The Ambient Office
One of the tricks they used to tout for helping tiny babies go to sleep was to play a special cd with quiet, muffled whooshing noises. It was meant to simulate the noises a baby would hear while in the womb (her mother’s blood rushing past, presumably) and thus calm and console her enough to let her sleep.
So now that you’re out of the employment womb (um, maybe that’s not the best visual), do you have trouble working because you miss the sounds of the office? Well, worry no more: the fine folks at Thriving Office have the perfect solution for you.1 They are offering a ‘Sounds of Success’ cd that should make you feel right at home. It even has busy and very busy tracks so you can vary your experience appropriately. If you’re having trouble making the transition from employee to not an employee, this cd is sure to help you stay productive!
- Via John Oxton and Hicks Design [↩]
Author: mitten
Posted: Monday, March 31st, 2008
Category: Serious Business
Tags: crutch, funny, noise, silly, soundtracks, success
April 15th, 2008 at 11:24 am
Having cut my early work teeth at an amusement park, perhaps I should try some carousel greatest hits while I work?
April 24th, 2008 at 12:24 am
I’ve taking to piping in surprisingly realistic sounds of hybrid electric buses and gravel trucks into my conference calls, with an occasional splash of cappucino machine.