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Re:1-on-1 meeting questions by koreth1 on Sunday February 16, 2020 @10:29PM (#22345368)
Noise canceling headphones don't do a good job of canceling the kinds of noise you hear in an office environment, though (conversations, ringtones, people across the room suddenly erupting in loud laughter).
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Re:1-on-1 meeting questions by joyeuse6701 on Monday February 17, 2020 @10:06AM (#22348146)
I work in an open floor plan where managers frequently shout and have long conversations next to me with each other.

I use a mix of brain.fm (or similar white noise) and apple AirPods pro. As a combination, they work surprisingly well at blocking out enough noise to let me remain focused on whatever problem.

They are indispensable to me now.

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Re:1-on-1 meeting questions by koreth1 on Monday February 17, 2020 @06:30PM (#22351956)
Just be conscious of the effect long-term exposure to constant loud noise can have on your hearing, even if you're able to concentrate. Drowning out loud sound with louder sound is not particularly good for your ears.
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Re:1-on-1 meeting questions by klondike_klive on Tuesday February 18, 2020 @06:03PM (#22361361)
mynoise.net does a pretty good "busy cafe/restaurant" noise generator with burbling unintelligible voices that drown out conversations. I used it extensively when directing an animation series where the production staff insisted on having Heart FM playing loudly the whole day.
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Re:1-on-1 meeting questions by loco5niner on Tuesday February 18, 2020 @06:02PM (#22361349)
Agreed. I'm dealing with hearing issues from exactly this type of situation.
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