Working in a large office is a pain. Constant noise, hum, talking, screaming, phone calls. It is generally impossible to concentrate. And what can we say about the psychological stress? By the evening you feel insanely exhausted. Now, if I had such a device that would turn off all sounds around. And recently, such a device has already been invented - this is the Cocoon from the designer Natalia Romanova.
It is no coincidence that Cocoon has such a name. Although outwardly he is nothing like him. Cocoon is a special addition to the chair, a nozzle for it. Nothing out of the ordinary. But, nevertheless, this attachment is able to create a sound cocoon around the head of a person who sits on this chair.
To begin with, let's say that this attachment can simply work as audio speakers - that is, play music or, say, audiobooks. But when you really need to work a lot and actively, and therefore you have no time for music and other distracting sounds, you can switch Cocoon to the "white noise" mode - stationary noise, the spectral components of which are evenly distributed over the entire frequency range.
So no phone calls, no politics or the director's shout: "Come to me!" will not prevent you from working with concentration.
Also, the Cocoon device will really appeal to those who also need to focus on something. For example, athletes waiting for the start of the competition or just those who like to read a book in the fresh air. No extraneous noise, nothing distracting. Only you and your task!