Drowning Out Background Noise
At work I wear a pair of Sony MDR-605 Stereo Headphones. They have a great sound and though they cover your ear, they don’t cover your ear completely which means you don’t have sweaty ears when you take them off. I’ve had these headphones now for the better part of six years and they still perform perfectly. When I owned Bitonic with Marcos, the headphones were standard issue for all new employees; it was simply part of the welcome package for each of the ten employees we eventually had. And it was easily worth the $80 or so that we paid per set. I often wonder how many of the rest of the old Bitonic crew still have their headphones and how the headphones have stood up.
In any case, I’ve rediscovered that 80’s music is the best music to listen to to drown out any background noise while at the same time increasing productivity (except of course when you decide to stop working and blog about being productive). The other great thing about the MDR-605 headphones is that they allow you to covertly listen to the sounds of the office, while everyone else thinks you are actually listening to music. The secret? Simply mute your music and because the headphones don’t cover your ears completely, you can listen to whats going on without giving away that you are eavesdropping.
I’m so sneaky I should have been a spy. Of course, now that I’ve told you my secret I’m going to have to eliminate you. Sorry.
Wed, 04 Jan 2006 19:17 Posted in General
