{"id":32200,"date":"2017-10-06T09:12:18","date_gmt":"2017-10-06T13:12:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/lifeatuoft\/?p=32200"},"modified":"2017-10-05T09:18:14","modified_gmt":"2017-10-05T13:18:14","slug":"on-finding-the-perfect-study-playlist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/lifeatuoft\/2017\/10\/06\/on-finding-the-perfect-study-playlist\/","title":{"rendered":"On Finding the Perfect Study Playlist"},"content":{"rendered":"

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It\u2019s Wednesday night. I have allotted a specific block of time to writing this blog post before moving on to starting an assignment I have due next week. I haven\u2019t written the blog post yet. Instead, I\u2019ve been moving between various study halls and common rooms at Trinity College and browsing Facebook.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

I wish I could put my mind into working or studying and not get distracted, but I\u2019m human after all, and we are creatures who often get distracted. When I find myself in this kind of funk, I try to put myself in the most optimal environment. My first step is to enable the \u201cDo Not Disturb\u201d feature on my phone, so that I don\u2019t even hear a buzz whenever I receive a message or notification. Sorry, perfectly nice second-tier friend! I\u2019m busy doing things right now. <\/span><\/p>\r\n

Sometimes this means physically changing spaces on campus, going to another common room, study hall, or library. Sometimes this means leaving campus altogether and getting work done at home, a public library, or a cafe. But usually, I find music to be the most integral aspect to my studying. <\/span><\/p>\r\n

My goal here isn\u2019t to be prescriptive or create a playlist, since I find that music means something different for every person. Plus, I\u2019m extremely sensitive about my taste in music, and if people don\u2019t like my hypothetical study playlist, I would be extremely upset. So here are some\u00a0examples<\/em>. I\u00a0believe that you should have different playlists for different circumstances, and that's the type of system I have.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

Side note:\u00a0I usually try to choose whole albums to listen to so that I don\u2019t have to pick a new song every three or four minutes.<\/p>\r\n

If I\u2019m just doing casual studying or writing,<\/b> I\u2019ll listen to some catchy pop or indie pop such as Carly Rae Jepsen\u2019s E\u2022mo\u2022tion<\/a>, <\/i>Marina & the Diamond\u2019s The Family Jewels<\/a><\/i>, or Alvvays\u2019s self-titled album<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

If I\u2019m doing readings and I want to do them fast,<\/b> I\u2019ll listen to moody rock such as Le Tigre\u2019s self-titled album<\/a>, <\/i>Cage the Elephant\u2019s Tell Me I\u2019m Pretty<\/a>, <\/i>or The Ramones\u2019s self-titled album<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

If I want to feel like a character from an early 2000s college drama on The WB<\/i>,<\/b> I\u2019ll listen to the Felicity (Senior Year)<\/a> <\/i>soundtrack, because I pretty much just described Felicity. <\/i>This also applies to if I want to feel like Rory Gilmore.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

If I really<\/i> need to do readings and I\u2019m stressed out,<\/b> I\u2019ll listen to soothing music. For me, that\u2019s Haim\u2019s Something to Tell You<\/a><\/i>, Tegan and Sara\u2019s Love You to Death<\/a><\/i>, or, if I\u2019m extremely<\/i> stressed out, <\/b>my go-to is Nico\u2019s Chelsea Girl<\/a><\/i>. <\/span><\/p>\r\n

If I need to write and I need music without any words,<\/b> I\u2019ll listen to one of Spotify\u2019s many Jazz playlists, Classical playlists, or Miles Davis\u2019s Kind of Blue<\/a>.<\/i><\/span><\/p>\r\n

As you can see, I owe a ton of my academic success to Spotify. As far as studying spaces go, I highly recommend the Junior Common Room at University College, the Innis Cafe or Innis Lounge, or Futures Bistro. Seriously, Futures Bistro felt like that pub they would always show Rory Gilmore studying at when she was at Yale. Its so collegiate. <\/span><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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