Music while studying/summarising (1 Viewer)

[SolSaithis]

Do you guys listen to music while studying? For me i feel that i study better (as in concentrate harder) when im listening to my ipod, since it blockes out all the unwanted sounds e.g t.v, computer, annoying sister etc... but i don't remember as much compared to when im not listening (not sure about this ). I get told by my mum that it isn't really "studying" when you do,blah,blah,blah. So what do you guys think, is it better to listen to music or not??

 

[-pari-]

not.

 

[SolSaithis]

not.

Short but sweet. Could you elaborate on why its bad to listen to music while studying

 

[-pari-]

lol sorry...

anyhoo. it's a personal choice. i've been through phases when i start the whole music while studying thing but i've always forced myself off it, because it is subconciously a distraction - whatever you might say, logically part of your brain must focus its attention span in that direction.

some music is better to work with than others. noteably it's said classical music works best, but your regular pop/rock/r'nb/whatever you listen to doesn't work well

you focus better when you're doing the one thing. you're likely to learn better and faster, no matter how much you pride yourself on multitasking

just my opinion.

 

[SolSaithis]

lol yeah i guess your right. but since im soo used to listening while studying i do it subconciously. i might give your way a go. thanks for the tip.

 

[~untitled~]

baroque music is the best type to listen to whilst studying, it's supposed to increase your concentration... Me personally, i dont listen to music while i study, because i end up getting caught up in the music and loose focus.

 

[anniea89]

I only listen to music while making notes or doing math exercises. It keeps me focused otherwise I get distracted quite easily.

 

[miss-smexy]

I only listen to music while making notes or doing math exercises. It keeps me focused otherwise I get distracted quite easily.

same.

Maths + music = maths - boring

 

[Buiboi]

music while making notes
mute when studying

sometimes listen to music b4 i study just to get me pumpd

dunno if music while studying is a good idea, my friend was practicing to write essays until she realised she was only writing out the lyrics lol

 

[ellen.louise]

I listen to some types of music while studying: it helps if it's not the kind you sing along to.

But it only works with rote-learning exercises like maths.
For writing english essays it has to be no music.

 

[Tiffanys]

classical music only when im trying to do anything work related

 

[ellen.louise]

classical music only when im trying to do anything work related

hippie music for me:
toguna
that song on my profile
john butler trio
pete murray
missy higgins

hippie music

 

[Tiffanys]

hippie music for me:
toguna
that song on my profile
john butler trio
pete murray
missy higgins

hippie music

wb jack johnson? biggest hippie <3 him.
if i play music i like iend up singing along. studying and good music just cant coexist

 

[mad-triste]

Problematic mostly when you're studying Music 2 and you find yourself analysing with interest every piece that you listen to.

DAMN IT.

 

[ellen.louise]

wb jack johnson? biggest hippie <3 him.
if i play music i like iend up singing along. studying and good music just cant coexist

yeah add jack johnson too.
and a few others

then maths=fun

 

[ssejamafone]

The only time i listen to music (ipod) is when i'm doing my german or math hwk - basically stuff that i just have to spit right back out of my brain onto the page. For chem, bio, english - i have to have my full concentration, coz i tend to get carried away when i'm listening to musik. so, musik is a no-no.

 

[Deltan]

I always have my mp3 on while studying because it helps me not to fall asleep, also it makes studying alot more interesting lol

 

[bottomsup]

I listen to Sigur Ros.
They're Icelandic so it makes it difficult to sing along (unless you happen to speak Icelandic fluently), hence less distraction.
I usually need some sort of background music to block out whatever other noises could interrupt me from studying, ie. brother or sister screaming, mother vacuuming etc.:burn:

 

[SolSaithis]

I usually need some sort of background music to block out whatever other noises could interrupt me from studying, ie. brother or sister screaming, mother vacuuming etc.:burn:

lol i hear ya. i hate it when siblings annoy you when your trying to study.

I listen to fast paced music to get me pumped up for studying, since we all know, studying is borrring. I listen when im doing maths revision/studying and bio, but legal, business n english is where i gotta concentrate since they focus on essay type questions...

 

[ellen.louise]

lol i hear ya. i hate it when siblings annoy you when your trying to study.

or jump on you or sulk because you won't come to the movies or go shopping with them