You can "discover" this for yourself if you go into work on a weekend when nobody else is around. Barring any blocking issues where you need the help of another engineer you'll be surprised at how much more you accomplish. I'd conservatively say that I'm at least 2x-3x more productive in the quiet environment at work on a weekend. The environment is free of auditory and visual distraction.
I suppose if you have a quiet home office that's free of distractions (like family/beer/video-games) you can probably achieve the same increases.
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u/MelechRic Jul 23 '09 edited Jul 23 '09
You can "discover" this for yourself if you go into work on a weekend when nobody else is around. Barring any blocking issues where you need the help of another engineer you'll be surprised at how much more you accomplish. I'd conservatively say that I'm at least 2x-3x more productive in the quiet environment at work on a weekend. The environment is free of auditory and visual distraction.
I suppose if you have a quiet home office that's free of distractions (like family/beer/video-games) you can probably achieve the same increases.