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Background noise and activity isn't all alike. In a coffee shop it's irrelevant: strangers moving about and talking about things that don't concern you. That's
by a-priori 13y ago
Background noise and activity isn't all alike. In a coffee shop it's irrelevant: strangers moving about and talking about things that don't concern you. That's easier to tune out than things than the noise and activity in an open plan office where it's people you know moving about and talking about things that may be relevant to you.
Also, people are different -- some are better able to tune out background noise -- and the same person is different on different days and while doing different tasks.
- scott_s 13y agoYes, very much so. This is why in grad school, I did a lot of work at a bustling coffee shop rather than in our open-plan office space. I had a much easier time concentrating at the coffee shop; there was more activity, but none of it was relevant to me.