To me, French is a very soothing language, and keeps me focused.
To put this into perspective of what I mean:
When I study, I can't study in silence, I need some background noise. I used to leave the TV on or listen to John Williams(I only listen to music without lyrics when studying. Otherwise it'd be distracting.) But after a while, I'd get distracted by what's going on on TV or whatnot, so the solution I found is to have a French movie playing in the background. It helps me concentrate, and study for longer. After a year of doing this, I can say that I have the entire audio for Amelie and Paris Je T'aime completely memorized.
