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coffee shops.
by ca98am79 18y ago
coffee shops.
- juliend2 18y agoOk, and the noises of other customers do not distract you? I have to try this i guess. Thanks!
- rw 18y agoDon't get open-ear headphones. I received some nice entry-level ones (Grado SR60), and they sound wonderful - but background noise is a problem. The coffee shop-office strategy takes some experimentation to get right.
- wallflower 18y agoIf you want pure DB reduction, shotgun-type ear protection works but looks weird. I find the Bose QC2/Audio-Technica ANC-7 headphones do a good job at reducing low-frequency noise disturbances (e.g. train noise) but don't really do much with random background conversation chatter.
- raamdev 18y agoI actually like working from coffee shops when they're busy. The more noise the easier it is for me to concentrate. But if I can easily make out several conversations, then I find it difficult not to listen and it becomes more difficult to concentrate. Comfortable, over-the-ear headphones are always a huge plus if you enjoy listening to music while you work (beyerdynamic headphones are very nice, although a bit expensive). Everyone is unique. I work well in both very quite, and very noisy environments, but not so well in-between. You just need to figure out what works for you.
- wallflower 18y agoWhat do you guys do when you have to go use the restroom facilities? I tend to bring my laptop in with me since the loss of it would piss me off more than the embarrassment of taking it with me.
- marketer 18y agoJust kindly ask someone to watch your laptop while you're away.
- wallflower 18y agoI have asked someone to ask my laptop after sitting with the same people for a while and/or they have asked me to watch theirs - in a kind of tenuous, reciprocal agreement. However, most times I feel it's not worth the effort.
- larrykubin 18y agoI always just leave it out and go to the restroom. Maybe some would call that foolish, but I'm not too worried about it. It seems like everyone at the coffee shops I go to already has their own laptop that is better than mine anyways :).
- carbon8 18y agoScope the place out, try to sit away from doors, leave my jacket, throw my laptop in a sleeve and take it with me. I would never leave a laptop on its own.
- zack 18y agoYou have to ask someone to watch your laptop. I'm a psych major, and there was a study that demonstrated that people have a _much_ higher rate of deterring thieves when asked to look after someone's items, for some reason. Or, get a laptop with built in GPS and 3G internet, and hack the firmware to autoemail you the location on boot-up.
- whalliburton 18y agoI'm with you. Much easier to just take it with you. Less distraction all around. Now, asking other people to watch it can be one more nice human interaction for the day if you feel the need.
- jaxn 18y agoI leave mine at the table. Maybe that is an advantage of my neighborhood in Nashville, TN.