The book Superlearning (also by Shelia Ostrander) made a big impression on me as a high schooler. The idea of using rhythms, music, relaxation to shift one’s brain into a highly receptive state to learn and memorize was super compelling.

I find I’m much more likely to read for an extended period of I put on some Chillout, Lounge, or other down tempo music.

Soma.fm and di.fm have some great channels. There’s another popular one I always forget at times like these.