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I use open-back headphones for this reason - the ability to hear room noise is normally enough for me to speak quietly, and it's a largely unconscious effect wh
by akdor1154 4y ago
I use open-back headphones for this reason - the ability to hear room noise is normally enough for me to speak quietly, and it's a largely unconscious effect which is nice.
- DoingIsLearning 4y agoI actual have two pairs to better compartmentalize. Open back headset with mic for meetings/calls. Noise cancelling audiophile headphones for when I am doing the 'serious' work. I actualy prefer to toggle between them because it acts as a mental prompt of the work setting for me. Whenever I put the NC cans on in my head I just switch to hyper focus automatically.
- piyh 4y agoCan you not use pass through mode on the noise cancelling ones?
- DoingIsLearning 4y agoOf course I can but I am purposefully reserving the snug closed back headphones exclusively for my focus/deep work. The point is to preserve the purity of the 'environmental cue' so that cups on + cup of cofee almost immediately transitions me into 'flow' mode. You can look it up there is a lot of cognitive research on environmental cues and their role on focus and memory retrieval.
- skydhash 4y agoI have a USB mic that has a headphones output, which echoes your voice and whatever the mic hears. It's quite nice. But I always do a quick check with the volume meter in zoom or in the sound settings (Mac OS) so I can speak at my normal level. And I usually speak quietly.