Working in a louder environment than your hush-hush office will get you more interesting ideas. But if you’re tied to your desk, maybe you can bring the creative environment to your headphones.

Mac: There are plenty of tools to help you focus with a little ambient sound, whether it's raindrops falling, the buzz of a coffee shop, or something else. Noizio is a little different because it ...

There's Coffitivity, which plays an infinite loop of coffee-shop sounds — and Noisli, which suggests different sounds for different goals. If you want to improve productivity, you might mix ...

What I’m listening to…how the ‘coffee shop effect’ can help you concentrate. Working from a coffee shop has its benefits, and it’s not just because of the free Wi-Fi, shots of caffeine ...

I’m a food writer, and before COVID-19 I probably found myself out at a restaurant, bar, or coffee shop four to seven times a week. Now, like the rest of the world, I’m stuck to eating at home.

Do you feel you're better focused on the job with a little light background jazz or coffee shop chatter compared to pin-drop silence? Scientists might know why.