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andyl on April 2, 2014 | parent | context | favorite | on: Working From Home? Here's an Extra Shot of Focus

Headphones block noise. Headphones are a social signal: "don't interrupt me". Headphones are 'in-the-zone' muscle memory. Headphones are amazing!

jnettome on April 2, 2014 [–]

When your company's culture respect that!

Really, headphones are amazing :)

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