Listening to music whilst revising...

[Metatron]

Never understood it myself. I can't concentrate at all with music on.

 

[p4radox]

Never understood it myself. I can't concentrate at all with music on.

Same, it's just not possible to really concentrate with anything going on in the background.

 

[memyselfandi]

Personally I always found it easier to revise with music on, but it does depend on having the right music. It needs to be something you like but not something you love enough to get distracted by.

Without it I tended to get distracted by various other things going on around more.

 

[Feef]

Yep, can't stand silence - but always something like Cafe del Mar, or as above, Plej.

 

[mufc802]

If it's maths related then I can't do it with music on, but drawing and things like that I can.

 

[manic111]

Yes if I'm writing, no if I'm reading and note-taking. If I'm writing it gets me "in the zone"!

 

[Hairybudda]

I can't handle it, I get pretty easily distracted as it is, music just brings me to a stand-still.

 

[G18241]

I find it easier to conecntrate with some music on in the background...music i like at a quiet level

 

[Guest2]

I dont get how some people can concentrate more at work with headphones in and get more done. I suppose its to get rid of distraction noises rather than actually enjoying the music

 

[Jonny69]

Yep need background noise, silence is horrible.

Excellent. Saved me typing out a reply again

 

[Captain_Slick]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mozart_effect

 

[Glaucus]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mozart_effect

Except it has nothing to do with mozart and best results are achieved when you listen to music you like.

 

[Mahnsikir]

Yes if I'm writing, no if I'm reading and note-taking. If I'm writing it gets me "in the zone"!

That really.

Too distracting while trying to concentrate on reading somthing, but keeps me from getting distracted while writing or sitting just going through memorised stuff in my head.

 

[Captain_Slick]

Except it has nothing to do with mozart and best results are achieved when you listen to music you like.

Except that I didn't post anything except the link and your reply therefore is unnecessary.

 

[xJcBx]

Yep need background noise, silence is horrible.

And I usually listen to slow electro sort of stuff like Royksopp.

 

[TheCenturion]

no

 

[Glaucus]

Except that I didn't post anything except the link and your reply therefore is unnecessary.

or informative, it's how discussions work. Someone says something, someone else joins in. It;s not a digg at you.

 

[Captain_Slick]

or informative, it's how discussions work. Someone says something, someone else joins in. It;s not a digg at you.

I didn't say anything though. You did.

Your reply isn't even informative because it's not totally correct: http://www.skepdic.com/mozart.html

 

[Nitefly]

I have to have silence or just background 'noise'. The best place to sit in my old library was actually the entrance room, because the quiet background din of indecipherable voices and movement clouded out all other distractions.

One of the things in life that makes me furious are people in libraries who have their music at a volume that other people can hear. It's incredibly inconsiderate and massively distracting. It's far worse than people briefly talking.

 

[manic111]

I have to have silence or just background 'noise'. The best place to sit in my old library was actually the entrance room, because the quiet background din of indecipherable voices and movement clouded out all other distractions.

One of the things in life that makes me furious are people in libraries who have their music at a volume that other people can hear. It's incredibly inconsiderate and massively distracting. It's far worse than people briefly talking.

Totally agree - that's a massive pet hate of mine, not only in libraries but public transport as well.