@Katie: I read the book a while ago, but I remember it as a controlled experiment with only music as the variable. Those who did not listen to music worked undisturbed.
I buy the argument that music can shield disturbances that are far worse, but shouldn't that problem be solved in another way. Inadequate workspace, disturbances, and interruptions are actual productivity killers, I claim I didn't make for music. (This is also discussed in "Peopleware") For me the study is more of story than scientific proof. I keep thinking of it when the work/music issue comes up. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=39321 ________________________________________________________________ Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ....... disc...@ixda.org Unsubscribe ................ http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines ............ http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .................. http://www.ixda.org/help
