PSA: Our shop manager scheduled a 'silent cut' day to test focus

It was so quiet you could hear every snip, then a client's phone rang and we all jumped. We laughed about it after, but I'm not sure it helped our cuts.

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jamieshah1mo ago

Read an article once about how total silence can actually make people more jumpy. Sounds like that phone ringing was proof of that idea. Maybe a little background music would keep the calm without the tension. Could a quiet day work better if it wasn't completely silent?

reese_hill1mo ago

Yeah I used to think dead quiet was best for focus, but now I see how some background noise just helps things feel normal.

lisa_henderson331mo ago

Used to be a total silence believer myself. Then I started putting on those low-fi study playlists just to fill the air, and my focus actually got better. It's like the sound stops my brain from hunting for any little noise to latch onto.