Tips to keep focus at work

The lazy days of summer can make it difficult to concentrate at work.

It happens to the best of us. But there are some things you can do that will help you focus.

Psychologists say the idea is to take your mind off yourself and also to give your brain short breaks.

Keeping family photos out or pictures of your pet can help.

As long as you change them every so often.

Taking a walk or looking outside can also improve your concentration.

"Think about the time you're working on a crossword. You get a little stumped, if you step away from that for just a few moments it frees up your thinking. You can come back and all of a sudden the answer that was not available to you is available to you," Scott Bea of the Cleveland Clinic said.

Studies have shown people who are able to take these short mental breaks make fewer mistakes and are able to concentrate better than people who try to work straight through the day.