i don't get how people can do serious thinking without a quiet environment. i'm pretty happy in any quiet, calm office with natural or very good artificial light, but i struggle to think in loud spaces. i wonder how much people liking WFH is this without realizing it.

Aug 15, 2022 · 11:58 PM UTC

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Replying to @kickme444 @sama
For me it's the opposite... pings are half-traumatizing because headphones enable rather than disable them, but people talking irl is usually pleasant and I can always put on headphones to ignore it.
Replying to @geoffreywoo @sama
syncs. dubstepping
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instrumental music
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Replying to @geoffreywoo @sama
Instrumental music only for me. If it’s got words, it’s a distraction. But a nice instrumental (pretty much any genre) helps to get the creative juices flowing.
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Replying to @geoffreywoo @sama
I must listen to music to really work. It stems from using music to drown out background noise in college.
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Replying to @geoffreywoo @sama
Often did work with music (on headphones), for me the music would fade into the background while the distracting office chatter would get cut out. So that worked.
Right it’s like, I’ve been asking not to have open plan for ages and no one can do anything about it. It’s too bold to change the work environment so drastically. But now we can just secede from the horrible open plan
Replying to @geoffreywoo @sama
I worked in an open space that “fostered collaboration” and needed music to be able to focus. Cement floors, high ceilings and no baffling. Instrumental. WFH I can do in quiet.
Replying to @geoffreywoo @sama
I’m opposite. I don’t understand how people do it in silence.
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Replying to @slouischarles @AdamSinger @RajWebshar @geoffreywoo @sama
And only instrumentals that don't have hectic melodies in the 1k to 3k Hz range. I recommend Spotify's Exosphere playlist. open.spotify.com/playlist/37…

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