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Concentration: Improving Productivity

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This article was written for all the students who train at our fight training dojos at Five Rings Training but ultimately this advice is applicable to anyone who feels they need help in increasing their concentration, focus and productivity at work, school or university: Switch Off Your Phones During periods of study, exam revision period weeks or periods of intensive work within your business or employment, commit to switching your phones off, (not the ringer off, the whole phone power button) for periods of 2 Hours at a time. During that time, focus entirely on one topic. After the 2 Hours get up, walk about, hydrate and take your eyes away from the screen, go for a quick 20 mins sprint, eat. Then get ready for your next 2 Hours intense study session. You must do this to maintain energetic stability and not burn yourself out. Everything needs to be approached moderately, in a disciplined and steady way. The phones must be switched off (naturally keep communications handy i...

About Five Rings Training

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FIVE RINGS TRAINING & RESEARCH INSTITUTE focuses on the cultivation and development of the individual through advanced physical mental and energetic training programmes. Based in London and working worldwide Five Rings Training focuses on providing exceptional training systems for the individual which encourage the development, connectivity and advancement of the human system as a whole. We understand the human being as a system of body, mind, soul and energy. This 'system' of 4 components navigates through a sea of constant changes and the 'state' of its condition at any one time radically impacts the conditions of both its inner and outer environments. With the correct knowledge, we can begin to integrate ourselves, directing our navigation for a more balanced, healthier, happier and successful life. This is the underlying work of all our programmes, for which expert skills training works hand in hand with energetic awareness and mental and physical r...