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I am thoroughly disillusioned with open offices. Headphones are a paper-thin barrier against being interrupted while in the midst of thinking; a good, solid, cl

• levosmetalo 12y ago
  there is also this small minority that can't stand headphones, especially if there's any sound coming out of them. being part of such a minority in an open space environment in one of my previous jobs wasn't fun. at all. what did i do when i needed to concentrate? just schedule a meeting with myself and use the meeting room for work when i need concentration. or just do the easy things and avoid complicated stuff. it's the bug count they cared about, not the essence. then only good thing about that is that I would return home mentally fresh, and could concentrated very well on my personal projects.
• psychometry 12y ago
  Sounds like you just need some better noise-isolating headphones. If you're like me and basically listen to music for 8+ hours/day, spending $200 or more on good headphones is more of a necessity than an indulgence. And you need not listen to distracting music; prerecorded white noise works well for a lot of people.