Step 1: Turn off your computer, cell phone, and TV. It's probably too late, but those are likely your main distractions. Get in the habit of turning those things off for an hour or two a day and you won't have this problem again. ~~~~~~~ I mean, you posted this on the internet, so obviously you have your computer and/or cellphone on staring you in the face. Yet you ask why you get distracted? (Again, it's obvious.) ~~~~~~ The real thing is though, it's where you are choosing to place your interest. You are clearly interested in other things besides your coursework. You might be interested in surfing the web, playing video games, dreaming about some crush, whatever. It's all your choice as to where you place your interest.