Body doubling for cleaning and chores

How it works with chores

Prop your phone or laptop somewhere it can see you, say what you will do (“the kitchen”, “two loads of laundry”), and get going. The other person may be studying or working: you do not need the same task.

You can turn the microphone off while the vacuum is on, and the camera off if you move to another room. At the end you tell each other how it went.

Ideas for a 25 minute session

• Clear and wipe one surface.
• One load of laundry, from basket to drawer.
• The pile of papers on the table.
• The fridge, one shelf at a time.

How it works here

1. Pick a time. A slot starts every quarter hour, day and night. Sessions last 25 or 50 minutes.
2. We try to match you. If someone picked the same time and length, we put you on a call together.
3. Say what you are working on. At the start each of you says it out loud, in one sentence. Then you work in silence. There is a chat if you need it.
4. Tell each other how it went. That is what the last two minutes are for. Then the session stays in your calendar and you can go.