Body doubling is this year's most repeated focus advice: work while another person works. No supervising, no helping, no talking. Just a witness in the room.
It works, and the reason is not mysterious. A scheduled session with someone else turns a vague intention into a bounded commitment that another human can see.
The weakness is the calendar. Focus lasts exactly as long as the call. Tomorrow you are alone again at 9am, negotiating with yourself about what counts as starting.
A pod is body doubling that does not need a shared hour. Five to eight people on the same challenge, one daily check-in, every streak visible. The witness stays even when nobody is on screen.
Book one body-doubling session today — then check in so your group sees whether it happened.