Verbal Sectiion

Question

How do folks maintain focus? I find myself losing focus a few minutes into studying, which messes up my entire Verbal section.

MartyMurray · Answer

You could try reframing how you see the Verbal questions.

If you see the questions as cool puzzles you can use to train yourself to reason more logically and efficiently, you may be more interested in your prep and more motivated because you'll see preparing for the Verbal section as fun and valuable.

How to Prepare for GMAT Verbal

ScottTargetTestPrep · Answer

Hi Aakgupta,

To be clear, you are losing focus while studying or while taking the actual GMAT?

divyutdebbie · Answer

Just meditate and try focus-building exercises. It's a habit that you can develop slowly with determination. No shortcuts.

bb · Answer

I would remove the distractions (turn off phone, notifications, etc) so you can't be distracted. 
Try studying in another place, such as coming in early to work, etc. Maybe study in a car or park or a place that is a different setting to see if that would make you less distracted.

spacexscout · Answer

This literally happened with me too. I took my first mock 2 days ago. And the Verbal section bored the hell out of me and I wasn't able to concentrate on the questions. DI and Quant felt pretty awesome tho.

Let me know if anything worked for you.

RetaketheGMAT · Answer

Interestingly, boredom can sometimes come from a lack of clear goals and milestones. As you’re working through verbal, try to work each section with specific improvements in mind.

Breaking free of just a practice problem cycle can also be helpful. Happy to discuss that with you further if you’re interested.

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