[antoncohen]

Coffitivity works well for me, it's not music, it's ambient noise http://www.coffitivity.com/

[swah]

But... isn't this exactly like the sound I'm trying to block (coworkers talking!) ? :)

[edit] I just read on their page that their theory is "It's pretty hard to be creative in a quiet space". So while I like the "hotel lobbby" feel for some kinds of work, I disagree that silence is bad.

OTOH, this might work for me because I can't parse engilsh that well.

[antoncohen]

No, coworkers walking is distracting because I can hear and understand what they are saying. My mind gets interested and will try to listen. For me it's the same with music that has pronounced lyrics.

[swah]

Right, so the point is that there is enough people talking at the same time that it becomes noise..

[akhilravidas]

+1 for coffitivity, I never imagined that a noise like this will help me focus until I started using it a few months back

[igravious]

This made me fall asleep.