DND Shades – “Horse Blinkers for Knowledge Workers”

This looks fun and harmless/useful. Yet, it is a symptom of a real problem. Working in an open space was so distracting that I once started working remotely only to eliminate interruption.

But then I became the weirdo who isn't a team player.

Edit: typo

I've always wondered whether people on the autistic spectrum could benefit from something like this; a way to get rid of most distractions in their peripheral vision and avoid being overloaded by sensory input in crowded places. Add some noise cancelling headphones, and even commuting would be a lot more bearable for many people.

been to a friend's "office" recently - a table in a low key kind of incubator, and you can feel the spirit of a place where big money and history are in the making. People are busy shoveling the gold. No time to bother others :) And when you overhear something - frequently you want to continue listening because it is new/interesting info and ideas. Light years away from ours, top-of-the-line based on the money spent, designed by the top architects of creative spaces, open offices where we drone at a BigCo. Here you want to close your eyes, ears, nose, ... the brain shuts off on its own, and just a trickle of dopamine from Internet browsing is all what differentiates it from a pile of wet paper...

Combine with noise cancelling headphones for maximum sting when management shows around new clients in the office.

Use rose colored paper for the win

> DND Shades are physical hardware, but they can be distributed as pure information. I think that’s pretty neat.

This strikes me as an interesting idea to highlight.

I work in a structural steel fabrication workshop, mostly buildings. Everything we fabricate is distributed as pure information. It's not as though the customer has to bring in an identical model for us to copy.

I can't think of anything that can't be distributed as pure information in the sense written above .

I am not sure if this is a joke or real.

Makes me think of something i have seen used to train pilots in instrument flying...

I think this is why some people love hoodies so much.

Am i experiencing a Mandela Effect? I thought it was horse blinders.