I let a stranger watch me work for a day and I’ve never been more productive

I’m not even being delusional with that fantasy — studies show people are more productive when they work in teams, and there are several well-respected productivity hacks like “body doubling” that use the social pressure wrought from the looming presence of others to prod you into focus. However, while a few other services like Arena and My Work Hive offer platforms for video co-working, Focusmate is the only one that digs deep into the science and psychology of accountability to create a virtual environment that’s designed expressly to enhance productivity. According to Focusmate founder Taylor Jacobson, highly regimented virtual co-working is so effective because it layers various productivity hacks like social pressure, intention-setting, task specificity and accountability into a condensed setting where they’re gently enforced by the presence of other like-minded people.

Source: melmagazine.com