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Old 09-09-2012 at 09:31 PM   #31
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i prefer low volume rnb/hiphop while im studying helps me focus
Old 09-10-2012 at 04:23 PM   #32
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try boyce avenue! their music is really slow and easy to study to!
Old 09-10-2012 at 04:48 PM   #33
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Are you kidding me? Music is a total distraction and throws me right off course every time. I become completely disoriented
I used to feel the same but during exams, where it is impossible to find a 100% quiet place, some light background classical music drowns out any of the unexpected louder sounds (like someone sneezing in a dead silent room) so it works well!

At home, I listen to nothing as well
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Old 09-10-2012 at 05:08 PM   #34
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i listen to music all the time when I'm studying; it keeps me motivated. I cannot go through any studying without music; it makes me really lazy.
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Old 09-11-2012 at 10:57 AM   #35
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i usually listen to a song on repeat to help me focus
Old 09-12-2012 at 06:09 PM   #36
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Studying while listening to music is so hard :( but music makes everything more fun, i like to listen to soft rock while studying
Old 09-13-2012 at 09:30 AM   #37
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music and studying is the best combination
Old 09-13-2012 at 10:50 AM   #38
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Pink Floyd Live album (Pulse)... when its done i take a break. When i start i again i start to work my way through the Rush discography because its not likely to end before i stop studying
Old 09-16-2012 at 10:17 AM   #39
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Yeah I need a little bit of music to get me going while studying
Old 01-01-2013 at 03:39 PM   #40
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I don't know why but I can't concentrate on what I'm studying at all when I listen to music :(
Old 01-03-2013 at 08:36 AM   #41
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I listen to Jazz 91.1 when doing homework or studying, for the most part it's instrumental (I find lyrics to be a little distracting)
Old 01-03-2013 at 11:28 AM   #42
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I listen to music that I know really really well so that I'm not distracted trying to figure out/remember the lyrics while I study. I also pick one album per class to listen to while I'm really focused studying and listen to it over and over and over again - during an exam I can use hooks from the songs to help me remember the material.
I find that when it's silent I can't read because OH LOOK A SQUIRREL and it takes me twice as long to learn what I'm reading because my mind wanders too much.
There have been some interesting studies that show that we actually aren't capable of monotasking and we make more links when slightly distracted. Like actually seeing the plane parked in the middle of the highway instead of trying to drive through it: http://blogs.hbr.org/ideacast/2011/1...notasking.html
Old 01-06-2013 at 07:46 PM   #43
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some times i have a really hard time listening to music while studying.
Old 01-06-2013 at 08:38 PM   #44
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why was snowmans post flagged. lol
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