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Headphones don’t make things quiet. You are just replacing noises. Think of a library. I have not even brought up the visual or olfactory distractions, eithe
by dillonmckay 6y ago
Headphones don’t make things quiet. You are just replacing noises.
Think of a library.
I have not even brought up the visual or olfactory distractions, either.
- gmtx725 6y agoDoes it need to be completely quiet? I find I work best with low-level relaxing ambient background noise. Find it much easier to work in e.g. a coffee shop than a library
- dillonmckay 6y agoA coffee shop is fine, working remotely as an individual, but I would argue an open office should not sound like a coffee shop, at least. And if you need the ambient noise in a quiet environment, headphones with an ambient coffee shop track should work.
- tanseydavid 6y agoPersonally, I would choose the library environment every single time for software design and dev -- if the option were available to me. I know that my productivity is much, much closer to optimum when I work under these conditions. Sadly they are almost impossible to find or arrange.
- sethammons 6y agoolfactory - we had a guy once with a food odor problem. HR had to step in.