研究还表明，适当的背景噪音——不要太吵，也不要完全安静——实际上可能会提高一个人的创造性思维能力。适当程度的背景噪音可能会扰乱我们正常的思维模式，让我们的想象力四处游荡，而不会让我们无法集中注意力。 这种“分散注意力”似乎是从事创造性任务的最佳状态。
During an interview for one of my books, my interviewer said something I still think about often. Annoyed by the level of distraction in his open office, he said, “That's why I have a membership at the coworking space across the street-so I can focus." His comment struck me as strange. After all, coworking spaces also typically use an open office layout . But I recently came across a study that shows why his approach works.
在为我的一本书接受采访时，我的采访者说了一些我至今仍时常想起的事情。 他对他的开放性办公室(对他)的干扰程度感到愤怒。
他说:“这就是我在街对面的共用工作空间开会员资格的原因--这样我可以集中注意力。” 他的话让我觉得很奇怪。
毕竟,共同办公空间也通常使用一个开放的办公室布局。 但我最近看到的一项研究表明了为什么他的方法有效。
The researchers examined various levels of noise on participants as they completed tests of creative thinking. They were randomly divided into four groups and exposed to various noise levels in the background, from total silence to 50 decibels(分贝),70 decibels, and 85 decibels. The differences between most of the groups were statistically insignificant; however , the participants in the 70 decibels group-those exposed to a level of noise similar to background chatter in a coffee shop significantly outperformed the other groups. Since the effects were small, this may suggest that our creative thinking does not differ that much in response to total silence and 85 decibels ofbackground noise.
当参与者完成创造性思维测试时，研究人员检查了他们承受的不同程度的噪音。
他们被随机分为四组,接触到各种背景噪音水平,从完全安静到50分贝(分贝),70分贝和85分贝。
大多数小组之间的差异在统计学上微不足道;然而,70分贝小组的参与者--那些暴露在类似于咖啡店的聊天背景的噪音水平下的人--明显优于其他小组。
由于影响很小，这可能表明我们的创造性思维对完全安静和85分贝的背景噪音的反应并没有太大的差异。
But since the results at 70 decibels were significant, the:it study also suggests that the right level of background noise-not too loud and not total silence-may actually improve one'screative thinking ability. The right level of background noise may interrupt our normal patterns of thinking just enough to allow our imaginations to wander, without making it impossible to focus. This kind of “ distracted focus”appears to be the best state for working on creative tasks.
但由于70分贝的结果很显著，该研究还表明，适当的背景噪音——不要太吵，也不要完全安静——实际上可能会提高一个人的创造性思维能力。
适当程度的背景噪音 可能会扰乱我们正常的思维模式，让我们的想象力四处游荡，而不会让我们无法集中注意力。 这种“分散注意力”似乎是从事创造性任务的最佳状态。
So why do so many of us hate our open offices? The problem may be that, in our offices, we can't stop ourselves from getting drawn into others' conversations while we're trying to focus. Indeed, the researchers found that face-to-face interactions and conversations affect the creative process, and yet a coworking space or a coffee shop provides a certain level of noise while also providing freedom from interruptions.
那么，为什么有那么多人讨厌开放式办公室呢? 问题可能是，在我们的办公室里，当我们试图集中注意力时，我们无法阻止自己被别人的谈话所吸引。
事实上，研究人员发现，面对面的互动和对话会影响创作过程，而一个共同工作的空间或咖啡馆会提供一定程度的噪音，同时也不会受到干扰。
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