Getting your ears out of the office might be the way to reduce the
stress of an open workplace. Testing showed that playing nature sounds
to mask background noise helped to reduce distractions. Workers were
more productive when they were exposed to the natural sounds. Source Link
We
may be one step closer to hanging-up on all those telemarketing
robocalls. The FCC is proposing rules to allow phone companies to use
new technology to block such calls automatically with a service that
could be sold to customers. You could also join a “Do Not Call” list by
asking over the phone rather than filing a form. Source Link
Being
a master thumb typist on your smartphone could be a real pain. Experts
say people are reporting hand pain that comes from too much typing using
their thumbs. If that’s you, try to avoid one-hand typing, place the
phone on a table, or use voice-to-text features to reduce the strain on
your thumbs. Source Link
