Headphone serenity you like

There isn’t a lot of silence in our job. We often feel fidgety when we bothered by the noise.

I often spot fellow road warriors wearing headphones that play audio and also broadcast a white noise signal at the same frequency as nearby sounds, canceling out most of them. (If it works, you’re not supposed to hear the white noise.) Many employees also enjoy the quiet these headphones confer in the office. But noise-canceling headphones skew bulky and expensive, particularly when compared with the low-cost earbuds that come with most smartphones and MP3 players. Read More »