try classical

a repost from my other blog

Some students find it difficult to maintain focus in studying their lessons. Unfortunately, I am one of those students. My main problem is that, after reading 3-5 pages of notes, I get sleepy almost immediately. I have solicited a couple of suggestions but none of them worked for me.

I have also tried drinking coffee to keep me awake but all it does make me jumpy and shaky--which makes it harder to concentrate even more. What's worse is that it usually takes more than 12 hours, in my case, for the effects to wear off. Students should not drink coffee when they are studying, at least that's my opinion.

My recommendation instead is listening to music--classical music. It worked wonders for me and it do the same for you too, I hope. Haha! Although I have not found a scientific study to explain this technique of studying, researches have enumerated other benefits derived from listening to pieces like Bach, Tchaikovsky, Vivaldi and Mozart.

In a supermarket in UK, reports of troublemakers and graffiti have substantially dropped after playing classical music in front of the store.

One hospital study even found that heart patients received the same anti-anxiety benefits from listening to 30 minutes of classical music as they did from taking the drug Valium.

Some surgeons also report that classical music makes for a relaxed, efficient operating room.

So far everything has been good. I've been doing this for about a week now and I can attest that the rate of lesson absorption really has increased. I would recommend this if you want to study effectively.

“If you gain, you gain all. If you lose, you lose nothing. Wager then, without hesitation, that He exists.” --Blaise Pascal