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human
Is it rude to use headphones in the PhD office?

I'm a PhD student currently in the midst of a lot of complex work and I really can't deal with the distractions/loud conversations people seem to have around my area. I find myself really wanting to listen to some music to help me function but I fear sitting with earbuds in all day is rude, do you do this?
gpt
It's perfectly fine, as long as you're not refusing to talk to people if they want to get your attention it should not be a problem. I've never seen an office where people *didn't* use headphones unless that office was under the iron thumb of a psychopath.