Electronic music is not generally considered to be very powerful. There’s a beat that you are supposed to dance to when it comes up, probably with jump-and-fist-pump combinations. There are few or no words, and it’s quite repetitive.

Trance music is kind of like techno. However, there are a few key differences. First, beats don’t drop. The beat starts and gets faster and faster. It’s up to your lazy butt to keep up. Second, it’s melodic. Third, it’s the greatest thing to happen to the modern era since the invention of penicillin.

I recently discovered trance music during the math-heavy portion of my homework. I had one song by Avicii on iTunes that I kept listening to on infinite repeat for these reasons: a) It’s a great song, and b) It was the only music that both blocked out the world and kept me pumped up and focused. (This is necessary when you’re deriving a complex set of equations.)

So I wanted a little more variation than my one song and decided to get an additional 91 trance songs. At that moment, my life changed.

If you haven’t tried trance before, it’s like taking meth and cocaine and drinking a cup of coffee all at once, but with none of the drawbacks like addiction or dilated pupils. Trance gets you pumped and ready for anything the world might throw in your direction.

Are you feeling sad? Well, you can listen to a song with a melody that makes you feel alive again. Did you wake up with a ton of energy to start the day? Listen to the same song to double your energy output.

If you want something angrier, the bass-heavy stuff is perfect. Do you prefer your music with lyrical depth? If so, well, you aren’t necessarily going to find anything great. But if hip-hop can discuss drinking Cristal in the club, trance can discuss the love troubles and spontaneous combustion issues of “Six Little Eggs.” (Seriously, check out the lyrics to the trance song, “Another Story Come.” It’s crazy.)

Most importantly, if you want a way to focus, stay awake and remain energized about homework, this is the stuff for you.

If you ever pass me on campus tapping my fingers against my leg as I walk, I am most likely listening to trance and experiencing a mini-rave in my head, rocking out to some fantabulous music and generally having a much more calm and positive worldview. Trance music changed my life. It can do the same for you.

If you learn anything today, it should be this and only this. If you are struggling in school, lost or unhappy, don’t do drugs—do trance instead, because a perforated eardrum is way better than a chemical addiction.