Often, especially while living in the dorms, studying can become difficult when you're surrounded by people constantly. To help you concentrate, a great study playlist is necessary to block out other distractions.

However, you can't just throw together any random songs for a study playlist. Sometimes, your music can become more of a distraction than other noises in your area. While creating a playlist to have as background music to help you concentrate, instrumental music is the easiest to turn to. Lyrics can be extremely distracting, especially if you are reading or writing. Classical music helps many students focus in on their work, and so does jazz or piano music. Movie soundtracks are another option, and if you really need to get pumped for your test coming up, action movie soundtracks are a good place to turn to.

If instrumental music like that isn't really for you, then indie or chill alternative music is the next best. This is the type of music that usually plays in the background of coffee shops and cafes, so if you love to study in atmospheres like that, I would suggest looking up playlists made for coffee breaks. I personally love to listen to artists like Yoste, The Japanese House, and The xx while studying. "Chill out" music like that is upbeat enough to keep you awake, but soft enough to allow you to focus on the task at hand.

If you don't feel like taking the time to make your own playlist, feel free to use any of the links in the text above or click on the picture. Hopefully finding an amazing soundtrack to listen to will make your studying and work slightly more bearable!