Doing a task alongside another person (in-person or over video call) because the mere presence of someone else makes it easier to focus.
ADHD body doubling allows individuals with ADHD to perform and complete tasks more easily and with fewer distractions, where otherwise they might struggle more.
Body doubling or parallel working is a strategy used to initiate and complete tasks, such as household chores or writing and other computer tasks.
Doing a task alongside another person (in-person or over video call) because the mere presence of someone else makes it easier to focus. Originally an ADHD coping strategy; now mainstream via "study with me" streams on YouTube and Twitch.
'Body doubling' is the practice of working on a task alongside someone else — in person or over video — to make it easier to stay focused. It is widely used by people with ADHD, autism or general procrastination struggles. If your teen 'body doubles' with a friend on FaceTime to do homework, they are using a recognised productivity strategy. Wholesome and effective. Apps like Focusmate match strangers for the same purpose. Nothing romantic or sexual is implied.
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(transitive, by extension) To deal with or handle a task or individual person by using a team of two people.
(transitive) To double the quantity, amount or duration of something.
(transitive, slang, of two people) To double penetrate someone.
Made up of two matching or complementary elements.
The Attention Deficit Disorder Association has said, "ADHD body doubling is a productivity strategy used by individuals with ADHD to finish possibly annoying jobs while having another person beside them."[\[5\]](https…
'Body doubling' is the practice of working on a task alongside someone else — in person or over video — to make it easier to stay focused. It is widely used by people with ADHD, autism or general procrastination struggles. If your teen 'body doubles' with a friend on FaceTime to do homework, they are using a recognised productivity strategy. Wholesome and effective. Apps like Focusmate match strangers for the same purpose. Nothing romantic or sexual is implied.
'Body doubling' is a productivity and neurodivergence-focused practice in which you work on a task in the presence of another person — physically present or on video call — to maintain focus and reduce procrastination. Widely used in the ADHD community. Register: informal but recognised in productivity and mental-health discourse. In formal writing prefer 'co-working session' or 'parallel work session'. A common learner mistake is to read the term sexually; it is strictly about focus support, with the 'double' meaning the supportive companion.
“ADHD body doubling allows individuals with ADHD to perform and complete tasks more easily and with fewer distractions, where otherwise they might struggle more.”
“Body doubling or parallel working is a strategy used to initiate and complete tasks, such as household chores or writing and other computer tasks.”
“The Attention Deficit Disorder Association has said, "ADHD body doubling is a productivity strategy used by individuals with ADHD to finish possibly annoying jobs while having another person beside them."[\[5\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Body_doubling#cite_note-ADDA-tool-5) Body doubling is said to aid individuals with focus and productivity while working.”
“I usually combine body doubling with a pomodoro timer, so 25-30 minutes and then a break.”
“It was then that Simon learned that her mom's old hack now has a name: body doubling.”
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(AU, colloquial) To ride two on a horse, bicycle etc.