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Comment author: zedzed 13 June 2015 11:51:53PM *  2 points [-]

Regarding the audio environment: you're combating the irrelevant speech effect. Shuffling and instrumental music are bad; people talking and vocal music are worse. A good bet is industrial-grade earmuffs + earbuds (possibly noise-isolating) playing white noise.

Regarding turning off the internet: experiment. I find it annoying and a hindrance, but I know that it's wildly helpful for other people.

Comment author: DataPacRat 14 June 2015 01:43:36AM 1 point [-]

Shuffling and instrumental music are bad; people talking and instrumental music are worse.

Did you mean 'people talking and vocal music are worse'?

white noise.

I have an app for that. Phone batteries are a precious resource, so maybe I should look for some white-noise MP3s for the laptop.

Comment author: Elo 14 June 2015 02:31:06PM 2 points [-]

Anker (www.ianker.com) or other phone battery block for effectively endless phone battery (just really long between needing charge). I have a 12000mAh charger that I find difficult to beat in wake-vs-sleep time. (if it charges when I sleep, it usually is full by when I wake) for comparison your phone battery is probably between 3000mAh and 5000mAh. http://www.gsmarena.com/ to check the size of your native battery.

Comment author: zedzed 14 June 2015 07:58:09AM 1 point [-]

Oops. I did, in fact, mean vocal music. Fixed and thank you.