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Contrast with John von Neumann, who "could not work without some noise or at least the possibility of noise. Some of his best work was done in crowded railroad
by amadeuspagel 2y ago
Contrast with John von Neumann, who "could not work without some noise or at least the possibility of noise. Some of his best work was done in crowded railroad stations and airports, trains, planes, ships, hotel lobbies, lively cocktail parties or even among a bunch of shrieking very minor minors whooping it up."
- aloisdg 2y agoPeople can be different
- nonrandomstring 2y agoA very good point. I find myself helped by having the radio (quietly) on for certain tasks. But for others, only silence will do. I'd love to see more modern and detailed cognitive studies of this sort of thing. Many years ago my audio/acoustics students did some bachelors final projects on "distraction" (focus, concentration and annoyance of noises) and that was interesting. Some people scored higher on SATS style tests while pumped up on drum'n'bass, others were totally destroyed by it, IIRC the most devastating soundtrack was random cartoon SFX :)
- wodenokoto 2y agoI’m more impressed if his best sleep was done in noise areas.
- sseagull 2y agoI think this is the classic introvert/extravert axis. Introverts are chronically overstimulated, and seek to reduce stimulation. Extraverts are under-stimulated, and therefore work better with even more stimulation.
- wkat4242 2y agoOf course going from silence to noise is trivial in this day and age. Going from noisy to silence is still difficult even with the best ANC.