A mind is a fabulously diverse collection of parts, and each one of everyone&#x27;s parts is shaped a little differently from everyone else&#x27;s.  It might be a little simplistic to assume that one strategy will work for anyone, sight unseen.<p>In my oughts and teens, I trained classical piano.  Some days toward the end I was practicing for 4-6 hours during and after school, and I interviewed at the Boston conservatory.  They told me they most likely would not accept me, but that&#x27;s not really why I stopped.  I knew I had to stop because despite over 15 years of serious intensive practice, I could still not make it through a 3 minute piece without my mind wandering off on some tangent of curiosity.  At best my playing was distracted and unconvincing, and at worst (usual) I would screw up in the middle when my conscious attention came back to the present.<p>The only way I can stay task focused for longer than a few minutes at a time is by putting on headphones with a driving beat (EDM or similar) and stimulants.  Caffeine is usually enough to get me through the workday.  I&#x27;m a programmer now.<p>I made it through grade school and undergrad with respectable grades thanks to aptitude and quick learning, but I probably have an attention disorder that went undetected because of it.<p>&gt;thinking and willing<p>One doesn&#x27;t simply think away the structural defects in one&#x27;s mind, any more than neurotypicals could transform themselves into genius IQs through force of will.  A mind is shaped over time by internal and external influences, but plasticity drops off rapidly after the developmental years.  Don&#x27;t know your history of study, but why not browse through some videos of congenitally or traumatically brain-damaged individuals on youtube for some insight?