One moment you’re in the zone, determined to conquer this piece of assignment with time for more and the next you’ve got your phone in hand, scrolling through your tenth TikTok. Inability to focus? Guilty as charged. Staying focused during work or at school is a common problem across all ages. A 2000s study on human concentration levels found that our average attention span has dwindled from 12 to 8 seconds owing to the growth of technology. You’ll be glad to know that focus, like all other skills, can be trained and improved. Read on for 5 ways to take your concentration to the next level. What is “focus”? The dictionary defines focus as “the centre of interest or activity”. Essentially, being focused or focusing involves devoting undivided attention to a single task, thereby effectively eliminating regard for anything other than that particular task....