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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I like loud spaces (or just some background YouTube), the extra work that the brain needs to do to quiet them down also helps me focus.
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I could really think well on meetings when it was not for me but corporate required me to be there. But I might be a special case with English as a second language. No matter what I do I can ignore English speech :)
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Sometimes I actually need background noise to be able to focus better as it absorbs a part of my brains that would otherwise go of to daydreaming.
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Hence the “shh, I’m trying to think” legendary cliche.
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Because now everybody WFH our office is empty, and I'm back almost every day.
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100% Open planned offices are the worst place to try do thoughtful work
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Yeah it's definitely not because I can roll out of bed to my office in 2 minutes without any commute and live in an affordable city
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Quiet calm office? I've never been in an office that was quiet or calm.
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I notice I think a lot in big crowds. Due to its size you’re probably not that relevant to the crowd so you can think of your own things.
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I work way, way better in loud spaces because it forces my brain to focus on what I'm doing more effectively
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