tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8497093028548856666.post3393567504758614854..comments2024-03-22T11:14:05.861-04:00Comments on UncleBob's Treehouse: On Being IntrovertedAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16046202647270439670noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8497093028548856666.post-51621429826282562732016-02-19T07:24:36.782-05:002016-02-19T07:24:36.782-05:00Eduardo, listen to low intensity "red" o...Eduardo, listen to low intensity "red" or "pink" noise on headphones if you can't stand the background noise:<br />http://gizmodo.com/5171182/sound-curtain-noise-masking-iphone-app-hands-on<br />The idea is called sound masking.<br />I run this on my PC if I have difficulty sleeping, but then, I'm living in the countryside, so it's usually not a problem:<br />http://www.rainymood.com/Mindstormhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02949097462978386911noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8497093028548856666.post-32126089231334429342016-02-18T21:23:45.123-05:002016-02-18T21:23:45.123-05:00We are now a nation of talkers. Your ability to ne...We are now a nation of talkers. Your ability to network (elevator speeches) matters more than your ability to do the job and gain your boss's trust. Twitter makes being the squeaky wheel easier than ever. Business don't play soft music to enhance your buying mood, but rather the same trash pop top-40 in every store. There's nowhere anymore to just lounge: every restaurant has 12 TVs with ESPN on them. The world is full of noise, and the thinkers can't think. Probably by design; and we wonder why nothing ever gets done properly anymore.Eduardo the Magnificentnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8497093028548856666.post-54529328968011660622016-02-18T11:57:04.385-05:002016-02-18T11:57:04.385-05:00I have notice an intentional subtle engineering to...I have notice an intentional subtle engineering to destroy quiet places. Buses have computer voices announcing stops. Grocery stores, bars and coffee shops have televisions or bad music. (I remember coffee shops and pubs where it was dead silent 30 years ago - you could read a book.) Even the library and taxis I take have televisions. Many restaurants have seating that encourages communal dining. Workplaces are being re-designed to minimize the amount of privacy individuals have in exchange for "open concept" to build more effective teams (read destroy people’s soul more quickly.) The only place I can actually have any quiet time is - my apartment. For an introvert, a society is being created where introverts are often in pain because they're exposed to the soul sucking neediness of extroverts.Shaun Fhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17425084501514329529noreply@blogger.com