Do you use noise-canceling headphones?

No. Why would I? I hear the noises around me and process them. In silence I hear the air humming and underwater I hear the water. I have never experienced complete silence in my memory of existence.

I don't but I believe that noise cancelling headphones would work best especially I'd your environment is constantly noisy.

No. I use a guided meditation from the Mind Valley app or I put on meditation music from you tube. Then I just really focus on my breath or a phrase that I repeat over and over. I set an alarm on my phone to vibrate only when meditation time is up.

Yes, mostly because it helps me disconnect for a while.
I really love music, and it lets me be one with the music for a shirt while. Somethings wheil