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How do engineers working in open space without getting distracted?

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Re: How do engineers working in open space without getting distracted?

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Noise cancelling headphones is something a lot of people use.

Angle your desk/screen away from other people's eyelines or things that distract you. One place I worked I was right in front of the kitchen area and that was very distracting. I moved towards a window and that was better because the seagulls didn't tend to distract me.

Another thing I love is a standing desk. I can work in my busy kitchen at home and grab enough focus while a million things are buzzing standing up at a laptop. Don't know when, but realized that and now I prefer to have a dual standing/non-standing desk in open offices as well.

Naturally, that can be a bit awkward in an open space so you have to make sure you're not then distracting everyone else.

Re: How do engineers working in open space without getting distracted?

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Noise cancelling headphones is something a lot of people use. Angle your desk/screen away from other people's eyelines or things that distract you. One place I worked I was right in front of the kitchen area and that was very distracting. I moved towards a window and that was better because the seagulls didn't tend to distract me. Another thing I love is a standing desk. I can work in my busy kitchen at home and grab…

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