Well, I’m a person who always tries to improve concentration. So I always and try to spend my time on public places just to improve my focus. Because, you know, there’s so many noises that uh, in such kind of noises, just, uh, have to I I have a, uh, you could have a good opportunity to improve your focus but there was a 1 time that I couldn’t stand that noise that it it’s really distracted me. Uh, it was a 2 or 3 years ago when I was preparing my, uh, university exams then, uh, I, uh, to prepare to prepare, uh, university exams. I went to the our hometowns, uh, library, then, uh, my, teachers said that you have to, uh, train yourself and you have to just concentrate, she said such kind of things, then I decided to go library. Then after I started studying, uh, 1 man who was starting, uh, who was sitting opposite of me started to screaming. Uh, she if I’m not mistaken, uh, he was screaming, uh, on the phone to his wife. She was he was very distracting me because, you know, uh, there was an some kind of whispers in library, but there was no such kind of, uh, loud noise. So it was kind of very hard to focus on my book. Then I, uh, couldn’t stand and said then I said, can you go out and speak there? You can freely scream, uh, in doubt to the out. You are free, um, at the outer. So can you go out and speak there? After this, uh, after that, she she started screaming at me. Uh, then I said, why are you screaming to me. I’m, um, I’m I’m talking the right thing than the other, uh, students who was singing around as prude ma prude me. Um, then the man rolled his eyes to me, then he
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I'm always trying to improve my concentration, so I often seek out public places to focus. The constant background noise can actually be helpful in training your mind to stay focused. However, there was one time when the noise was so distracting that I couldn't stand it. This happened a couple of years ago when I was preparing for my university exams. My teachers emphasized the importance of self-discipline and concentration, so I decided to go to the library in my hometown. I had just started studying when a man sitting opposite me began screaming on the phone to his wife. It was incredibly distracting. The library was usually quiet, with just whispers here and there, but this man's loud voice made it impossible to concentrate on my books. I couldn't take it anymore, so I politely asked him to step outside to continue his conversation. He could scream freely outside, I said. To my surprise, he started yelling at me. I calmly explained that I was simply trying to do what was right, as other students were also trying to study in peace. He just rolled his eyes at me and continued his loud conversation. It was a frustrating experience, but it taught me that even in public spaces, it's important to be mindful of others and their need for quiet.
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