I work in a open plan office that houses about 50 to 60 people. It is mostly engineers at their desks working away, so it is a typical office environment. As you can imagine, sometimes, the noise and the distractions (visual and physical) can get in the way of focusing and doing work.

Sometimes, I try to get back focus by putting a set of headphones and listing to some music, or booking an meeting room for about an hour to work in private. However, these are sub-optimal.

What strategies are possible that I use to get focus back?