I have a harder time focusing in coffee shops than I do in open offices. Coffee shop noises are not really "background noises" for me. The noises I hear tend t

I have a harder time focusing in coffee shops than I do in open offices. Coffee shop noises are not really "background noises" for me. The noises I hear tend to be the people talking loudly that stick out, the people munching on food, and the people slurping coffee loudly. There are also visual distractions like people coming and going. I think libraries offer a far better trade off between being somewhere public and being free from many noises.