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- 0:00[SPEAKER_00]: Have you found yourself waiting for the work to get done?
- 0:03[SPEAKER_00]: You know you have to do it, but your body just can't seem to do it.
- 0:07[SPEAKER_00]: You might even get upset with yourself as the day comes to an end, and it still isn't done.
- 0:12[SPEAKER_00]: You have to be lazy, right?
- 0:14[SPEAKER_00]: Well we're here to tell you that it might not be what you think, and it's actually quite common.
- 0:19[SPEAKER_00]: You might not be lazy, maybe you're just overstimulated.
- 0:23[SPEAKER_00]: Number 1.
- 0:24[SPEAKER_00]: Biology with Psychology You might secrete slightly more adrenaline than most people.
- 0:30[SPEAKER_00]: If this is the case, even the smallest amount of overstimulation will affect your performance.
- 0:36[SPEAKER_00]: If you prefer quiet, calm environments generally, it could be harder to work in a fast-paced, busy environment.
- 0:43[SPEAKER_00]: Trying to get your homework done or complete tasks in a chaotic house might seem impossible to you.
- 0:49[SPEAKER_00]: But other people might have no problem at all.
- 0:53[SPEAKER_00]: underlying psychological differences, generalized anxiety, ADHD, PTSD, and autism can all make you sensitive to ovistimulation.
- 1:03[SPEAKER_00]: If you have one of these conditions, you might find focusing extremely difficult.
- 1:08[SPEAKER_00]: You might get distracted easily and building up the world to do something takes a lot of effort.
- 1:13[SPEAKER_00]: Anxiety, ADHD, and autism are all vastly different on their own, but a person
- 1:21[SPEAKER_00]: They affect how we focus on tasks differently and need to be managed differently.
- 1:25[SPEAKER_00]: If you think you may have a psychological condition that is affecting your concentration, we recommend seeing a professional to find ways to treat it that are appropriate for you specifically.
- 1:36[SPEAKER_00]: You are seeking distractions.
- 1:39[SPEAKER_00]: You might not think you're looking for distractions.
- 1:41[SPEAKER_00]: People always tend to gravitate towards what is easy or fun rather than what is difficult.
- 1:46[SPEAKER_00]: If you find yourself struggling to concentrate, consider what you spend your time doing instead of the tasks you should be doing.
- 1:53[SPEAKER_00]: If you know you get distracted by social media or talk yourself into gaming breaks, find ways to separate yourself from distractions.
- 2:01[SPEAKER_00]: Working in a comfortable private space like your bedroom could make you far more vulnerable to distractions.
- 2:07[SPEAKER_00]: A change in scenery could be the exact change that you need.
- 2:11[SPEAKER_00]: You have too much to do.
- 2:13[SPEAKER_00]: Sometimes the problem isn't that we have too many distractions, but rather that we have too much work.
- 2:19[SPEAKER_00]: When we are presented with too many tasks, we sometimes fall victim to a phenomenon called analysis paralysis.
- 2:25[SPEAKER_00]: Catchy name, right?
- 2:27[SPEAKER_00]: This is what happens when we can't seem to do anything, either because we are overthinking or over-analyzing, and therefore can't make a decision, or because there's too much to do so we can't decide where to begin.
- 2:39[SPEAKER_00]: Because of this, we end up doing nothing for a long time.
- 2:42[SPEAKER_00]: So if you have multiple tests to 34, or multiple projects to complete, and you end up studying nothing or not doing any of your projects, you might want to find a way to prioritize each task and do them in order, even if that order is completely random.
- 2:59[SPEAKER_00]: Have you been frustrated with yourself lately for struggling to get things down?
- 3:03[SPEAKER_00]: Do you still think you're just lazy?
- 3:05[SPEAKER_00]: Let us know in the comments below.
- 3:07[SPEAKER_00]: Leave a like if you learned something new and remember to subscribe to Psych2Go for more videos like this.