PSA: I used to think the 'no phones' rule at the Austin library was just annoying, but getting lost in a book there for 3 hours last Tuesday changed my whole view.

I was stuck on a project and went there to escape my noisy apartment, and the forced quiet actually let me focus and finish a chapter I'd been putting off for months, so has anyone else had a place that unexpectedly helped them get something done?

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fiona_west212mo agoTop Commenter

Funny how that works, @betty_kelly9, my brain needs total quiet or it just wanders off.

michaeld482mo ago

Total quiet is the only way my brain works. Background noise just turns into the main event and I can't get anything done. It's like my focus gets pulled to whatever sound is happening. Some people can filter it out but my brain refuses to cooperate.

betty_kelly92mo ago

What if you just have terrible focus at home? I get more done with the TV on in the background.

avery_jackson1d ago

Honestly my brain is the same way, if there's any background noise I just start focusing on that instead of what I'm actually supposed to be doing. Tbh the TV on just becomes the main event for me too, not really a background thing at all.