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98. Does Music Help You Study?

Exam Study Expert: ace your exams with the science of learning

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Can I Listen to Music While Studying?

Can music help you study or is it just going to distract you? Lots of study advisors will tell you to study in silence. I actually disagree with that advice and take a rather nuanced approach. As a student, I listen to music pretty well all the time while writing or reading. But yeah, I'm a big fan of working well, music's playing. Spotify tells me I racked up 757 hours of listening time via Spotify alone last year. That's equivalent to 31 continuous days. So a whole month of 7 days a week, 24 hours a day, music. Yeah, I listened to music a lot. And as many of you may know, I'm also a big fan

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