Listening to music has well-documented benefits.  Music can improve cognitive performance and memory; relieve stress, anxiety, and depression; reduce insomnia; and increase motivation. See, e.g., https://thriveglobal.com/stories/6-miraculous-psychological-benefits-of-listening-music/

For these reasons, I recently asked students, faculty, and administrators what song they play to inspire positivity. The list that the follows includes their responses. Consider making it your law school pump-up playlist!  

• Brave by Sara Bareilles (bonus points for its official video, which features dancing in the library)

• Defying Gravity by Idina Menzel and Kristin Chenoweth

• Eye of the Tiger by Survivor

• Fight Song by Rachel Platten

• Girl by Maren Morris

• Glorious by Macklemore

• Good Life by One Republic

• Here Comes The Sun by The Beatles

• How Far I’ll Go by Alessia Cara

• I Don’t Care by Ed Sheeran and Justin Bieber

• Immortals by Fall Out Boy

• Read My Mind by The Killers

• Sit Still, Look Pretty by Daya

• Somebody’s Daughter by Tenille Townes

• #thatPOWER by will.i.am

• This Is Me by The Greatest Showman Cast

• Touch the Sky (Brave) by Julie Fowlis

• Whatever It Takes by Imagine Dragons

What’s on your law school playlist? Let us know in the comments!