DAT motivation / playlist for the drive home?

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What's your positive motivation that keeps/kept you studying?

For me:
Planning the explosion that will take place after I take it in April!
I'll go out hard and make sure everyone around me is having a blast, just got tickets to see a concert a couple days post-test ,etc.

I'm already crafting an itunes playlist for the drive home from the test center:
The Cure - Friday I'm in love
Oasis - Don't look back in Anger
Kings of Convenience - I'd rather dance with you
Enrique Iglesias - Escape
Flogging Molly - The Likes of You Again
LFO - Girl on TV
Alanis Morissette - You Learn
Barenaked Ladies - Pinch Me

Random maybe, but these songs make me feel content.

This planning seems to motivate me short term, clearly becoming a dentist is already a strong motivator for most of us.

What have you guys found motivating? Songs on your playlist?

 

[TheWiredNerv]

I studied listening to this radio program called Echoes. http://www.echoes.org/
They play musical "soundscapes" but it was calming to listen to while late night DAT Studying.

 

[bigstix808]

i use www.pandora.com . its a free online radio and you can customize the station to play anything you want. i'll usually make 2-4 different stations and just mix them together playing everything from hard rock to dave matthews to coltrane back to 80's hair metal. quite an eclectic mix IMO but it keeps me from concentrating on the music and keeping focused on the material.

 

[rose786]

On the ride over I listened to Eminem's "lose yourself." Worked for me.

 

[TheWiredNerv]

i use www.pandora.com . its a free online radio and you can customize the station to play anything you want. i'll usually make 2-4 different stations and just mix them together playing everything from hard rock to dave matthews to coltrane back to 80's hair metal. quite an eclectic mix IMO but it keeps me from concentrating on the music and keeping focused on the material.

Pandora.com is awesome, I use it too.

 

[sushi320]

Well, if you've got Enrique Iglesias and LFO, you should be listening to that pre-test. To MOTIVATE YOURSELF! Damn, when i hear their music, it just flutters my oh-so-dear heart. It pumps faster and stronger than ever!

Seriously though, man after the test you will feel so great. I just hate finding out the score part. Although i wrote the canadian DAT so you don't find out your scores till a month after, so i partied hardied. Unfortunately without Enrique blasting the eardrums.

 

[Slimfast]

I'd suggest Beethoven's moonlight sonata for studying- very soothing, your concentration doesn't drift to the music.

 

[CookieDough]

I'm PUMPED for the post-exam feeling. That's what's getting me through the studying now. Blasting music, preferably a picnic outdoors.... the list goes on!!!!!!!!!!!!! 😀

 

[illbirz]

Public radio, KUSC....all classicall ALL the time. If you are gona listen, just make sure you donate cause thats how they stay alive. Did i mention its COMMERCIAL FREE?

 

[bigstix808]

oh, if you're into rock/alternative music a great motivational song to listen to before you go take the test is Yellowcard - Believe 😀 (download it, it rocks!!)