Is it just me, or is fluorescent lighting 10x better for studying?

i cant do the soft white crap

i focus much better in fluorescent lights like at the library

Sounds like she's tryin' to get the library to evolve, and although she may well be right i like fluorescence much better too. In fact I remember there's a reason why, i just can't remember what it is right now. Probably means i need to study some more.
A fluorescent lamp or fluorescent tube is a gas-discharge lamp that uses electricity to excite mercury vapor. The excited mercury atoms produce short-wave ultraviolet light that then causes a phosphor to fluoresce, producing visible light. A fluorescent lamp converts electrical power into useful light more efficiently than an incandescent lamp. Lower energy cost typically offsets the higher initial cost of the lamp. The lamp fixture is more costly because it requires a ballast to regulate the current through the lamp.