I have both at different times and will switch between background noise on and noise dimmers over my ears depending on the 'mood'.
this post was submitted on 03 May 2025
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Por que no los dos?
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I found in college the old sitcoms playing with nick at night were the perfect background noise while not being to interesting to pull my attention from the books.
I donβt do background noise. I exist in a state of silence most of the time.
Not because I need it that way, but because I literally donβt notice when something is on so why waste the electricity. If I do notice, Iβm definitely not doing whatever Iβm supposed to be doing..
But this, very importantly, only applies when I get to choose the noise. If someone is forcing noise on me (like my former manager who used to sing at her fucking desk) its incredibly distracting. Always.
Yep. Any external noise can be a big distractor.
Now make that noise repetitive, or something like the sound of someone eating, and it can send you though the roof.
It's all fun and games until you get even mild tinnitus and need some sound to not constantly hear iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii
This, I use earbuds at work my entire shift (when I'm not in a meeting or on the phone) to 1) drown out the tinnitus, and 2) drown out the noise around me. Even though I'm 99% WFH now I still do it just to maintain my focus. I'm mostly podcasts and audiobooks, but when I really have to focus and work fast it all music and it's fast metal turned up to 11.
No need for tinnitus when you can hear coil whine.
Bonus point for making me feel like it is going to start burning any time soon.
I guess I lump that in with sounds I ignore. Iβve had it for a loooong time, and it doesnβt bother me until I think about it (so you know, thanks.. ππ)
For me it's only easy to ignore if there is some background sound. By that I mean the most basics like the fans on a computer or just the wind outside. Or the echo of the room itself.
The problem is that I like to use over-the-ear closed headphones that block out most noise. So as soon as I stop playing anything, it becomes very obvious.
Spending 20 minutes finding the song with the right vibe then switching songs 2 minutes in...
Why you gotta call me out like that? This is annoyingly accurate. Β―\_(γ)_/Β―
I am both modes at once
My wife is the first one, I'm the second. We have to be completely separate to get anything done.
Have you tried white/pink/brown noise?
I've tried theta wave and she's not a fan, but it works well enough if I'm in another room.
I end up not finishing the task in both scenarios
Exactly. Finishing tasks is more of an accident and unrelated to concurrent noise.
Yep π
I somehow have both at the same time π
Yo same. Can I DM you? Your username is personally relevant to something happening to me in a really weird way. If not its 100% Understandable, have a nice day
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I either have Spotify going and grooving, or I'm so focused on work and forget to turn it on.
Yep. If I choose the noise I can block it out. But unsolicited noise somehow becomes all my brain can focus on.
Unsolocited noise is a banger band name
Damn you're so right
Can I have this plz? Being genuine
Let's form a band and then never come to practice and forget about our gigs and delay cutting a record forever because it's just so fucking much work
I put Spotify on the block out whatever it is that slightly squeaks in the back every time drive over a bump
Add some black tape for the warning light and we can be best friends.