{"id":2527,"date":"2019-05-28T11:26:56","date_gmt":"2019-05-28T07:26:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/krisp.ai\/blog\/?p=2527"},"modified":"2021-09-10T00:08:08","modified_gmt":"2021-09-09T20:08:08","slug":"noise-cancelling-headphones-productivity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/krisp.ai\/blog\/noise-cancelling-headphones-productivity\/","title":{"rendered":"Do Noise Cancelling Headphones Make You Productive?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Being unproductive is fatal, especially when it’s because you lack work headphones.<\/span><\/p>\n

If you\u2019re a business owner, it means your employees are unproductive and can\u2019t deliver; it means you\u2019re losing money, losing happiness, you\u2019re constantly depressed and anxious; you\u2019re on the verge of losing your business, you\u2019re about to lose your house, and your car is about to be repossessed among other things.<\/span><\/p>\n

In simple terms, things are falling apart for you. <\/span>It looks like a losing spree.<\/span><\/p>\n

And sometimes lack of productivity is only caused by overlooking simple questions such as, is your office space designed in a way that promotes distractive workplace noise?<\/span><\/p>\n

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There are tons of <\/span>research<\/span><\/a> that show how noise drags you from the realm of productive to the unproductive and keeps you there for as long as you allow it to. <\/span><\/p>\n

But that\u2019s not the point of this piece.<\/span><\/p>\n

In this piece, I want to show you how noise canceling headphones can make you more productive.<\/span><\/p>\n

How do noise cancelling headphones help at work?<\/b><\/h2>\n

Some offices give you the feeling that distractions are inevitable–even when they are well intended.<\/span><\/p>\n

You wrote a computer program but it didn\u2019t run. You\u2019re confused and having trouble trying to debug long lines of code and just when you feel you\u2019re onto something that\u2019s when a colleague calls your name from across the room and decides to walk by to ask your advice about a certain project.<\/span><\/p>\n

You certainly do not appreciate the disturbance, in fact, you\u2019re annoyed by it, but nonetheless, you swallow your bitterness and give him an audience. While you\u2019re talking to them, another sees an open opportunity and decides to have a brief chat with you about the next meeting you\u2019ll both soon have with the top management.<\/span><\/p>\n

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By the time they are both done with you, 45 minutes to an hour is gone. You get back to work but you\u2019re unable to \u201cget in the zone\u201d until the next hour.<\/span><\/p>\n

Do the math and you\u2019ll realize you have wasted a good 2 hours.<\/span><\/p>\n

None of these would have happened if you\u2019d worn noise cancelling headphones<\/a>, because apart from blocking out noise, it sends a message to your colleagues that you\u2019re plugged-in and wouldn\u2019t appreciate any form of distraction whatsoever.<\/span><\/p>\n

How noise cancelling headphones help during air travel<\/b><\/h2>\n

Almost everybody travels by air these days, the few who don\u2019t are those who have a genuine fear of flying because they experience acute forms of flight-induced anxiety (flight phobia). But they are in the minority and there are medications to help them. <\/span><\/p>\n

The majority of people have to fly for work purposes; you need to travel to attend conferences where you can learn, network and promote your business; and sometimes you need to travel to close a deal or sign new business.<\/span><\/p>\n

If you\u2019re taking a long flight (4 hours and above) then your experience in the flight is going to affect how productive you are when you arrive at your destination.<\/span><\/p>\n

Imagine being invited as a keynote speaker at a major conference and you go there to perform at a sub-par level because you couldn\u2019t get enough rest during the flight.<\/span><\/p>\n

Simply investing in suitable NC work headphones<\/a> would help you solve that problem. It cancels the never-ending noise from the aircraft engine and blocks out noise from the cabin.<\/span><\/p>\n

Most people say when they wear their headphones, they find it easier to fall asleep or just simply relax. And that they usually feel fresher and more rested than they would after a nap without those.<\/span><\/p>\n

How noise cancelling headphones can improve your sleep<\/b><\/h2>\n

Long term sleep deprivation comes with a litany of side effects, from poor memory to poor wound healing and all the other scary things in between. Even short term lack of sleep has been shown to make us feel tired, irritable and unproductive the next day.<\/span><\/p>\n

There are a lot of noises that interrupt our sleep but one of the most annoying for most people is snoring. Some snoring can be loud, and I mean really loud. <\/span><\/p>\n

A loud snorer can reach up to 70-80 dB (that\u2019s not as loud as a lawn mower but it\u2019s pretty darn close). Now imagine sleeping next to a person snoring that loud and realizing that they are sound asleep but you, on the other hand, are finding it difficult to as little as doze off even if for just for 30 minutes.<\/span><\/p>\n

That\u2019s where noise cancelling headphones come in handy, a lot of people find it helpful to play white noise through over-the-ear noise cancelling headphones.<\/span><\/p>\n

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That way the work headphones cancel out<\/a> the lower-pitched parts of the snoring, and you can effectively crowd out the remainder by playing the white noise at a moderate volume.<\/span><\/p>\n

And since they come in a lot of designs now, you can find one that\u2019s suitable for your sleeping posture whether you sleep on your side or your back. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

What to look out for when buying noise-cancelling headphones<\/b><\/h2>\n

Unless you\u2019re among the top 20% richest people in the world, you\u2019d also want to accomplish what the economists call <\/span>maximum utility<\/b> whenever you make a purchasing decision.<\/span><\/p>\n

The concept simply explains that in a purchase decision a consumer attempts to get the greatest value possible from the expenditure of the least amount of money. In other words, you would love to pay the minimum price and get maximum value.<\/span><\/p>\n

Apply this principle to <\/span>buying work headphones<\/span><\/a> and you\u2019ll want to buy one that meets your need but does not force you to break the bank.<\/span><\/p>\n

There are a few things to pay attention to however:<\/span><\/p>\n

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  1. Weight:<\/b> The heavier it is, the more cumbersome it is to carry around and the weights add up pretty fast when you\u2019re carrying it with other things say ipads, your camera and so on. So it\u2019s better to choose one that isn\u2019t too heavy.<\/span><\/li>\n
  2. \u00a0Cable length:<\/b> If it\u2019s not wireless-enabled then the longer the cable the better as long as you\u2019re careful not to allow it to get tangled.<\/span><\/li>\n
  3. Battery life: <\/b>You want to invest in a piece that has a long battery life. But no matter how mindful you are, at some point, you\u2019ll accidentally leave the work headphones on and run down the battery. So you want to pick a headphone that allows you to switch to a spare battery pretty easily. <\/span><\/li>\n
  4. Price range: <\/b>High price doesn\u2019t always equate to high quality, so don\u2019t be swayed by the heavy prices. Be more concerned about functionalities.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    How do you measure your productivity<\/b><\/h2>\n

    One of the best-known ways to measure results is to take the before-and-after approach. How much did you get done when noise and its attendant distractions used to reign free and how much do you get done now that you\u2019ve nipped them in the bud?<\/span><\/p>\n

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    Here are a few ways to track your productivity<\/a>:<\/span><\/p>\n