"Today's facilitator, Arjun, watches over us as we undergo two hours of 'deep work.' By 'us', I mean 30 or so strangers, who I can see working quietly from their offices and homes, wherever they are in the world, over Zoom. Before we — whoever we are — get started, Arjun, who has the welcoming air of a Yoga teacher, asks us to ponder one thing: what do we want to accomplish today? I reveal the answer to this question to three people I've never met before in break-out rooms, and they all share a similar aim: I just want to get things done. For the next two hours, my every movement can be seen – every shuffle in my chair, every sip of water, and every tap on my keyboard. I feel very perceived and hyper-aware of myself. And yet, without fail in these deep work sessions, I always complete what I need to do.⁠ ⁠ It's via the virtual co-working app, FLOWN, that I have entered a world of digital 'body doubling', which, in the simplest of definitions, means completing a task with another person present (it is not the thing stunt doubles have to do for Tom Cruise on movie sets, as I initially thought). The app provides various options to work in 'flocks', as well as meditate and ruminate with people of all ages and professions across the world so you stay on task and accountable. It's become my biggest concentration hack in the WFH era."⁠ -L'Oréal Blackett⁠ ⁠ "Body doubling" has proven to be particularly helpful for those with ADHD. Read why at the 🔗 in bio. ✍️ @loreal_blackett 📷 @beth.sacca