You know when you get sucked into a video game and you’re completely in the zone and you can’t stop playing no matter what’s going on around you? The music is in the background is designed to help give you that hyper-focused experience.

A life pro tip from redditor Snisflen: Listen to video game soundtracks while you work, or any time you need to boost your concentration.

Why it works? Game composers create music that empowers players to make choices without distracting them. For example, redditor jrondon described the Sim City 3000 soundtrack as “perfect music for stimulating your brain.”

“If Maxis thought it was good music for building and running a city from the ground up, then it ought to help you with your pre-calculus class,” the redditor wrote. “It certainly helped me stay focused throughout high school and college when I needed to put the pedal to the metal.”

In Reddit’s Get Motivated community, redditors compiled a long list of game soundtracks that help them get motivated and stay on track. Here are some to get you started.

Halo

Crypt of the NecroDancer

Hotline Miami 2

Fez