new people: please don't down vote people just because you disagree.
I would like to ask another question though, how does the community feel about people who talk to themselves when they're focused?
I find myself doing that at home a lot when working and I really do perform focused tasks significantly better.
"Aha, this is a bit stupid"
"So, if I move this here it'll be more orthogonal"
"Ah jeez, why did I choose that type!"
I feel like doing this in any kind of open setting is really not ideal but it takes conscious effort to avoid doing it.
On that note, sometimes I do wonder what my colleagues think, since I sometimes do the talking myself through a task as well.
Still, talking to yourself IS disruptive. Especially depending on your volume.
>they're going to be using headphones anyway
Unless you are playing music at a level that damages your hearing, headphones do not cancel out voices.
> Honestly, you do you.
Agreed. And I will complain about unnecessary noises invading my space.
There's a special place in hell for those people :). Even worse when they are whispering or mumbling.
It's really the same as talking on the phone: my brain is hijacked because it only has a side of the conversation.
it happens automatically once I'm above 80% invested into something, so in order to be safe I don't let myself get any more than 50% invested because I'm worried about disturbing others.
I'm not sure what I can do here, I have to be in an office which has no sound barriers of any kind between anyone.