I don't work in a cubicle, since I'm still a student. I do work however in an overcrowded computer lab at school, with no privacy, and the closes person at arm's length from me. But I do have a perfect way to get away from all the disturbances. Something tells my it might not work for you though...
I bring my mp3 player along, and I put my headphones on. Make sure you have head phones, not ear phones. The ear phones are too small, and being much closer to your ear, they produce far more damage than head phones. And I turn the mp3 player on. Not very loud, since the place is not too noisy, but still, loud enough so that it drowns everything around.
Now the choice of music is entirely up to you. In my case, Rage Against the Machine (and the likes) does the trick. Something tells me you're going to go for something completely different.
The reason it might not work, is that many workplaces (my dad's for instance) do not allow music to be played. It has to do with not being able to hear the fire alarm. Then again, he works in a nuclear power plant, so I can see why they have those rules. In your case it might be different.
I have your solution. (Score:1, Interesting)
I bring my mp3 player along, and I put my headphones on. Make sure you have head phones, not ear phones. The ear phones are too small, and being much closer to your ear, they produce far more damage than head phones. And I turn the mp3 player on. Not very loud, since the place is not too noisy, but still, loud enough so that it drowns everything around.
Now the choice of music is entirely up to you. In my case, Rage Against the Machine (and the likes) does the trick. Something tells me you're going to go for something completely different.
The reason it might not work, is that many workplaces (my dad's for instance) do not allow music to be played. It has to do with not being able to hear the fire alarm. Then again, he works in a nuclear power plant, so I can see why they have those rules. In your case it might be different.