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-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

Om Podcasten

Half advice show, half reality show. Join podcast besties Kristen Meinzer and Jolenta Greenberg as they seek advice from experts, and then put that advice to the test. All this season they’re focusing on the loneliness epidemic and the struggles of friendship - from making new friends to breaking up with BFFs. Their goal? To help get you a little closer to fine. The first ten seasons of Kristen and Jolenta's other show By the Book are also in this feed. To hear back episodes, just scroll down! And to hear new episodes of By The Book, go to patreon.com/listentobythebook