Open plan offices are one such misstep. We could adjust our working habits to be more privacy focused, preferring to err on the side of assuming that most hours

Open plan offices are one such misstep. We could adjust our working habits to be more privacy focused, preferring to err on the side of assuming that most hours of the day need to be quiet, private hours in a private setting spent on contemplative work, especially for collaborative work. It should be seen as rare and exceptional to need hours spent in meetings or group settings where dynamic real-time audio is required. That is a form of collaboration needed much less frequently than asynchronous collaboration built out of individuals taking a more contemplative and personally customizable, adjustable approach to organizing thoughtful work habits that don't disrupt others. (Note: I'm not saying I support this particular study on working memory, just that open plan offices are a problem in this area of productivity, whether or not this particular study turned out to be mostly click bait or not.)