This was true for Von Neumann: Von Neumann did some of his best work in noisy, chaotic environments, and once admonished his wife for preparing a quiet study f

This was true for Von Neumann: Von Neumann did some of his best work in noisy, chaotic environments, and once admonished his wife for preparing a quiet study for him to work in. He never used it, preferring the couple's living room with its television playing loudly. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_von_Neumann https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_von_Neumann