What Is the Impact of Noise on Productivity?

Loud interruptions like garbage trucks, sirens and car alarms are what people hate the most. When we hear just one side of conversation, our brains are compelled to fill in the missing information. Imagine reading a book with every other page torn out. The cell phone hafalogue is noise we can't ignore. And because we can't ignore it or control it, our very autonomy has been challenged....