<p>I get distracted so easily, at home and at school..
I don't know what's wrong with me. It's not like the subjects I'm learning are hard.
It's just that I don't pay attention.
I'm scraping by with A-'s and B's right now. I haven't been doing any of the reading..I just..I don't know what's happened. I got straight A's last year, and I guess I'm just not used to actually having to work somewhat to get those grades. :(</p>
<p>I used to be able to coast along like you’ve been doing, until science this year, which I actually had to study for. What I do is when I get home I check Facebook/instagram/whateversocialmediayoulike then put it away, and make a list of what you have to do for homework. Every time you complete something on that list, let yourself check it again, or do something you like to, that way you mix work and pleasure!</p>
<p>Unlike the both of you, I have to constantly work hard lol. For me, the best way for me to maintain concentration, at school I try to sit in the front and have constant eye contact on the teacher at all times. At home, I listen to music while I do my work. Just try to have time management and stay on top of things.</p>
<p>I never really learned good study habits, to be honest. 
I procrastinate all the time…Last year, I even started and completed a project in the period before it was due.</p>
<p>What do you usually do to study?</p>
<p>Usually listening to music, especially instrumental, helps me concentrate a lot better and stay focused. There’s less opportunity for my mind to drift.</p>
<p>Isolation. If I find myself way too distracted I lock myself in my basement with my textbook until I can concentrate. Then out of boredom I’ll be reading my textbook and actually studying… </p>
<p>That sounds brutal though. Most of the time I just force myself to sit on my desk and the studying will come naturally (meaning you’ll cut off distractions like Facebook and Tumblr for an extended period)</p>
<p>I do the same thing as TheGreatCatsbyx. I literally cut everything off, put them away, and force myself to actually work.</p>
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<p>How do you maintain concentration?</p>
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<p>I get distracted so easily, at home and at school…
I don’t know what’s wrong with me. It’s not like the subjects I’m learning are hard.
It’s just that I don’t pay attention.
I’m scraping by with A-'s and B’s right now. I haven’t been doing any of the reading…I just…I don’t know what’s happened. I got straight A’s last year, and I guess I’m just not used to actually having to work somewhat to get those grades. </p>
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<p>For starters, stop posting on CC</p>
<p>I can only work with a deadline over my head. Like I need a fast approaching deadline looming to force me to get something done. Otherwise, I just push it off. Like for college apps, for example, I couldn’t get anything done until a week before the ED deadline. I wasted all summer (LOL) and September + October because I had no pressure. Pressure makes me work, and I do my best work under pressure.</p>
<p>As for studying…well I still don’t. I guess I kind of do, because after I get home, I read random stuff expanding on what I learned in school, which forces me to remember and understand what I learned in school. But I don’t directly study, no.</p>
<p>Eliminate distractions and/or find your true motivation. I never had good study habits in high school. I lacked time management skills and I had major trouble concentrating. I discovered later that my biggest reason for lacking in those departments stemmed from the fact that I wasn’t fully motivated. Sometimes you can be motivated to get to goods for the sake of simply having good grades or getting into a good college, but that isn’t always enough for everyone. It wasn’t until I really knew what I wanted to do in life that I became fully motivated, developed time management skills, and had better study habits. Your grades aren’t bad. If you think they could be even better, then great! Figure out what truly motivates you to do well in school and use it as a boost. Anytime that things feel difficult, think about the thing that motivates you the most. You’ll pull through every time.</p>