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Last year we shared the best sounds for getting work done with you and the science behind using them. Today we want to hear about whether or not you use ambient sounds when you work.

Photo by Chi King.

What kind of ambient noise or music do you use to help you get work done? Is the hum of the server fans enough? Do you listen to ocean waves even though you're in a cubicle in Kansas? We want to hear about the ambient noise you use—if at all!—to help you drown out outside distractions and focus on your work.

If you've never toyed with the idea of using ambient noise to help focus, definitely check out our full guide to doing so. It's packed with online resources for downloading and listening to ambient tracks. If you're already doing it, let's hear about it in the comments—extra bonus points for providing links to any online sources you use or where you found your ambient tracks. Alternately, if you don't find listening to anything—music, ambient noise tracks, a fan in the corner—is helpful we want to hear about that too.



We've previously pointed out tools like SimplyNoise for the generation of white noise to drown out other sounds. The Scientific American suggests that, for some workers, steady background noise might...

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