{"id":24,"date":"2023-01-24T03:35:50","date_gmt":"2023-01-24T03:35:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/lbeto\/?p=24"},"modified":"2023-01-24T03:35:50","modified_gmt":"2023-01-24T03:35:50","slug":"earpods-focus-and-productivity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/lbeto\/2023\/01\/24\/earpods-focus-and-productivity\/","title":{"rendered":"EarPods: Focus and Productivity"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>I&#8217;ve been working on OSU&#8217;s post-bacc in CS for the last 2 years. Sure, whenever I sit down to work on assignments (or more precisely, programming assignments) I have my MacBook Pro connected to an external monitor. And sure, I also have a mechanical keyboard that&#8217;s pleasant to type on. But I feel like what helps me the most to focus and be the most productive would be my wired and old-fashioned EarPods.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"563\" src=\"https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/6505\/files\/2023\/01\/design-medium-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-26\" srcset=\"https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/6505\/files\/2023\/01\/design-medium-1.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/6505\/files\/2023\/01\/design-medium-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/6505\/files\/2023\/01\/design-medium-1-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>What do I listen to? Usually music or sounds that won&#8217;t require my attention, but instead could easily become background noise or music. Well, let&#8217;s start with sounds. My favorite sounds to listen to would be rain or rain with thunder. But I also listen to wind sounds and other white noise, like fans. However, I usually listen to music the most; mostly video game theme music. I guess playing video games might be very common among CS students, and I am no exception. Yes, I grew up playing games: Nes, Super Nintendo, Nintendo 64, Playstaion and PC. Lastly, I also listen to Movie soundtracks like: Star Wars, Harry Potter, Avatar and many more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Why do I use EarPods? Well, CS programming assignments (or programming in general) could be quite difficult. This difficulty could make you feel anxious and stressed. I feel like listening to something relaxing, familiar or something I have fond memories with, allows me to relax. Once I relax I can get in a better state of mind to tackle the assignments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I have a confession though. I know noise cancelling headphones are popular, but I just can&#8217;t stand them. Not being able to hear the outside world makes me anxious and gives me claustrophobic feelings. Plus, my wife is usually around with the kids and I need to know I can hear her in case she&#8217;s calling me. So yeah, I just prefer regular wired non-noise cancelling EarPods. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I&#8217;ll be done with the post-bacc program in about a month and half. Maybe, I&#8217;ll get a job as a programmer and I&#8217;ll continue using EarPods at work. Or maybe I&#8217;ll take a different path; I don&#8217;t know. But what I do know, is that using EarPods really helped me focus and be more productive in the last 2 years while getting trough this program. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;ve been working on OSU&#8217;s post-bacc in CS for the last 2 years. 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