Which year of engineering is the toughest?

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  Which year is the toughest? There is no toughest year in engineering. It's all about getting used to engineering life. When we go to 1st year, after the 12th , the system of engineering is very new (i.e the rules, college hours, new place, subjects, lectures, language).  We don't know much about the environment and how it works and it is not our comfort zone at first.  So, we tend to resist to new changes happening in our life. It becomes difficult to digest the new schedule and routine in college. And this is very normal and it is human tendency to resist. This happening take away focus from studies and shift it into life and adjusting to the new environment(automatically studies become second concern after peace of mind and studies score reduce). The subjects in the 1st year become difficult of it's new pattern of studying and writing answers, new methods of marks assessment, new engineering subjects, the system of internal and external exams.  The second year is...
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How to focus

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High quality work = Time spent × Intensity of focus (Deep work)

If there's one superhuman ability we could make use of is the ability to focus. Here's some tips to help you focus more. 

Set up your environment 

Get to know your work style and the type of atmosphere you prefer. Do you prefer to work in silence or do you prefer to work in ambient noise? Find out where you work your best and work there. When you're in your working space, don't think about anything but work.

Get rid of distractions 

The most important thing you need to do to focus in your work is to avoid distractions. You can't put away all your distractions but you can reduce as many distractions by putting in some effort. You can start by turning off notifications on your phone or turning your phone off. 

Meditate 

A simple breathing based meditation can serve as a workout for your brain. It's actually really simple to do and takes a very little time. All you need to do is to get into a comfortable position and focus all your  attention to breathing. If your mind wanders off, it's completely normal. Bring your attention back to your breath. Do this exercise everyday and see your focus increase. 

Focus on a single task

Focusing on one task at a time results in higher productivity and lower stress levels. Multitasking, the process of trying to do more than one thing at once, is less productive. Practising single tasking can help to rebuild your focus and attention span.


SMART goals 

You can't achieve your goal? Maybe your goal is too complex or irrelevant. Try breaking down your goal into smaller parts. What does SMART stand for?

Specific: Well defined, clear and unambiguous. 

Measurable:Within specific criteria that measure your progress toward the accomplishment of the goal.

Achievable: Attainable and not impossible to achieve.

Realistic: Within reach , realistic and relevant to your life purpose. 

Timely:With a clearly defined timeline, including a starting date and target date. The purpose to create urgency.


Practice

Intense work ethic is build over time. If you keep doing it again and again, you're ability to focus strengthens. Nobody is born with incredible focus. Everyone who has incredible focus probably has practised what works for them. You should too practise focusing by doing the things what works for you, like working in a quiet place might work for you or get yourself a cup of coffee to start.

Recovery time

Give yourself time for recovery. Nobody can work intensely all the time. And if you try to, you'll eventually burn out. The time left over, you can use it to relax, play video games, peruse something interesting to you or hangout with your friends.

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