Does anyone work in an area with lots of exterior environmental noise (traffic, concerts, trains, etc.) and have tips for not becoming overwhelmed and/or distracted by it? I’m finding that environmental noise has increased near my office now that tourism has picked back up in my city, and I’m struggling to block it out. I’ve tried earplugs but the noises tend to vibrate my office building so the earplugs don’t work well as an entire block.

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Noise cancelling headphones will change your life. I can’t work in the office without mine. I have AirPods Pro and Bose noise cancelling, and both are incredible at removing ambient noise when I’m trying to work. The Bose are slightly better at noise cancellation, but they’re also bulkier and slightly more expensive.

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I second the Bose noise cancelling over the ear headphones, best money I ever spent! Got me through law school with several noisy roommates. I've had mine for 4 years and they still work as well as the day I bought them. I usually listen to biaurnal beets playlists or "quiet" or "focus" playlists from Spotify but I also sometimes just turn them "on" with no noise.

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I have a white noise sound machine in my both of my offices and they have worked wonders.

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In law school I used a variety of “noise” with good headphones - some days white noise worked best, other days brown or pink noise worked better (the different “colors” stimulate your brain differently). Nowadays, I’ll often play a song I like on repeat because it’ll increase dopamine while also limiting the amount of stimulation I’m getting since it’s playing over and over. I definitely recommend testing out multiple different strategies so you have a whole set so you can roll with the ADHD punches!

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Ear plugs!

As good as the air pod pros were, the bigger air pod pro max was game changer for the noise cancellation. Also, for when I need to listen to music to stay focused there’s a transparency mode so you can still hear your surroundings if need be.

White noise machine. And real earplugs instead of earbuds or headphones.

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