We all know the feeling of studying in silence—or, technically, the impossibility of finding true silence. The tick of your library’s analog clock, random paper shuffling, the occasional sneeze, the ...

If you’re currently putting off studying for an exam, you’re not alone. At our best, we’re pen to paper, face down in the text, absorbing knowledge. But the distractions — social media, friends, the ...

Since the dawn of modern education, crafting a study playlist has served as a reliable way to put off schoolwork for just a little longer. Fortunately (or perhaps unfortunately) for you, I’ve done ...

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Sometimes we need to motivate ourselves when studying. Here’s music I like to listen to in the background to focus, even with my limited attention span in a new playlist to start off the semester.

More than two decades after Don Campbell published The Mozart Effect, debate continues over whether listening to classical music can raise your IQ. Most studies into whether quiet music for kids – or, ...