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blinkbattoday at 7:59 PM2 repliesview on HN

I find it odd that others need music or talking to focus. most of the time I prefer silence.


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mmcdermotttoday at 8:40 PM

I prefer silence but generally use music to focus. My choices aren't usually music or silence in practice, but music or office background noise.

Since my ordered ranking is Silence, then Music, with Office Noise last, music it is.

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somesoftdevtoday at 8:26 PM

I’m the same, I think better in silence. It’s the only way I can really hear my own thoughts and let them run without being interrupted by music or conversation. That’s also one of the reasons I prefer working from home to working in an office.