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Re:The Importance of Deep Work and the 30-Hour Method for Le... by bpizzi on Saturday May 26, 2018 @03:32PM (#17163832)
My personal guess is that it's somehow related to fundamentals differences between introvert and extroverted personalities and that the people making theses decisions (floor plans) are mainly extroverted. Just my opinion.
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Re:The Importance of Deep Work and the 30-Hour Method for Le... by mlthoughts2018 on Saturday May 26, 2018 @03:47PM (#17163906)
I agree this is part of it. For example, as a high-achieving and socially outgoing introvert who is very sensitive to background noise, I found this paper really depressing:

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