Of late, I have found myself spending the large part of the working week, and indeed the weekend on many a sad occasion, staring into the diabolical abyss of words that are my textbooks. It is getting increasingly monotone, and even if the subject of study may change, the method does not. This is to be expected, I fear, I am in my second year of Medical School after all. My focus has thus changed to how I can make these long hours with my books more enjoyable, and by so means keep myself partly sane.
Music has come to my rescue, but it took me a while to find a fitting genre. The trick is that music needs to be simple enough as to not derail my attention, yet be a slight distraction to force me to focus better. There is nothing as distracting and eerie as the empty sound of silence while trying to concentrate.
I tried a couple of different genres, classical music, ragtime etc. and they fulfilled the purpose to some extent. However, this latest genre I have found very fitting to the study environment, and I now play it daily from my speakers. I am speaking of Drum and Bass, a genre I have not until now given much of a chance. There is something about its rhythm that makes anything you do while listening to it more efficient, be it studying, working out, cooking, jogging etc. I think I have found my own drummer, keeping me focused, and being entertaining while doing so. Let me include just a sample of what I am referring to with this great YouTube Mix. Not too much wubby wubby dubstep, and just the right amount of liquidity of the sound. Listen to it and tell me what you think in a comment below! --Pz.
btw, special mention to the track that starts playing on 19:31 minutes in. Marvelous.
