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Why not put these earbuds in the office?
by qumpis 3y ago
Why not put these earbuds in the office?
- actionfromafar 3y agoOverthinking responses to interruptions, looking for visual cues etc?
- wpm 3y agoDid you not read about all the visual and social interruptions they talked about? Noise-cancelling for your eyes is called a blindfold.
- gopher_space 3y agoThe fundamental point is that I'm not putting a box on my head so I can cope with your open floorplan.
- smcleod 3y agoWay too many distractions in an office, it’s not just trying to tune out sound, it’s visual, temperature, lighting, social, commuting etc…. They all increase your load.
- lolinder 3y agoI did, but that was never enough: even 37dB ear muffs aren't enough to completely suppress the noise of a conversation happening nearby, but the ear muffs plus the walls and the door are. And, of course, as others point out, the auditory distractions are only part of the problem with an open floor plan.
- qumpis 3y agoI've got good results with white noise, not sure if that's something that would work for you. And of course I didn't suggest that this eliminates other distractions.
- jacobyoder 3y agoI've been in open office plans where wearing earbuds/headphones was seen as hostile/negative towards others. This was many years ago, but... not that many (in the mid 2000s).