My dream is to make the world sound better, but the only way to do that is to let businesses see that… — Julian Treasure Better Copy Share Image
Music is made to be listened to, so you immediately have an issue where you're playing it in the background like wallpaper.… — Julian Treasure Background Copy Share Image
We experience every space in five senses, so it's strange that architects design just for the eyes. — Julian Treasure Architecture Copy Share Image
We have the capacity for about 1.6 human conversations, so if you're listening to one conversation particularly, you're only left with 0.6… — Julian Treasure Communication Copy Share Image
People find birdsong relaxing and reassuring because over thousands of years, they have learnt when the birds sing, they are safe; it's… — Julian Treasure Bird Copy Share Image
Men tend to listen in what I call a reductive way, which is to say for a point, for a solution. You… — Julian Treasure Communication Copy Share Image
Most people think it's a linear relationship: I speak, you listen. Actually, it's a circle, because the way you listen affects how… — Julian Treasure Circle Copy Share Image
Let's define listening as making meaning from sound. It's a mental process, and it's a process of extraction. We use some pretty… — Julian Treasure Communication Copy Share Image
You are one-third as productive in open-plan offices as in quiet rooms. I have a tip for you: if you work in… — Julian Treasure Back Copy Share Image
There's a little bit of protocol in the real world which is quite important. If you speak to me, we understand that… — Julian Treasure Noise Copy Share Image
It would be some sort of shock horror story if a child left school unable to read or write. But we do… — Julian Treasure Children Copy Share Image
You or I never buy an Intel product explicitly, and yet their sonic logo is far better known and more powerful than… — Julian Treasure Better Copy Share Image
All of our physical rhythms are being affected by sound outside us all the time. — Julian Treasure Being Copy Share Image
We vote for politicians with lower voices, it's true, because we associate depth with power and with authority. — Julian Treasure Authority Copy Share Image
You can't truly listen to someone and do anything else at the same time. — Julian Treasure Anything Copy Share Image
While interrupting is not always wrong, it should never become a habit. — Julian Treasure Always Copy Share Image
Without our natural soundscape, we are making ourselves tired, stressed, and frightened all at the same time. — Julian Treasure Frightened Copy Share Image
It's a common mistake to speak the same to everybody. We all have different filters. — Julian Treasure Everybody Copy Share Image
It's an interesting door opening, this use of sonic signalling - using sound to alert us in a more subtle way than… — Julian Treasure Door Copy Share Image
If we're not listened to, then that doesn't create a desire inside us to listen to others. Societally, we don't value it. — Julian Treasure Create Copy Share Image
Intention is very important in sound, in listening. When I married my wife, I promised her I would listen to her every… — Julian Treasure Communication Copy Share Image
We all like to look good. However, this basic human desire can often get in the way of our listening and our… — Julian Treasure Communication Copy Share Image
Listening is a crucial aspect of democracy. Listening creates understanding, and understanding permits one of the most important things about every democracy,… — Julian Treasure Communication Copy Share Image
Sound is complex; there are many countervailing influences. It can be a bit like a bowl of spaghetti: sometimes you just have… — Julian Treasure Complex Copy Share Image
I think absolute honesty may not be what we want. I mean, 'My goodness, you look ugly this morning.' Perhaps that's not… — Julian Treasure Goodness Copy Share Image
It is a mistake to assume that everyone listens like you do: your listening is as unique as your fingerprints, and so… — Julian Treasure Communication Copy Share Image
Music is the most powerful sound there is, often inappropriately deployed. It's powerful for two reasons: you recognize it fast, and you… — Julian Treasure Fast Copy Share Image
The human voice: It's the instrument we all play. It's the most powerful sound in the world, probably. It's the only one… — Julian Treasure Experience Copy Share Image
Every individual's listening is as unique as his or her fingerprints because we all listen through filters that develop from our personal… — Julian Treasure Communication Copy Share Image
It's dangerous to generalise about sound because many of its effects work through association. These can be universal: we all instinctively associate… — Julian Treasure Dangerous Copy Share Image
The desire to be right can be very destructive in relationships. — Julian Treasure Desire Copy Share Image
Listening is an activity. It's not passive. We are creating the world by listening all the time. — Julian Treasure Communication Copy Share Image
You can detect a hostile listening or a bored listening or a tired listening or an excited and engaged listening. — Julian Treasure Bored Copy Share Image
There's a lot of research now showing that noise, and the lack of quiet working space, is one of the biggest issues… — Julian Treasure Noise Copy Share Image
By starting to pay attention to our natural soundscapes, businesses can reduce staff turnover, increase productivity, and increase profits. — Julian Treasure Attention Copy Share Image
We're designing environments that make us crazy. And it's not just our quality of life which suffers. It's our health, our social… — Julian Treasure Behavior Copy Share Image
Music is designed to be listened to, so it's calling for attention all the time, syphoning off our very limited auditory bandwidth… — Julian Treasure Attention Copy Share Image
Noise is the number one problem in modern offices. A big part of addressing this issue is making sure unwanted sound from… — Julian Treasure Big Copy Share Image
Ears are made not for hearing but for listening. Listening is an active skill, whereas hearing is passive. Listening is something that… — Julian Treasure Communication Copy Share Image
The Hindus say, 'Nada brahma,' one translation of which is, 'The world is sound.' And in a way, that's true, because everything… — Julian Treasure Everything Copy Share Image
