如何在开放式办公室里高效工作

It’s very likely that if you’ve worked in an office at all, you’ve worked in an open-plan office. As a reaction against hierarchical workplace structures and a means to move employees away from working in boxes, they’ve become commonplace.
你工作过的办公室很可能都是开放式的，它们作为一种打破工作场所层级结构、把员工从小隔间里解放出来的方式，已经被广为使用。

They’re a double-edged sword, however. On the one hand, open-plan offices can inspire a more collaborative, innovative and social environment where ideas transfer easily between members of different departments and teams. On the other, open-plan workspaces are being recognized as a wildly distracting environment to to work in, where, according to one study by The Sound Agency, workers are 66% less productive.
然而这种办公室有利也有弊。一方面，开放式办公室能营造一个更易于合作、创新和社交的环境，不同部门和团队之间可以更容易地交换观点。另一方面，开放式办公室也被认为是个会严重分散员工注意力的环境，根据声音研究所的一项研究，该环境下的员工生产力会暴跌66%。

Is it possible to foster productive collaboration in an open floor plan day in and day out? If so, the following tactics will help you stay sane and efficient.
每天在开放环境下办公，怎样才能促进合作、提高效率呢？以下策略或许能助你保持清醒、高效。

Create a “virtual wall”
筑一道“虚拟的墙”

When it comes to open-plan offices, hell can be other people. The human brain only has the capacity for 1.6 conversations, according to Julian Treasure, TED speaker and author of Sound Business, and if your mind wanders to a nearby discussion, you don’t have much brain power left to work with.
在开放式办公环境里，他人的存在就是梦魇。TED演讲者、《声音与商业》一书的作者朱利安-特雷热说，人脑只能同时处理1.6场对话，如果你的意识游荡到了附近的讨论中去，就不剩多少脑力来工作了。

If you are having trouble concentrating because of the voices and antics of your colleagues, you can create a “virtual wall” between yourself and the rest of your office. How to achieve this? It’s easier than you think. Headphones.
如果同事的声音和动作让你难以集中精力，你可以尝试在自己和办公室里的其他人之间筑一道“虚拟的墙”。怎样做呢？比你想象的要简单。一副耳机就够了。

Even when we do retreat to our own worlds, it’s usually with music that neither helps concentration nor productivity. If you’re trying to stay productive, don’t play music with vocals, such as radio, podcasts or even lyric-filled songs, since they’ll only further use up your brain space.
即便是退回到个人世界的我们，往往也听着既不利于专注也不利于高产的音乐。但是想保持高产，就不要播放有人声的音乐，比如收音机、播客，乃至带歌词的歌曲，它们只会进一步占据你大脑里的空间。

The best sounds for concentration are natural and uNPRedictable. Ambient electronic music tends to work well at blocking out noise yet it doesn’t create a distraction. Try binaural beats in stereo headphones. Neurophysiologists believe these sounds can induce the brain into a deep state of concentration, creativity and relaxation.
最利于专注的声音是那种自然且不可预知的声音。电子环境音乐阻隔噪音的效果就不错，也不会让人分心。也可以试试用立体声耳机聆听双耳节拍。神经生理学家认为这些声音能引导大脑进入深度专注、有创造力且放松的状态。