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ProbeSaturation
Canada292 Posts
Personally, I've always been inclined to listen to music because silence itself can be distracting. However, it's mostly instrumentals, nothing that requires being attentive to lyrics. I'm just wondering what you guys think about this subject. Do you listen to music when you study. Has it worked for you or do you find it disadvantageous. What do you listen to when you study? Rap? Classical? Trance? Soft rock?  | ||
micronesia
United States24676 Posts
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Scorch
Austria3371 Posts
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Kaialynn
United States242 Posts
On October 11 2009 05:55 ProbeSaturation wrote: I was in lecture a couple nights ago and my professor insisted that while doing readings, in this case, scientific readings, you should not listen to music because both use the same parts of the brain. Personally, I've always been inclined to listen to music because silence itself can be distracting. However, it's mostly instrumentals, nothing that requires being attentive to lyrics. I'm just wondering what you guys think about this subject. Do you listen to music when you study. Has it worked for you or do you find it disadvantageous. What do you listen to when you study? Rap? Classical? Trance? Soft rock? I study so much better when I have Classical/15th Century Gothic Choir or Trance playing in the background. HOWEVER Anything else and I study worse. A lot worse. | ||
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UFO
582 Posts
I believe things like music do take your attention nonetheless , even if you conciously don`t realize it - your subconciousness records it . I can`t rly tell if this disturbes the learning process but there is a high possibility that it does cuz subconcious is taking part in your learning process.... anyways the best method is to test it out , just learn with music once and without once then compare results | ||
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Aresien
United Kingdom305 Posts
Literally anything else I can't concentrate with, very strange  . | ||
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Fontong
United States6454 Posts
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caldo149
United States469 Posts
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Kaniol
Poland5551 Posts
 I really like to listen to Chemical Brothers while studying, Autechre works well too. And Metallica's Call of Cthulu And quite a few other instrumentals (as well as ballads, for example Kat's ones), but Call of Cthulu is my fav. one. | ||
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maga33
United States247 Posts
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Carnivorous Sheep
Baa?21242 Posts
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Caller
Poland8075 Posts
But J-Pop, Techno, some Rap songs, and people's streams are often really good for studying. Xd | ||
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ForTheSwarm
United States556 Posts
On October 11 2009 06:17 Fontong wrote: Listening to jazz while studying is so distracting. I always end up getting caught up in how good it is. Agreed man! Agreed | ||
CaucasianAsian
Korea (South)11577 Posts
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Jayme
United States5866 Posts
On October 11 2009 06:34 maga33 wrote: When I'm doing math homework which is usually busy work, I like trance/classical/touhou music or most other songs with no lyrics. When I'm studying anything else, I like complete silence. It depends on the person. I hate silence really. I like having noise in the backround and it doesn't hurt my concentration at all if I have blaring rock music pounding in my ears. I like it that way. Studying is different for everyone. Some professor will rarely be able to tell you how to study that works best for you. I would have flipped him off as I aced his tests...rock music studying and all. Also Touhou music is amazing. | ||
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Slaughter
United States20254 Posts
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Last.Midnight
Australia903 Posts
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Kingfisher
Canada144 Posts
The results was that music with lyrics regardless of genre did in fact contribute distraction. However, music with instrumentals (in this case, a classical music was chosen) did not affect a person's performance in studying at all. But as a psychologists mentioned that the best studying environment is the one that most resembles the testing environment and thus, by studying with music it also suggests that you'd do better while listening to music during the test as well. Since this isn't possible, I guess it would be better to study in silence; but the actual listening to instrumental music theoretically would not hinder in studying. On a personal note, I can't study math or any other repetitive work without music cause it gets tedious but in case of readings, I'd prefer without music. | ||
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The Raurosaur
198 Posts
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FragKrag
United States11552 Posts
anything else and I lose concentration | ||
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Wineandbread
United States2065 Posts
Also, yay for Touhou listeners! | ||
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MuR)Ernu
Finland768 Posts
the music shouldnt be too loud either. Perhaps not some really complicated epic music. Just some chilly sort of simple music. Like some slow really simple piano tracks (chopin made a few of these). Or maybe some classical chamber music. basically any instrumental type music. Or a language you cant understand lol Overall, music does distract at least me, since i will always just drift away and start focusing on the music | ||
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blue_arrow
1971 Posts
i can drive better with music though | ||
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Bosu
United States3247 Posts
In classes like anatomy, psychology, or anything else that I need to make sense of what the book is saying I can't concentrate too well with music. | ||
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Kentor
United States5784 Posts
 i just find myself concentrating on the music insteadyeah should stop listening while reading | ||
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ketomai
United States2789 Posts
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PH
United States6173 Posts
To tell the truth, though, I don't really mind whether there's music or not. I tend to do best with post-rock or post-metal, like Russian Circles or something of the sort. Classical, tbh, is distracting for me. It demands attention when I listen to it. I also cannot stand trance or techno of any kind. | ||
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omninmo
2349 Posts
On October 11 2009 07:28 FragKrag wrote: I study with a lot of Jazz and Rush anything else and I lose concentration fuck yea man. the only cover my band does is CYGNUS X-1. | ||
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CharlieMurphy
United States22895 Posts
But i think it depends on some other factors as well, sometimes I don't wanna listen to any music at all when im doing shit on the computer and I find it really distracting to have something playing while typing forum posts (especially talk radio or something). | ||
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GreEny K
Germany7312 Posts
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konadora
Singapore66159 Posts
Music with heavy lyrics = hard to concentrate True story | ||
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Patriot.dlk
Sweden5462 Posts
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Phrujbaz
Netherlands512 Posts
Unfamiliar music with lyrics is quite disruptive. Classical good, Radio bad. Classical radio: meh | ||
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Chuiu
3470 Posts
As for me personally, I can't listen to music until I achieve a high level of concentration on my studying or homework. To get that I usually require a quiet environment to begin with. So I rarely listen to music as it makes it harder for me to start studying. | ||
DivinO
United States4796 Posts
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OneOther
United States10774 Posts
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Divinek
Canada4045 Posts
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MrHoon
10183 Posts
Video Game Music are surprisingly good and addictive | ||
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s_86
United States191 Posts
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OMin
United States545 Posts
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polarbear
Canada3 Posts
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Zapdos_Smithh
Canada2620 Posts
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