MIXING BOOKS AND BEATS - A Reflective Essay (Written By SimoTheFinlandized / Paul P. - 2022 CE):

=========================================== MIXING BOOKS AND BEATS - A Reflective Essay On The Phenomenon Of Music Affecting Study And Creative Inspiration (Written By SimoTheFinlandized / Paul Palazzolo In 2022 CE): =========================================== Scientific research has indicated that listening to music while studying can affect learning. Depending on the person, what music they listen to, and what they are studying, it may help or hinder the learning process greatly - the optimal music (or the inherent lack thereof) used for studying is highly individualized. =========================================== PART ONE ~ DEPENDING ON THE PERSON: =========================================== When it comes to determining the particular song or genre of music that helps you to feel good, regulate their mood, and to enjoy the moment, chances are very high that it's your call to make regarding what music makes you feel good for the moment. When it comes to determining what music to listen to while studying to optimize studying and to stimulate learning, or if you need to listen to music to do so at all, nothing really changes - it's still your call. It would be highly advised that you casually experiment with yourself on different songs or musical genres while you are studying, as well as to record the data resultant of such, so that you can empirically know for certain what particular kinds of music may help you with optimizing your efficacy while studying, or even if you actually need music to stimulate your learning to begin with. Each person is in fact wired differently, as are their individual musical tastes and their most effective methods of learning - it would make more than ample sense to treat this particular self-discovering ordeal accordingly. =========================================== PART TWO ~ DEPENDING ON THE MUSIC: =========================================== Just as much as it depends on the person listening to the music in this educational ordeal, the kind of music that is being listened to while studying plays an equally important role. Many scientific studies have in fact shown that certain types of music, in addition to the characteristics of said music, are better for studying than others. For example, music that is very loud, fast- paced, full of audio-based adrenaline, and containing plenty of lyrics that are designed to be sung along to (give-or-take the inordinately high volume exhibited and/or the verbal aggression involved while doing so) may potentially interfere with the process of learning for many people. As you can imagine, actively lip-syncing with song lyrics takes quite a lot of mental concentration to follow through with - it can be very distracting for many people in many cases, and can greatly hinder the learning capabilities of the person studying. So, as much as listening to Sabaton (a Swedish power-metal band that sings almost exclusively about military-history, much to the oblate joy of history fanatics everywhere - I'm just giving you the context) may potentially aid a failing history student in catching up on missing coursework and comprehending the exploits of heroes from yonder glen via its song lyrics, it isn't all that advised that you listen to their music while studying for a final exam - unless you want to readily recall everything you ever wanted to know about The Red Baron during a college examination about nuclear physics, that is (it is very ill- advised, however humorous the situation may seem). I'd personally suggest that you listen to more relaxed- in-tempo and instrumental classical music like that of Johann Sebastian Bach and Ludwig Van Beethoven instead, if that helps. However, this doesn't mean you can't power-metal for academics at all - you actually can, in fact. But I wouldn't really use it for studying. =========================================== PART THREE ~ DEPENDING ON THE SUBJECT: =========================================== As you can probably already imagine, listening to music while engaged in academics can be helpful in many cases. But I don't know for certain if you took the time to realize that music can also be used to gain creative inspiration, especially for art-related classes where making creative projects for almost every other assignment is pretty much your academic bread-and- butter. Many artists, both past and present-day, can readily credit their inspiration for creating such magnificent pieces of artwork to listening to their favorite music. I really don't care if your favorite music to listen to on a regular basis is Beyonce, Johann Sebastian Bach, or the aforementioned Sabaton as of the last paragraph - if the music you listen to on a regular basis for enjoyment inspires you to keep going in life at full-steam ahead, it can have very much the same level of effect with keeping your creative juices flowing as well. =========================================== CONCLUSION: =========================================== In conclusion, it is quite very evident that, in many cases (though not for all), listening to music while studying and/or gaining creative inspiration in the field of academics can be extremely beneficial in optimizing your efficacy while doing so. However, the music that is needed to be listened to, for the maximizing of your academic and creative abilities, is very individualized based on the person's inherent needs, musical preferences, and the tasks that are needed to be completed. The process for determining that particular music is also equally very unique, and should be determined by the person via means that are equally pertaining to the individual, as well. Everyone has their own unique song that gets them going to live their life to the fullest extant possible, and as the old song goes (and will continue to go on as, as far as I'm aware), they'll do it their way- all the way. So go ahead and let them face the music! ===========================================