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I want the coffee shop atmosphere, but 1) it's expensive, and 2) I'm kind of a homebody. So: I'll use noise-canceling headphones + coffee shop ambient sound to create a virtual coffee shop at home.
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See if it keeps me focused, and cuts out extraneous sounds at home. |
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try for a week or two |
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try out different sounds. curiosity of how well it works |
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Matthew Cornell
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- 07/02/09
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Matthew Cornell I've been doing this for the last few days, and I like it. surprise: The ritual of getting the headphones and iPhone set up is comforting, and gets me into the flow. I guess the coffee shop process did something similar. Added benefit: My older iPhone doesn't support multitasking, which means that to check my email I must quit Ambience, which is a disincentive.
Dec 03, 2010
Matthew Cornell Marking this as complete because I stopped doing it.
Dec 26, 2010
Brock Tice Why did you stop?
Dec 31, 2010
Matthew Cornell Sorry, stopped doing it because it wasn't adding to my focus, and I felt a little isolated doing it. Thanks for asking, Brock.
Dec 31, 2010