Comments on: Use Unplugged Earphones To Avoid Pesky Interruptions http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2009/05/use-unplugged-earphones-to-avoid-pesky-interruptions/ tips and downloads to help you at work and play Sat, 20 Mar 2010 05:25:01 +1100 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Peter http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2009/05/use-unplugged-earphones-to-avoid-pesky-interruptions/comment-page-1/#comment-8321 Peter Sun, 24 May 2009 06:21:52 +0000 http://www.lifehacker.com.au/?p=335295#comment-8321 This trick still seems to work against those very aggressive charity hawkers that are becoming a common sight in Sydney. But I suspect that it's only a matter of time. This trick still seems to work against those very aggressive charity hawkers that are becoming a common sight in Sydney. But I suspect that it’s only a matter of time.

]]> By: Matt http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2009/05/use-unplugged-earphones-to-avoid-pesky-interruptions/comment-page-1/#comment-8310 Matt Sun, 24 May 2009 03:39:38 +0000 http://www.lifehacker.com.au/?p=335295#comment-8310 I've just been 'centralised' with a larger IT Group, so I've moved from having my own office, to an open plan office with 12 other people. The 12 others had always been in open plan so it was a little bit of a culture shock for everyone when I arrived. The one major difference I noticed was that everyone chatted to everyone all the time while still doing their work, whereas I was used to closing the office door, and having a soundproofed office previously, having absolute silence. We have a larger number of tools on our desks and one day, when it was particularly chatty I popped on my industrial protective ear muffs for when I use Large power tools. Instant silence and after a couple of mins, everyone was self-concise of how much noise they had been making and started to keep their voices down. Even if they don't see you wearing them, it doesn't matter because it is absolute silence anyway! I only need to use the earmuffs once a week, but they are 1000 times more effective than the white iPod deterrent (previously tried, I kept plugging them in and playing music - I found this to be more of a distraction :-) Authors note: Don't overuse the earmuffs, you won't hear when everyone else goes for coffee, and you will have earned a coffee with all the extra work you will be doing! I’ve just been ‘centralised’ with a larger IT Group, so I’ve moved from having my own office, to an open plan office with 12 other people. The 12 others had always been in open plan so it was a little bit of a culture shock for everyone when I arrived. The one major difference I noticed was that everyone chatted to everyone all the time while still doing their work, whereas I was used to closing the office door, and having a soundproofed office previously, having absolute silence. We have a larger number of tools on our desks and one day, when it was particularly chatty I popped on my industrial protective ear muffs for when I use Large power tools. Instant silence and after a couple of mins, everyone was self-concise of how much noise they had been making and started to keep their voices down. Even if they don’t see you wearing them, it doesn’t matter because it is absolute silence anyway! I only need to use the earmuffs once a week, but they are 1000 times more effective than the white iPod deterrent (previously tried, I kept plugging them in and playing music – I found this to be more of a distraction :-)

Authors note: Don’t overuse the earmuffs, you won’t hear when everyone else goes for coffee, and you will have earned a coffee with all the extra work you will be doing!

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