A quality pair of active noise-canceling headphone or earbuds. They may seem pricey, but I found that my Bose QuietComfort 20 are worth every penny because:
They allow me to focus when I have to work in a noisy environment (open office, home office with a lawn mower outside)
They make travel less stressful and more pleasant. Wailing babies are barely audible. I can actually hear audiobooks and movies amidst car and jet engine sounds.
I get stress headaches. Cutting out noises help with both prevention and speeding up recovery.
Also be aware that these can sometimes be substantially cheaper on ebay if you're ok with used. I got Bose Quietcomfort 35's (retail for $300) for $120 used.
A quality pair of active noise-canceling headphone or earbuds. They may seem pricey, but I found that my Bose QuietComfort 20 are worth every penny because:
- They allow me to focus when I have to work in a noisy environment (open office, home office with a lawn mower outside)
- They make travel less stressful and more pleasant. Wailing babies are barely audible. I can actually hear audiobooks and movies amidst car and jet engine sounds.
- I get stress headaches. Cutting out noises help with both prevention and speeding up recovery.
- They're a godsend when I hav
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