Comments on: Freelance Freedom #29

By: Jenn

Jenn — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 04:35:39 +0000

Honestly, I’ll use my headphones at work without music. It is more subtle than a do-not-disturb sign and just putting on the ‘phones gets me mentally into work-mode.

By: Jason

Jason — Tue, 04 Dec 2007 22:18:24 +0000

This just happen to me today, and I was like wait a minute I remember this situation from somewhere… Ah bingo, yesterday when I check out this comic! I usually have one ear open incase someone need to get my attention (as it always happens being a web dev for a newspaper), but this time I took your advice and put both in.

By: How To Use Your Headphones For Better Performance | One Job Two Salaries

How To Use Your Headphones For Better Performance | One Job Two Salaries — Tue, 04 Dec 2007 08:20:33 +0000

[…] seen an interesting picture-story at FreelanceSwitch - the Freelance Freedom #29. It is about using headphones on your workplace. Maybe all of us use them and I made a small […]

By: Ryan Allen

Ryan Allen — Tue, 04 Dec 2007 02:28:02 +0000

In the venerable book Peopleware, there’s discussion about some studies conducted that investigate the effect listening to music while you work has on your productivity.

Two separate groups were given the same task to work on. One group had complete silence to work in , the other had background music playing.

The group with background music were found to miss out on underlying patterns in their solution. The theory is, that when listening to music the right hemisphere of your brain is engaged, and you miss out on the ‘aha!’ moments that your sub-conscious often provides.

So while headphones and music is ideal for blocking out background noise of the workplace, it’s overall not ideal for thought work.

By: Danny Outlaw

Danny Outlaw — Mon, 03 Dec 2007 22:02:32 +0000

ha…is it bad that I have to wear headphones at home?

By: Steve

Steve — Mon, 03 Dec 2007 18:39:16 +0000

Very funny cartoon.

By: Creative Writing

Creative Writing — Mon, 03 Dec 2007 16:12:05 +0000

This is so true!
I work only two days at the office and the rest I do from home
and yet…
When I’m out of my colleagues talking range my productivity is amazingly high!!!
headphones is a nice solution only if you don’t mind to be perceived as an anti-social…

By: Stephen Coley

Stephen Coley — Mon, 03 Dec 2007 15:34:29 +0000

I just moved into a house with my aunt and uncle who have a 2 year old and a 8 year old. In conclusion, headphones are my new best friend. =]

By: Chris O'Connor

Chris O'Connor — Mon, 03 Dec 2007 15:33:47 +0000

wow, this captures my job 100%.

By: Michael

Michael — Mon, 03 Dec 2007 13:21:55 +0000

Ah, thank God those days are over! Although I do miss using my iPod.