Ultimate Focus Guide brought to you by Cogitate Brain Supplements.

1. The Ultimate
Focus
Guide
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2. Brought to you by
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3. So here you are, trying to
focus and be productive
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4. Maybe you have an
important report
due tomorrow
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5. Or perhaps it’s a
midterm or a final
exam
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6. No matter what the case is,
you need to concentrate

7. No matter what the case is,
you need to concentrate
(here comes the good news)

8. No matter what the case is,
you need to concentrate
(here comes the good news)
we’re here to help you do
just that

9. By using this Focus Guide
and you will
experience improved
focus and mental clarity

10. Note: In order to
experience the full
benefits of Cogitate
you will need to take
it every morning.

11. Some people like to take
Cogitate at the same time
as their Multivitamin;
others prefer to take it with
their coffee at the office.
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12. I personally have a reminder
on my iPhone to take it
every morning at 8:30am –
thanks to the reminder I now
never forget to take Cogitate.
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13. Now, before we get started
with our ‘focus session’ we
need to make sure that your
environment is focus friendly.
Here’s how you would do that:

14. 1. Get Rid of
Obvious Distractions
✓ Your phone is your worst enemy (and so are those email
notifications). As soon as you get a text or an email
you're going to want to look at it. It will be incredibly
hard (read: impossible) to focus if you're chatting with
someone or if you are answering incoming emails.
(Come on, we both know that these emails CAN wait.)
✓ Here’s a tip: if you work in a public place where people
can be a big distraction, plug in those headphones and
pretend to listen to music. People will think twice
before bothering you.
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15. 2. Anticipate Your
Physical Needs
✓ Make sure that you have a beverage handy
before you start your ‘focus session’. You may
even need a power snack while you're working,
so grab some brain food too.
✓ Use the bathroom, make sure you’re wearing
some (relatively) comfortable clothes and set
the air/heat to your ideal temperature.
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16. 3. Choose an
Appropriate Time
✓ If you're a morning person choose the morning for your
focus session; if you're a night owl choose the evening.
We know, it sounds obvious, but you’d be surprised at the
amount of people that don’t pay attention to their body.
✓ Depending on how noisy your office or workspace gets,
you may want to get there couple hours before everyone
or stay couple hours once everyone has left. It’s amazing
how much you can do when you don’t have any
distractions and interruptions.
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17. So now that you have a ‘focus friendly’
environment the time has come for you to do
one thing: Set a reasonable and achievable
goal. Don’t try to achieve a million things at
once; you’d only be setting yourself up for
failure. Set one (and only one) specific goal.
A good example would be to say: “I’ll complete
the first 5 pages of the market research report”
or “I’m going to review the first 3 chapters of
my Organic Chemistry test”.

18. While you are working on completing your
one, achievable, goal you may feel that
your energy levels start decreasing after a
while. Don’t worry, this is normal - you’re
not used to being focused for long periods
of time.
In order to increase your energy levels
we recommend the following:

19. 1. Massage Your Ears
✓ Traditional ancient Chinese medicine states
that stimulating certain pressure points in
your body cause your blood circulation and
energy to improve. Ears are particularly
receptive because they are dense with
pressure points. Rubbing the entire portions of
your ears for at least one minute (they should
start to feel hot) will instantly revive you.
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20. 2. Power Up
Your Shower
✓ A steaming hot shower combined with a couple
of drops of eucalyptus essential oil will instantly
stimulate your brain, increase blood flow, and
oxygenate your cells to quickly transform your
energy. For an extra jolt, turning the dial to cold
will blast your nervous system and give you that
"wide awake" feeling despite the number of hours
you banked with your pillow.
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21. 3. Breathe
✓ A yoga breathing technique known as "The Breath
Of Fire" will help rid your body of excess carbon
dioxide and is a simple yet instant way to perk up.
To release your inner (momentarily dragging)
dragon, breathe in through your nose, inhale
deeply and then exhale in 20 to 30 short, very rapid
bursts while tightening your stomach muscles to
force out each burst. Repeat 3 or 4 times and you'll
be replenished and breathing fire again.
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22. 4. Perk Up With
Peppermint
✓ Peppermint stimulates your brain, as do most
strong aromas, and chewing or sucking on mints
multiplies a scent's intensity. Vapors and flavors
travel from your mouth to your nose and increase
the peppermint's effects on your energy. Plus,
peppermint has natural soothing properties that
work well on upset stomachs and make your
breath fresh. Go with a low sugar variety of mints
(like Altoids) to guarantee an energy increase.
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23. 5. Down A Cold
Glass Of Water
✓ Dehydration causes fatigue and when the fluids
in your body slow down, circulation decreases,
and energy cell reproduction dawdles. The
easiest way to pump up your energy is to throw
back some cold water. As an extra tip, the easiest
way to determine if you are short on fluids is by
licking your lips. If your lips and mouth are dry or
cracked, you need to sip water, regularly and
consistently, on a daily basis.
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24. 6. Snack, nibble,
munch
✓ Eating the right foods will give you instant energy.
Nutrient rich foods, like proteins found in nuts, meat, or
dairy, and complex carbohydrates, like those found in
vegetables and fruits, will revive you from during a
sluggish energy dip. Avoid simple carbohydrates, like
those found in candies and sweets, as they will only spike
your blood sugar temporarily and cause a severe crash
which will only further deplete you. Pairing proteins and
complex carbohydrates (ex. nuts with carrot sticks) will
give you a power boost to push through a low energy
moment.
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25. 7. Exercise
✓ Try to get up and move for at least 5 minutes
for every 45 minutes you sit. Do squats, push
ups, walk in place, walk outside, dance, do
anything that gets your body moving. Exercise
increases circulation and gets more oxygen to
your cells and can greatly impact your energy
well beyond the moments while you're
exercising.
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26. 8. Drink Green Tea
Instead Of Coffee
✓ When all else fails, drink caffeine as long as it's in
the form of green tea. Coffee causes the jitters, as
it has five more times more caffeine than green
tea. Additionally, green tea contains important
disease fighting, anti-aging antioxidants. Green
tea contains vital compounds like theophyllin
(which dilates bronchial passages) and L-theanine
(an amino acid which improves concentration).
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27. Concentrating and being productive is very similar to
working out – it tends to be hard to do at first but then,
with time and practice, it gets much easier. We
recommend that you push yourself a bit more everyday
until one day you’ll look back and wonder: “How could I
have been so unproductive all this time?”
Here’s to you achieving your goals and being
successful.
Cheers,
Your friends at
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