>What's wrong with just putting some headphones on if you want to put your head down and do some deep, quiet work? I can't do focused work with headphones and

>What's wrong with just putting some headphones on if you want to put your head down and do some deep, quiet work? I can't do focused work with headphones and music. I get headaches because I have to put extra effort to focus and think. I've tried headphones, earphones, IEMs, and earbuds. That includes regular, audiophile, and noise cancelling. I just can't do it. I need quiet to think. Even noise cancelling headphones need music playing to block out noise an in office when you are next to people (e.g. sales, HR) who are in meetings all day. Let me flip this another way. Imagine if a business decided that they were going to lower the temperature to 50F/10C to save money. Somebody then said "Well if you are cold just wear a thick jacket, gloves, etc. I do it and it's fine" A lot of people would be miserable and would have some parts of their bodies freezing and hurting (hands, feet) and other parts of their body (e.g. underarms) would be sweating and uncomfortable. How much focused work could you do in that situation? Does the above situation sound ridiculous? Well that's exactly how I feel about the expectation that everybody can just put on headphones and focus. I've been in private small cubicle offices in multiple jobs and done just fine. But the noise and visual distraction in open offices is just too much.