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Noise can be blocked out for the most part: either noise-cancelling headsets (or turning the volume up to 11) to get block out noise-based distractions. But si
by mikece 7y ago
Noise can be blocked out for the most part: either noise-cancelling headsets (or turning the volume up to 11) to get block out noise-based distractions. But silence or not, what is more disrupting to me are the interruptions from email, slack, or a coworker (or boss!) stopping by or asking a question that could have waited. The real problem is task switching and if it knocks you out of flow it's a productivity killer. Sound can certainly do this too, especially in pet-friendly offices where the pets don't get along with each other, but I digress...
- z0r 7y agonoise cancelling headsets give me a headache, and the slight (although thankfully not omnipresent) ringing in my ears reminds me of the price of cranking volume to 11.
- MereInterest 7y agoNoise-canceling headsets work for repetitive noises that are easily predictable, such as engine noise. Human speech is very unpredictable, and noise-canceling headsets have very little impact on them. Turning up the volume on headphones quickly leads to hearing loss, and should never be the recommended solution.
- fyfy18 7y agoI have a set of noise cancelling Sony MDR-1000X (previous generation) and just having the headphones switched on without music playing, they don't do much to block voice. However if I play music quietly I can't hear anything, even if someone is talking right next to me (or at me).