Good Noise vs. Bad Noise?!?

Good noise helps me concentrate, bad noise gets on my nerves. I am a multi-tasker - probably one of the best that you will ever meet. For example, right now I am singing No Substitute Lover-Estelle (awesome CD...if you don't have it already -GO GET IT), chatting it up on Facebook and creating this literary masterpiece for your reading pleasure.

Which brings me to something I thought about today...I work

in a really noisy office! It's an open-air office (we all have defined office space - but there are no walls), but we don't have a receptionist and occasionally Sprite, my boss's parakeet comes in to visit. But, with all that said we (all 8 of us - quirky, talented and multi-task friendly) are probably 10 times more productive than a team 3 times our size.

I contribute this to 2 things: Pandora.com and headphones. As you can imagine our small, organized chaos, super-energetic office gets noisy really quickly...

The Scene: Susie Mae and Katie Jo are on an important conference call with the web designer...while Shirley Sue is meeting with investors...and James Lee is rocking out to our concert footage on YouTube...and let's not forget Sprite chirping away in the rafters...All while I desperately try to "balance" my marketing budget/make more money appear out of thin air (where's that Mind Freak guy when you need him?).

So my solution to combat the BAD NOISE is to throw on my headphones and "get in the zone." Enter my new best friend - Pandora.com! It's internet radio that caters to your musical palate - GOOD NOISE. You simply give the name of one of your fave artists and low and behold they play music from that artist along with other artists that have similar styles! So get some good noise in your life and start jamming out to Pandora. And because I am such a huge Pandora supporter...here are a few fun ideas to get you started...

• Let Pandora be the deejay at your next party! Your guests will thank you.
  
• Got an iPhone? Get streaming music from your fave artists directly to your phone.
  
• Need some good noise to drown out your co-workers? Buy some headphones and "get in the zone!"

I'm LOVING it! Try it out and tell me about your Pandora experience! Disclaimer: Real staffer names were spared in the making of this blog! :)

P.S. Running for beginners...i.e. walking - was swell!