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Is listening to music while studying actually helpful?
Complete silence makes every small noise distracting. A case for instrumental playlists.
Hanna Seo/Mar 2026
14 stories found.
Complete silence makes every small noise distracting. A case for instrumental playlists.
Hanna Seo/Mar 2026
Students stop the clock for bathroom breaks and cry over eight hours. The correlation is weaker than expected.
Hayeon Son/Mar 2026
The laptop is open, the highlighter is uncapped, and an hour later nothing has been learned.
Seoyun Lee/Mar 2026
The limbic system versus the prefrontal cortex. Procrastination is not laziness — it is emotional regulation.
Yebynn Son/Mar 2026
France, Australia and the courts. A Pediatrics study links preteen smartphone ownership to depression and lost sleep.
Jalen Park/Dec 2025
Bible study opens, D-pod and Vision Hall are renovated, and a Destresso Day is being built for finals.
Jalen Park/Nov 2025
Final exams begin next week, and the break behind them is the only thing left between students and summer.
Hanna Seo/Jun 2026
A survival mechanism that still runs, and still gets people wrong.
Yebynn Son/Jun 2026
Weeks of FRQs and last-minute cramming end, and the conversation turns to summer, graduation and prom.
Hanna Seo/May 2026
Ten tracks, thirty-three minutes, no filler. Released February 13th and possibly his best.
Sungyoon Park/May 2026
On being a scholar before a teacher, League of Legends, pineapple pizza, and whether he is leaving Valor.
Caiden Kim/May 2026
The Head of Upper School on a fast transition, hobbies she jokes she doesn't have, and not rushing the next stage.
Victoria Oh/Mar 2026
Two thousand middle-aged people, eleven years, and a 70% lower risk. Speed turned out not to matter.
Hyunji Song/Feb 2026
Gentle strings, light jazz, and a reminder that the season is not about expensive gifts.
Sungyoon Park/Dec 2025
