Music not only helps us relax, but can also help us change our mood, making things more efficient. Certain types of music can also help you concentrate on studying and study better!
Classical music
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Researchers have long affirmed the “Mozart Effect”, which means that listening to classical music helps us do things more efficiently. According to them, classical music increases brain activity, and is also like a catalyst to improve health. There have been studies showing that people who listen to classical music seem to solve spatial geometry puzzles better.
Classical music has no lyrics, so it is not as distracting as songs with lyrics. At the same time, classical music also helps you relax, reduce stress, and be calmer. This type of music has been proven to help students do 12% better on exams. Some pieces of music, like Beethoven’s Für Elise, can help students remember more information while studying.
Nature Music
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Listening to the sounds of nature, like waves or a babbling brook, is said to help increase awareness and focus. But to get those benefits, you should listen to soothing sounds like running water or rain; louder sounds like birdsong can be distracting!
Movie Music
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A thrilling piece of music in a movie can help you feel more inspired about what you’re doing. A grand piece of music can make you want to finish a bad job as if it could change the world, even if you’re just sweeping the yard. In general, music in movies can help you concentrate better and increase your work efficiency.
Movie music also makes you feel stronger and more excited. So if you feel tired, exhausted, depressed, listen to some heroic movie music, such as the music in Inception, The Bourne Identity, The Social Network …
Music in video games
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This may sound strange, but music in games can actually help you concentrate. In fact, every aspect of video games is designed to create the best gaming experience for all your senses, so the music in them is also specially composed to help you focus on what you are doing, without being distracted by any other sounds.
The music in the game usually has no lyrics, the beat is quite fast to push you forward, ready to face stressful challenges (in the game too).
Music 50 – 80 beats / minute
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Some studies show that music with a beat of 50 – 80 beats / minute helps increase your ability to learn and be creative, because it puts your brain in a relaxed state, ready to receive new things. This state is very good for activities that require imagination or memory, or breakthrough creativity.
There are some songs with the above rhythm, you can download them to your device to listen to: Mirrors (Justin Timberlake), Last Goodbye (Jeff Buckley), The Lazy Song (Bruno Mars), Chasing Pavements (Adele) …
The type of music you like
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When you have to do things that you are not really excited about, listen to the type of music you like. Because the type of music or songs you like can help you be a little happier. A study at the University of Miami (USA) showed that people who listen to the type of music they like often complete tasks faster and have better ideas than those who do not listen to music.
The only exception is if the type of music chosen to listen to is distracting, such as having a rhythm that is too fast or too slow, or has lyrics that make the listener pay attention.
So from now on, depending on what you need to do, choose the right type of music to listen to and see how much it helps you!