tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35562779.post8640367206064552851..comments2023-10-01T01:39:20.158-07:00Comments on The Humane Experience: MiscellanyMichael Hugheshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06004741387594324547noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35562779.post-46160632405997488392009-03-24T10:25:00.000-07:002009-03-24T10:25:00.000-07:00Personally, I can work in a noisy office without a...Personally, I can work in a noisy office without any problem. I seem to be able to tune out conversation so that I just don't hear it. However, I can't tune out music. <BR/><BR/>It's quite common for the software developers I work with to listen to music, on headphones, while they work. If I listen to music, I'm *listening* to it and no work gets done. <BR/><BR/>Weirdly, although I can tune out Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35562779.post-5179553186796012892009-03-02T08:09:00.000-08:002009-03-02T08:09:00.000-08:00For me, it depends on what I'm working on. Plannin...For me, it depends on what I'm working on. Planning or architecting or critical thinking requires a quiet environment. Executing on the plan, I like the stimulation of conversation and, yes, foosball around me.<BR/><BR/>Interesting observation about sports/noise. I was tempted to speculate that there's a corrolation between the need for adrenaline and the noise factor, but I think you'd benefit Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35562779.post-6909015534593316142009-02-27T07:06:00.000-08:002009-02-27T07:06:00.000-08:00Mike:I think the need for quiet to concentrate on ...Mike:<BR/><BR/>I think the need for quiet to concentrate on writing or proofing vs the the ability to concentrate and accomplish something in a malestrom is something instilled at a young age. Growing up in the post WWII baby boom in a small house with 6 kids, I learned to do my homework while my brother had a baseball game on the radio (before everyone used earphones), my sister played pop Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00026699696336446875noreply@blogger.com