core<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Do you find yourself struggling to focus while studying for the Praxis Core? Try these tips for how to concentrate while studying to help you.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/praxis\/how-to-concentrate-while-studying-praxis-core\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"How to Concentrate While Studying for Praxis Core\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Do you find yourself struggling to focus while studying for the Praxis Core? Try these tips for how to concentrate while studying to help you.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/praxis\/how-to-concentrate-while-studying-praxis-core\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Magoosh Blog \u2013 Praxis\u00ae\ufe0f Test\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2018-03-09T21:21:33+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2018-12-14T04:43:24+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/praxis\/files\/2017\/01\/shutterstock_246444889.jpg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Jamie Goodwin\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Jamie Goodwin\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/praxis\/how-to-concentrate-while-studying-praxis-core\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/praxis\/how-to-concentrate-while-studying-praxis-core\/\",\"name\":\"How to Concentrate While Studying for Praxis Core\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/praxis\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2018-03-09T21:21:33+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/praxis\/#\/schema\/person\/b11e93b5c370f865a01b321ebffaa88a\"},\"description\":\"Do you find yourself struggling to focus while studying for the Praxis Core? Try these tips for how to concentrate while studying to help you.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/praxis\/how-to-concentrate-while-studying-praxis-core\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/praxis\/how-to-concentrate-while-studying-praxis-core\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/praxis\/how-to-concentrate-while-studying-praxis-core\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/praxis\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"How to Concentrate While Studying for Praxis Core\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/praxis\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/praxis\/\",\"name\":\"Magoosh Blog \u2013 Praxis\u00ae\ufe0f Test\",\"description\":\"Everything you need to know about the Praxis\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/praxis\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/praxis\/#\/schema\/person\/b11e93b5c370f865a01b321ebffaa88a\",\"name\":\"Jamie Goodwin\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/praxis\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/15f5b714e7ca9e9aac59f043ca906b3b\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/0b30bb26eb9760e5574e8dd507a5367a3053decf0a49580d77333c5e57acf5d8?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/0b30bb26eb9760e5574e8dd507a5367a3053decf0a49580d77333c5e57acf5d8?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Jamie Goodwin\"},\"description\":\"Jamie graduated from Brigham Young University- Idaho with a degree in English Education. She spent several years teaching and tutoring students at the elementary, high school, and college level. She currently works as a contract writer and curriculum developer for online education courses. In her free time, she enjoys running and spending time with her boys!\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/praxis\/author\/jamiegoodwin\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"How to Concentrate While Studying for Praxis Core","description":"Do you find yourself struggling to focus while studying for the Praxis Core? Try these tips for how to concentrate while studying to help you.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/praxis\/how-to-concentrate-while-studying-praxis-core\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"How to Concentrate While Studying for Praxis Core","og_description":"Do you find yourself struggling to focus while studying for the Praxis Core? Try these tips for how to concentrate while studying to help you.","og_url":"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/praxis\/how-to-concentrate-while-studying-praxis-core\/","og_site_name":"Magoosh Blog \u2013 Praxis\u00ae\ufe0f Test","article_published_time":"2018-03-09T21:21:33+00:00","article_modified_time":"2018-12-14T04:43:24+00:00","og_image":[{"url":"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/praxis\/files\/2017\/01\/shutterstock_246444889.jpg"}],"author":"Jamie Goodwin","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Jamie Goodwin","Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/praxis\/how-to-concentrate-while-studying-praxis-core\/","url":"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/praxis\/how-to-concentrate-while-studying-praxis-core\/","name":"How to Concentrate While Studying for Praxis Core","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/praxis\/#website"},"datePublished":"2018-03-09T21:21:33+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/praxis\/#\/schema\/person\/b11e93b5c370f865a01b321ebffaa88a"},"description":"Do you find yourself struggling to focus while studying for the Praxis Core? Try these tips for how to concentrate while studying to help you.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/praxis\/how-to-concentrate-while-studying-praxis-core\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/magoosh.com\/praxis\/how-to-concentrate-while-studying-praxis-core\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/praxis\/how-to-concentrate-while-studying-praxis-core\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/praxis\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"How to Concentrate While Studying for Praxis Core"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/praxis\/#website","url":"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/praxis\/","name":"Magoosh Blog \u2013 Praxis\u00ae\ufe0f Test","description":"Everything you need to know about the Praxis","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/praxis\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/praxis\/#\/schema\/person\/b11e93b5c370f865a01b321ebffaa88a","name":"Jamie Goodwin","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/praxis\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/15f5b714e7ca9e9aac59f043ca906b3b","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/0b30bb26eb9760e5574e8dd507a5367a3053decf0a49580d77333c5e57acf5d8?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/0b30bb26eb9760e5574e8dd507a5367a3053decf0a49580d77333c5e57acf5d8?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Jamie Goodwin"},"description":"Jamie graduated from Brigham Young University- Idaho with a degree in English Education. She spent several years teaching and tutoring students at the elementary, high school, and college level. She currently works as a contract writer and curriculum developer for online education courses. In her free time, she enjoys running and spending time with her boys!","url":"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/praxis\/author\/jamiegoodwin\/"}]}},"authors":[{"term_id":4919,"user_id":178,"is_guest":0,"slug":"jamiegoodwin","display_name":"Jamie Goodwin","avatar_url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/0b30bb26eb9760e5574e8dd507a5367a3053decf0a49580d77333c5e57acf5d8?s=96&d=mm&r=g","user_url":"","last_name":"Goodwin","first_name":"Jamie","description":"Jamie graduated from Brigham Young University- Idaho with a degree in English Education. She spent several years teaching and tutoring students at the elementary, high school, and college level. She currently works as a contract writer and curriculum developer for online education courses. In her free time, she enjoys running and spending time with her boys!"}],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/praxis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1753","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/praxis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/praxis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/praxis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/178"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/praxis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1753"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/praxis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1753\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/praxis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1753"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/praxis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1753"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/praxis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1753"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/praxis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ppma_author?post=1753"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}