Has anyone heard this song?!
Gym Class Heroes (feat. Ryan Tedder) – The Fighter
If you haven’t, go listen to it! I heard it on the radio today and it is simply amazing. It is the kind of song that gets me motivated to do the things I know I should do, but don’t feel like doing. A song that resonates with you can instantly create an emotional high. And during such a high, you ought to pay attention to what your emotional state becomes associated with. If not, it will become associated with something automatically–the person you’re with, your environment, a particular object, or even a particular thought. This is often how couples find “their song.”
That’s all well and good, but if you’re aware of this process, you can take control of it, consciously associating it with a personal goal, for example. Don’t underestimate how powerful this can be. For most of my life, I’ve had very poor study habits. In college, I used to wait until the morning of a midterm or final to tear off the shrinkwrap on my textbook, and begin studying then. But for my Optometry Admissions Test, I was actually able to prepare a month in advance, putting in 8 hours a day thanks to Eminem’s “Till I Collapse” and Madonna’s “Die Another Day.” I listened to it almost every 90 minutes of every day during my study sessions. That may seem a bit excessive, considering how psychotic it made me, but you have to understand: I was really freakin’ lazy! And that’s what it took to keep my nose to the grindstone.
Anyway, great song! Go listen to it. It will make your day.
Love
A. T. Bui
Choose to Take the Journey 
This technique is a good memory technique; however for exams if you are unable to take the music with you, will it benefit you in the exam? since no music, no memory trigger.
Actually, I didn’t mean I was listening to the music to help me remember what I was learning. I was listening to music because of the positive feelings and motivation it gave me.