> but so is being around other people.

How many people walk over to your desk and interrupt you for things just because you're around, preventing you from getting done what you need to get done?

How distracted are you from random things going on in your environment (people coming and going, noise, etc.)?

I view working in an office like working in a busy Starbucks... why? How? If I needed to get serious work done, I'd put headphones on and go in a corner with 0 external visual/audio distractions. Not a bustling coffee shop?