About this episode
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-watching https://faculty.chicagobooth.edu/-/media/faculty/ayelet-fishbach/research/observed.pdf https://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_63da7fbce4b01a4363919cad https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/body-doubling-adhd https://www.cnn.com/2023/02/13/health/adhd-body-doubling-productivity-benefits-wellness/index.html https://www.researchgate.net/publication/320219075_Beyond_Social_Facilitation_A_Review_of_the_Far-Reaching_Effects_of_Social_Attention https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1686213/ https://www.tiktok.com/@collettenic https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8374040/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices