Back Quote by Julian Treasure

There's a lot of research now showing that noise, and the lack of quiet working space, is one of the biggest issues for all…

— Julian Treasure

Noise is the number one problem in modern offices. A big part of addressing this issue is making sure unwanted sound from adjacent spaces…

— Julian Treasure

In my office, I like it quiet, so I can concentrate.

— William Gurstelle

“Open offices, for example, might create more opportunities for collaboration,* but they do so at the cost of “massive distraction,” to quote the results…

— Cal Newport

“Open-plan offices have been found to reduce productivity and impair memory.”

— Susan Cain

That's the problem with working and living in the same space - my studio is downstairs, so I often get distracted by domestic things.

— Cornelia Parker

“A mountain of recent data on open-plan offices from many different industries corroborates the results of the games. Open-plan offices have been found to…

— Susan Cain

It's so quiet in the office today, I can hear myself not working.

— Anonymous

“Both intuition and a growing body of research underscore the reality that sharing a workspace with a large number of coworkers is incredibly distracting—creating…

— Cal Newport

I have always been a quieter person who enjoys being in my own space and focusing on my work.

— Bhumika Chawla

Open-plan offices have been found to reduce productivity and impair memory. They’re associated with high staff turnover. They make people sick, hostile, unmotivated, and…

— Susan Cain

“Consciously or not, we feel and internalize what the space tells us about how to work. When you walk into most offices, the space…

— David Kelley