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By (user no longer on site) OP over a year ago

Do you find you work more productively with silence as your backdrop or do you stick music/ movie noise in the background?

I find I struggle to concentrate unless I have background noise on.

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

Background noise

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

I need background noise but sometimes the silence can be peaceful.

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By (user no longer on site) OP over a year ago

I usually stick a movie I've watched dozens of times on. It's noise, its familiar, I don't need to concentrate on it so I can focus on the work at hand.

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By *a Fee VerteWoman over a year ago

Limbo

I need music most of the time just to spur me on through the utter tedium of my job. It's like, I'll listen to such and such album then that'll be another 50 minutes down ...

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By *ob198XaMan over a year ago

teleford

Find it depends what I am working on. Generally I find a bit of noise useful but if I have to make the grey matter reallly work then I have to turn everything else off.

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By *leasures4Couple over a year ago

East midlands

Silence as I have to really concentrate. Mistakes have proven to be costly..

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By (user no longer on site) OP over a year ago

"Silence as I have to really concentrate. Mistakes have proven to be costly..

Does it feel tedious?

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

Music and headphones when I worked at home. If I was writing a load of emails I preferred silence so I could concentrate.

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By *leasures4Couple over a year ago

East midlands

"Silence as I have to really concentrate. Mistakes have proven to be costly..

Does it feel tedious? "

No, because only part of my work is at home and I love what I do.

Also, it's the only time I get peace and quiet in our house!

If it was day in day out sat in silence at a computer then I think I'd find it very tedious.

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

I prefer the quiet, unless I'm not working, and then some good quality vibes are essential...

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

I'm not fussed either way

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

Although I'd love to, don't work from home but prefer peace and quiet when cooking or diying, does that count?

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By (user no longer on site) OP over a year ago

"Although I'd love to, don't work from home but prefer peace and quiet when cooking or diying, does that count?

Good enough for me

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

Definitely music, radio normally

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By (user no longer on site) OP over a year ago

I've found myself using my customers playlists to kickstart the artistic juices when I work on their imagery.

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By *pa and dCouple over a year ago

Barnet

Have to be careful to make it something bland. If i stick the radio/podcasts on or something that really demands listening to then I either listen to it intently and don't work, or dont listen at all and get pissed off that I missed it.

Who said blokes cant multi task? Oh yes, me!

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By *ittleAcornMan over a year ago

visiting the beach

Music, always music.

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

With my windows open listening to the birds twittering and the babbling water in the stream nearby ... then I wake up and have to get on with my work and put some music on!

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

Silence more often than not. But sometimes I feel the need for music.

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By *unandbuckCouple over a year ago

Sheffield

Depends on the task, sometimes music on, but I (mr) prefer it quiet for concentration.

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

Marc prefers silence. If I talk too much or have music on I get a look like this....