Can the Mario Kart soundtrack motivate students to do their homework?

TikTok users are finding that the Mario Kart soundtrack boosts their homework productivity. — Nintendo/AFP

While the music of popular video game Mario Kart brings back fond memories to some people, it seems it can also help students write their assignments in no time. Several North American students are sharing this productivity-boosting tip on social media.

Twenty-two-year-old Canadian student Danielle Voit was one of the first TikTok users to share this unusual homework tip. "I forgot about my five page essay due before midnight so I put on Mario Kart music while writing, finished it in one hour," said the Canadian student in a video showing her typing away while listening to a tune from the famous video game.