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I'm a programmer and sometimes my brain won't do what I want. Caffeine, sleeping more, etc. nothing works. I have tight deadlines and it feels like I am at my brain's mercy. I can't force it to perform better unless I go to extremes like using drugs, but I don't think I want to go down that road.
My job requires intense concentration, screen time, and clear thinking, too. What I’ve found helps is to take a break every hour, or so, (or whenever I’m blocking) get up and walk where I can focus on something far away and think of something else. Just a couple minute break. Sometimes I have a great idea when I do this. And stay very well hydrated. One of the first things to go when you’re dehydrated is clear thinking. I also meditate in the morning. Just 15 minutes and it works wonders. Good luck.
[Not OP] I'm working on a thesis right now and do the exact same thing with the breaks. I'm not only walking away and doing some 2-minute activity away from my work station but coming here a couple minutes each break... not very productive haha!
When I was working on my dissertation, I had to take tons of breaks. Brain got tired! What are you studying?
I'm in an Art-Education Program and my focus is on interdisciplinary teaching through art as a starting point to get to other areas of knowledge and contextualization. In particular the crossover between performing and visual arts, History and ESL. That's roughly it... hahaha.
Well, it is a trend that has been slowly growing. The Escuelas Experimentales in Argentina are an example. They've abolished placement of students by grades and age, and have arts as the curricular axis. Also the changes in Finnish education, as in reducing school hours and subjects not being taught separately but as part of knowledge as a whole, holistic learning, so to speak . Really interesting. At least to me. lol
See a doctor just in case, but it sounds like you're suffering from extreme burnout.
At uni our lecturer told us that putting plants on your desk helps concentration. I found it helpful for a while :]
Isn't it weird describing the brain as something separate when technically we're brains...