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Re:Open offices are bad for us by dx034 on Wednesday January 11, 2017 @10:25AM (#13374541)
One recommendation for everyone who suffers in an open office: BrainFM.

Not affiliated with it, but saw it here on HN on a thread about music, tried it out and I love it. I listen to it daily, have probably heard each track at least a hundred times, but it still helps me to focus. With the right headphones (isolating so that volume can be low), I can zoom out and ignore everything around me. Haven't found any other music that can do that, especially when I really have to focus (e.g. reading complicated texts).

Don't know if it really works or if it's just psychological, but I don't care as long as it helps me. Made my life in the office much easier.

Re:Open offices are bad for us by 404-universe on Wednesday January 11, 2017 @11:23AM (#13375014)
I've found that http://musicforprogramming.net/ is also good working music, which I found from that same thread you mentioned.