Body Doubling

On this episode of How to Be Fine, Kristen and Jolenta talk about the benefits and drawbacks of body doubling, notably for people who have trouble focusing on tasks. Plus, they offer up advice on cutting ties with family members, and getting over productivity guilt. Do you have an advice question for us? Email us at kristenandjolenta@gmail.com, or tweet us @jolentag, @kristenmeinzer, or @bythebookpod. And if you haven't already, please join our How to Be Fine (formerly By the Book) Facebook community! https://www.facebook.com/groups/kristenandjolenta Sources:https://hbr.org/2020/05/we-work-harder-when-we-know-someones-watchinghttps://faculty.chicagobooth.edu/-/media/faculty/ayelet-fishbach/research/observed.pdfhttps://fortune.com/2023/03/05/body-doubling-parallel-working-tiktok-trend/amp/https://add.org/the-body-double/https://www.huffpost.com/entry/body-doubling-adhd-tasks_l_63da7fbce4b01a4363919cadhttps://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/body-doubling-adhdhttps://www.cnn.com/2023/02/13/health/adhd-body-doubling-productivity-benefits-wellness/index.htmlhttps://www.researchgate.net/publication/320219075_Beyond_Social_Facilitation_A_Review_of_the_Far-Reaching_Effects_of_Social_Attentionhttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1686213/https://www.tiktok.com/@collettenichttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8374040/