Should you listen to music while studying? (how to be more focused)

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  • @khalilahd.
    @khalilahd.2 жыл бұрын

    Personally when I’m watching one of your longer study with me’s I definitely need music to avoid getting distracted. Sometimes studying can get boring but listening to lofi you like can make it a little more “fun”. Love the detail in this video! 🙏🏽

  • @Smooth_RnB

    @Smooth_RnB

    2 жыл бұрын

    Hi Khalilah. What type of lofi do you prefer?

  • @jerald1014

    @jerald1014

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@Smooth_RnB lofi GI

  • @AsyaLiss
    @AsyaLiss2 жыл бұрын

    Just now KZread recomended this video on my feed and now I'm gonna binge watch all your old videos cause I loved this video ✨☕️

  • @khushisingh2792

    @khushisingh2792

    2 жыл бұрын

    its gonna be a hell of a journey!

  • @KharmaMedic

    @KharmaMedic

    2 жыл бұрын

    You’ve got a lot of videos to catch up on!

  • @am.ahmedd

    @am.ahmedd

    2 жыл бұрын

    Umm Ahmed from the Gaza Strip, good people, I live in a rented house, my orphaned children need you to communicate, attached with a personal photo 🇵🇸🇵🇸

  • @CBhagawathi

    @CBhagawathi

    2 жыл бұрын

    He is one of the best KZreadrs I’ve come across. I sit and binge watch his videos to push myself to study.

  • @akosbede8169

    @akosbede8169

    2 жыл бұрын

    I wish I could watch his videos for the first time again

  • @hajeryahya2047
    @hajeryahya20472 жыл бұрын

    You always post videos about the topics I need the exact time I need them. Been around for a while and I’m not even considering medical school. Your videos are amazing for literally any person trying to keep their life in order. Keep the awesome work Nasir! ♥️

  • @angellai4894
    @angellai48942 жыл бұрын

    I always listen to music or podcasts while I study, it’s just that I find silence oftentimes more distracting than have a constant and stable background music.

  • @Smooth_RnB

    @Smooth_RnB

    2 жыл бұрын

    Hi Angel. Have you tried listening to lofi?

  • @matix482

    @matix482

    2 жыл бұрын

    @Pawel same

  • @antsa4116

    @antsa4116

    2 жыл бұрын

    If it works for you good but i personally prefer nonlyric music while studying

  • @vanshpal8905

    @vanshpal8905

    Жыл бұрын

    Same bro

  • @lulpert1370

    @lulpert1370

    8 ай бұрын

    I feel so lonely studying in silence, so i feel more in mood and focused when listening to podcasts.

  • @SallyZhouPsych
    @SallyZhouPsych2 жыл бұрын

    I find that we all have a variety of ways that helps us to maintain our focus, for some it is listening to lo-fi/classical music, listening to nature noises, or studying while a video is in the background (i.e. study with me videos), which are all mentioned in the video. I really appreciate your take on this, as you include scientific/evidence based.

  • @alexandria7978

    @alexandria7978

    2 жыл бұрын

    I do better with nature sounds!

  • @amaragrace94

    @amaragrace94

    Жыл бұрын

    Nature sounds, especially birds chirping and maybe rain or a running stream/river, is what does the trick for me.😊

  • @spaceboy1362

    @spaceboy1362

    3 ай бұрын

    For me it's sea breeze​@@amaragrace94

  • @timothyalvinpalmejar756
    @timothyalvinpalmejar7562 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for all your videos! Whether it's about productivity, tips on studying, study with me videos, and even about coffee! It really made me change my lifestyle as a medical technology student. Now I am hoping to go to med school this august. P.S. I am now a Registred Medical Technologist, just received the good news yesterday. Thank you Nasir for all your help. Continue your passion! More power to your channel.

  • @johnbocon8649
    @johnbocon86492 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for being a motivation! I have been so eager to be productive since I watch your videos

  • @ryn1192
    @ryn11922 жыл бұрын

    Congrats on hitting 900k subs! I love your real time study with me videos and it helps me so much! Much Love

  • @Julia-cm1dw
    @Julia-cm1dw2 жыл бұрын

    I’ve been waiting for this video for a long time! Finally! I’ve always listened to music while reading or studying, it has become a habit of mine! I can’t focus without it (honestly I don’t know if it’s a good thing or not) but I guess it depends on the kind of music you are listening to (I love symphonic metal music and it helps me not get distracted)!

  • @medyh5625

    @medyh5625

    Жыл бұрын

    I thought I was the only one to listen to symphonic power metal while studying (especially math)

  • @Priyanka_5780
    @Priyanka_57802 жыл бұрын

    I love the content! Thank you Nasir, you make our lives sm better 💕

  • @Phoenix-nh9kt
    @Phoenix-nh9kt2 жыл бұрын

    Jeez wow the new video ideas are bangers! Keep this up Kharmamedic

  • @user-ie9do3vg1z
    @user-ie9do3vg1z2 жыл бұрын

    your videos make my English improve day after day by watching it , and also from reading the comments in your channel ,so keep going 👏🏻

  • @astrangerontheinternet1
    @astrangerontheinternet12 жыл бұрын

    I find your videos so therapeutic and comforting. Been watching for a few years now and i’m graduating now!! Couldn’t have done it without u man! Love ya, Nasir

  • @brightcloud4847

    @brightcloud4847

    2 жыл бұрын

    you are a nice person , Isabel . Good luck .

  • @KharmaMedic

    @KharmaMedic

    2 жыл бұрын

    Congrats 🎉

  • @aashi8175

    @aashi8175

    2 жыл бұрын

    baddie

  • @loktiz
    @loktiz2 жыл бұрын

    I definitely feel as if the beneficial effects of music on studying works around helping to maintain focus and reducing stress too. Sometimes I feel like people get the wrong idea that there might be some mystical encoding mechanism that's triggered by music, instead. Seems pretty unlikely to me haha. Anyways, your organized touch on the subject was very elucidating! Great content as always!

  • @tanushrichetty6629
    @tanushrichetty66292 жыл бұрын

    Amazing video like always . Thanks. Never stop

  • @NathanDailo
    @NathanDailo2 жыл бұрын

    Yessss. I have been wondering this since I've only recently started watching your videos! +1 for lo-fi for concentration and hype/high tempo for getting stuff done in a timely manner.

  • @Smooth_RnB

    @Smooth_RnB

    2 жыл бұрын

    Hey Nathan, what type of lofi do you prefer?

  • @pediatricianbustleboonstud4956
    @pediatricianbustleboonstud49562 жыл бұрын

    Absolutely loved how amazingly researched this video was 👌🏼

  • @mayankmahapatra8853
    @mayankmahapatra88532 жыл бұрын

    I have watched so many videos of yours that I have a diploma on the Kharma Medicology from KZread University. Love your videos ❤️ Keep it up Nasir. 👍🏻

  • @lynncrf
    @lynncrf2 жыл бұрын

    The research you shared is spot on for me. Anything from documentaries to music goes when I am organising my notes, cafe jazz style music for when I am researching, and your study with me/silence for the deep concentration of writing the assignments. Sadly lyrics distract me and lo-fi is too frenetic for my taste.

  • @fz5582
    @fz55822 жыл бұрын

    exaaactly what i was waiting for🙏

  • @rawanayyash3547
    @rawanayyash35472 жыл бұрын

    I WISH YOU THE BEST , YOURE GONNA BE AN AMAZINGGG DOCTOR!

  • @manishakri3962
    @manishakri39622 жыл бұрын

    Much needed video ❤️❤️ Thanku so much 💕💕

  • @savagegameing9351
    @savagegameing93512 жыл бұрын

    I have been watch your and Ali Abdul videos almost 1 year straight and you guys really motivated me to study more and be productive

  • @nishiths5107
    @nishiths51072 жыл бұрын

    I listen to rain sounds, its just so satisfying and helps me concentrate

  • @-kidsstories-ghadood-dodo3156
    @-kidsstories-ghadood-dodo31562 жыл бұрын

    I love the way how you handle the subjects ❤️

  • @rushikamirzapuri288
    @rushikamirzapuri2882 жыл бұрын

    This is a video we never knew we needed 😭❤️

  • @arshitajangral3534
    @arshitajangral35342 жыл бұрын

    Making content like you is such a big task...thanks for this video..❤️💯

  • @__AnXieTy__
    @__AnXieTy__2 жыл бұрын

    Ahhh yessss, Another way to snap back into reality. Keep Up the Great Work Nasir! ^_^

  • @amaragrace94
    @amaragrace94 Жыл бұрын

    Thanks for the fireplace sounds tip! LOVING it!

  • @shrutichouhan7291
    @shrutichouhan72912 жыл бұрын

    Great dose!!!🙃

  • @krswolf417
    @krswolf4172 жыл бұрын

    The one I do when studying is not listening to music rather than I watch your study with me video which makes me focus more😊

  • @KharmaMedic

    @KharmaMedic

    2 жыл бұрын

    🐐

  • @masternobody1896

    @masternobody1896

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@KharmaMedic yeah mozart make you genius

  • @shevynbuhary3973

    @shevynbuhary3973

    2 жыл бұрын

    Yeh I watch the study with me videos as well. That gets me really focused and wanting to study.

  • @Batman6544

    @Batman6544

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@KharmaMedic 🦒

  • @sriyanspattanaik3783
    @sriyanspattanaik37832 жыл бұрын

    Thanks so much for this video!

  • @ahmedhshyar823
    @ahmedhshyar8232 жыл бұрын

    This is exactly what i was looking for months! Thank you nasir❤

  • @rhythmdoshi8393
    @rhythmdoshi83932 жыл бұрын

    I listen to Nasir to get the focus I need, thank you so much nasir, this video really means a lot to me

  • @bombbay7529
    @bombbay75292 жыл бұрын

    Useful as always!! I love listening to lofi while reading !!!

  • @Smooth_RnB

    @Smooth_RnB

    2 жыл бұрын

    Hey, what’s your go to lofi channel?

  • @kartikeykarnwal7211
    @kartikeykarnwal72112 жыл бұрын

    You have been there with me throughout my highschool. Helped me stay motivated Now I am garduating, can't thank you enough. Its been a journey of you and me all the way TYSM!!

  • @umwxntedsxul393

    @umwxntedsxul393

    2 жыл бұрын

    Which college are you garduating from?? Jk congrats

  • @kartikeykarnwal7211

    @kartikeykarnwal7211

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@umwxntedsxul393 Still in high school brotha 😂

  • @ossianbredmar8645
    @ossianbredmar86452 жыл бұрын

    Liked the video the second I clicked on it. Thank you! I really needed this!

  • @adityarajput8156
    @adityarajput81562 жыл бұрын

    waiting for this video thank you

  • @shushantbaisoya5969
    @shushantbaisoya59692 жыл бұрын

    ur videos are really productive

  • @sudeshmane7594
    @sudeshmane75942 жыл бұрын

    Congratulations For 900k Dude in Advance 👍👍🎉🎉🎉🎉

  • @kawtarouzakri8721
    @kawtarouzakri87212 жыл бұрын

    Thank you Naser the vidio is so helpful 🙏

  • @eziewozie
    @eziewozie2 жыл бұрын

    As if Nasir reads my mind!! I've been asking myself this question for a while now. Thank you Nasir and good luck !!!

  • @HeyImRod
    @HeyImRod2 жыл бұрын

    Excellent as usual, and different than many other KZreadrs, as this is evidence-based and not just purely subjective.

  • @lionsparadise
    @lionsparadise2 жыл бұрын

    Great explanation and Best opinion I have ever got on KZread. Thanks Bro, Love From India

  • @riyasolanki2493
    @riyasolanki24932 жыл бұрын

    Great video and its truly helpful

  • @siamakalaei1148
    @siamakalaei11486 ай бұрын

    Thanks for the video and the tips. Best wishes!😍😍😍

  • @arnavdalvi8673
    @arnavdalvi86732 жыл бұрын

    I love this channel wow the videos are so nice i was also confused between this and today he made the video ❤️

  • @the_unstoppable_sarah
    @the_unstoppable_sarah2 жыл бұрын

    I've been waiting for thissss

  • @DanielaGarcia-su9be
    @DanielaGarcia-su9be2 жыл бұрын

    Great video Kale, sometimes I listen music but sometimes I can concentrate at all so I just listen nature sound (without music)

  • @lukasvandenbossche137
    @lukasvandenbossche1372 жыл бұрын

    This video is very good, Nasir 👏👏 Nice that you are experimenting with different angles. It looks very good!

  • @kaifrahman6092
    @kaifrahman60922 жыл бұрын

    i love how you kept changing positions around your room, makes it more fun to watch hehe

  • @kyf_

    @kyf_

    2 жыл бұрын

    Yess, nice little trick

  • @ooaak21
    @ooaak212 жыл бұрын

    Hey dude im really motivated by you, hats off mate ❤️😄 Lets get the one million ✨🔥

  • @tayyibahhusain8312
    @tayyibahhusain83122 жыл бұрын

    Your videos are so helpful. Thank you 😊

  • @rishalal1755
    @rishalal17552 жыл бұрын

    '''music or no music'' this question has plagued me throughout my academic life, thankyou for framing the answer so eloquently! kudos to you Nasir!! :)

  • @relaxingmusic-meditationso9313
    @relaxingmusic-meditationso93132 жыл бұрын

    Great video!

  • @Nobody71627
    @Nobody716272 жыл бұрын

    I like listening to motivational speeches before I get to work as it provides me with the foundational motivation to get in the zone, especially when I don't want to

  • @bethebestfucktherest
    @bethebestfucktherest2 жыл бұрын

    I'm a loooooong time follower. From Turkey. I'm 17 yo and i'm using this channel for learning English and improve myself. Thx.

  • @Artistic3ye

    @Artistic3ye

    4 ай бұрын

    How's your english now?

  • @bethebestfucktherest

    @bethebestfucktherest

    4 ай бұрын

    @@Artistic3ye I can watch anything without subtitles. I am watchin even walter lewin. 😂

  • @Barzan-uh7qe
    @Barzan-uh7qe2 күн бұрын

    I must subscribe! Thank you for the video.

  • @annagoat1556
    @annagoat15562 жыл бұрын

    I like to study listening to soundtrack from my fav movies or series in ambient version. I find myself less concentrated while listening to music, but the soundtrack prevents me from quitting my session too early. It is better to study on 75% concentration for 2h than on 100% concentration for 15 minutes indeed ! 💪

  • @niladrikhanra

    @niladrikhanra

    2 жыл бұрын

    Agree completely

  • @trollfacegamung5512

    @trollfacegamung5512

    4 ай бұрын

    this is so true bro id rather work for 2 hours getting occasionally distracted but still studying than only working for 15 mins and getting bored. i also find myself excited for studying because i get to listen to music

  • @user-xt9vy5uv8y
    @user-xt9vy5uv8y2 жыл бұрын

    Cool video as always!!👏👏

  • @user-bm9tp3no9f
    @user-bm9tp3no9f2 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for this video. I was always asking about music to use in studying 💙

  • @Smooth_RnB

    @Smooth_RnB

    2 жыл бұрын

    Lofi is the best to study to. But I may also be bias lol

  • @robertah2353
    @robertah23532 жыл бұрын

    I listened to music with lyrics when studying when I was doing my GCSEs, a levels and undergrad degree, because I found it really hard to focus on studying and I found studying really boring. It definitely affected my studying negatively- not so much for my degree but definitely for my school qualifications. When I started in the workplace I would listen to music with lyrics too. When I was in an admin role it was fine, but when I got promoted to a more challenging role the music became way too distracting. With the help of a careers coach outside work I identified that the music was a distraction, and she suggested I try the pomodoro technique instead (like your study with me videos) because I find it hard to focus. It was life changing, now I’m way more productive at work and it’s helped me now I’m doing my masters.

  • @mrbot3016
    @mrbot30162 жыл бұрын

    Thx for creating these cool videos, literally I see you reply to others comment!! Anyways pls make vids like these!!!!

  • @amatullahuzma9033
    @amatullahuzma90332 жыл бұрын

    Hey thank you for adding value in my life... love from India

  • @mridulbhattarai7051
    @mridulbhattarai70512 жыл бұрын

    A video just when I felt I needed it 🤣. Also great topic

  • @Hawkarmy2k24
    @Hawkarmy2k242 жыл бұрын

    Congrats for 900k

  • @shreyanaddanki1142
    @shreyanaddanki11422 жыл бұрын

    Hi KharmaMedic thanks for this video I have been searching online myself looking to see if studying with music makes you more productive. For any chill tasks that aren't due for a while I listen to music as it calms me down, but if I have to speedrun through an assessment task due soon I don't listen to music as I find it distracting. So for me personally I am more productive without music.

  • @sandaystalks9979
    @sandaystalks99792 жыл бұрын

    Love you so much brooo

  • @leticiafanx1684
    @leticiafanx16842 жыл бұрын

    I LOVE your videos!!! love from brazil!!!

  • @aaronaustrie
    @aaronaustrie Жыл бұрын

    Dope vid I must say 🔥

  • @onkartathe4520
    @onkartathe45202 жыл бұрын

    Congrats for 9 lakh subscribers

  • @kandacepereira795
    @kandacepereira7952 жыл бұрын

    Accurate information dude

  • @staciewhittaker608
    @staciewhittaker6082 жыл бұрын

    i always switch up what i listen to, see what works. i find that when im just studying, lofi music is really calming and works, but when im doing like practice papers or writing essays, mozart is just so good for me

  • @sam0000
    @sam00002 жыл бұрын

    Kharma ur vlogs are very inspiring ❤❤

  • @Newflames1
    @Newflames12 жыл бұрын

    Love the vids ☺️

  • @daniellegomes6984
    @daniellegomes69842 жыл бұрын

    Nice video! I like the playlists that have rain sounds with muted music :)

  • @studywithme444
    @studywithme4442 жыл бұрын

    Due to the nature of the videos I make I can't really have an unbiased opinion 😂That being said I struggle to study without a base level of background noise to help me concentrate. Lofi hiphop seems to hit the spot for me - without it I find myself fatiguing more quickly and losing concentration quickly. Great video Kharma!

  • @adityajoshi9455
    @adityajoshi94552 жыл бұрын

    Very informative and helpful video🙌🙌🙌

  • @inc0gnito747
    @inc0gnito7472 жыл бұрын

    sweater from Black&Gold ?? I know these guys, im from Belgium too. Love the vids man, keep up the good work!!

  • @joyleenstrozier4295
    @joyleenstrozier42952 жыл бұрын

    Hi Kharma Medic, I like your content. I love watching your videos.

  • @haziqzafran6561
    @haziqzafran65612 жыл бұрын

    I'm really interested in everything of your video..You motivated me to study and make me more productive to study and get up my bed everyday..Thank you mate :)

  • @Smooth_RnB

    @Smooth_RnB

    2 жыл бұрын

    Hi Haziq, have you tried lofi while studying? If so, what do you think of its effectiveness?

  • @psi.anaclarafalcao
    @psi.anaclarafalcao2 жыл бұрын

    my focus simply goes upp with lo-fi beats.. :) i can´tt live withoutt. very interesting video!

  • @chamodyakodagoda5117
    @chamodyakodagoda51172 жыл бұрын

    The best thing i do while im studying is, watch ur study with me videos..its more productive .❤️❤️❤️

  • @isaqueoficial2285
    @isaqueoficial22852 жыл бұрын

    Your video help me a lot, thanks for that. 🇧🇷

  • @kteles194
    @kteles1942 жыл бұрын

    I study with your Study With Me videos ahah I found that's the best way for me to stay motivated and focused. I do listen to movie soundtracks sometimes at night when I really need to stay up late to study and not fall a sleep half way through 😅

  • @kryll8789
    @kryll87892 жыл бұрын

    dude I'm Brazilian and I really liked your channel I'm going into a wave of studies and I want to concentrate and your channel ta helping me a lot so i inscrevdude I'm Brazilian and I really liked your channel I'm going into a wave of studies and I want to concentrate and your channel ta helping me a lot so I signed up

  • @areejmohammed5875
    @areejmohammed58752 жыл бұрын

    Thank you❤️

  • @ayanpirani3175
    @ayanpirani31752 жыл бұрын

    All I have to say about your videos: 💥💥💥 🔥🔥🔥

  • @caitlin6154
    @caitlin61542 жыл бұрын

    there are some nice playlists you can find on youtube which are classical music with rain or fire crackling playing over the top and I find that the perfect blend of music and white noise

  • @akshayachandrakanth6395
    @akshayachandrakanth63952 жыл бұрын

    I've found listening om chanting calming and very helpful... hope it helps you

  • @lara.genevieve_9416
    @lara.genevieve_94162 жыл бұрын

    I like a SWM video on if I have to sit down for longer work or I have a lot of life admin to get through on the computer, if I'm being productive around the house (cleaning, washing clothing, boring tasks) then it's often hardstyle or songs I can sing along to (Taylor Swift is on constant circulation) and if I have to absolutely knuckle down and get something done, my go-to video is the hour long "Muted Lofi Beats for Late Night Studying" video from Study MD... I listened to it so much during my first semester of paramedic school that I hear the intro now and can almost immediately focus 😂

  • @rabbulamin5108
    @rabbulamin51082 жыл бұрын

    Let's goo another dose 🤩🤩

  • @pragyasrivastava6961
    @pragyasrivastava69612 жыл бұрын

    You motivate me so much

  • @vaidehiyadav9110
    @vaidehiyadav9110 Жыл бұрын

    loved it.

  • @danielmurcia4388
    @danielmurcia43882 жыл бұрын

    Great video!!! :)

  • @ayaanmaldar2803
    @ayaanmaldar28032 жыл бұрын

    Thanks Nasir i was really confused with this topic that should I listen to lofi or not. Thanks😃😃👍

  • @HoiizHD
    @HoiizHD2 жыл бұрын

    Banger

  • @kirtan26
    @kirtan262 жыл бұрын

    Hey, Thank You so much Helped a lot......

  • @THEHINDDEMOCRAT
    @THEHINDDEMOCRAT2 жыл бұрын

    Thanks sir for making this video

  • @safaajb3250
    @safaajb32502 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for the video amazing tips, for me lofi and just some beats works with me fine but like its literally depends on what tasks you are doing cheer up guys and good luck ""