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Originally Posted by pylon
Even having a radio playing in the background will slow my productivity as I am working with numbers all day, and can't afford to make mistakes. I just don't know how people can be truly productive with a distraction like that.
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I suppose it depends on what type of work you are doing. I listen to podcasts or music all day and it doesn't wreck my productivity at all. In fact the music especially helps tune out everything going on around me in my open office and focus on the task at hand.
With that said I usually can't listen to podcasts or music with lyrics if I am crunching numbers and reading or writing emails. But most my day doesn't consist of that so the music and podcasts help. Plus I keep the volume really low so I can hear the phone ring and people talking to me.