Body doubling · virtual co-working

Can't start? Sit down next to someone who already did.

Parallel drops you into a quiet, camera-on focus session with one other person. Say what you’ll do, hit start, and get it done — together, in silence.

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Free while in early access · no card

1,240 on the waitlist
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“Body doubling” is searched 40,000× a month — and almost no one has built it for the web.

Why it works

The smallest push that actually gets you started.

Quiet company, not pressure

Knowing one person can see you start is enough to beat the blank page. No lectures — just presence.

Sessions, not meetings

Pick 25 or 50 minutes, mute, and work. A shared timer keeps you both honest until it rings.

Built for the ADHD brain

No feeds, no guilt-trip streaks. Just the one thing that helps you begin: someone right there.

24:58

Two people, one quiet hour.

No small talk, no agenda — just the gentle accountability of someone starting at the same time as you. That's the thing that finally gets the task moving.

How it works

Three steps, then you're working.

1

Set your intention

Type the one task you've been avoiding.

2

Match & start

We pair you with someone starting now. Camera on, mic off.

3

Focus together

Work in parallel until the timer rings.

Start the thing you've been avoiding.

Join the early-access list. We send invites in small batches, so you'll be in within days.

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Questions

Good to know.

Do I have to talk or be on camera?

Camera on, mic off by default. The presence is the point; conversation isn’t.

How is this different from Focusmate?

Same core idea, rebuilt lighter and free to start, with softer, guilt-free defaults tuned for ADHD.

When does it launch?

Early access opens in rolling batches. Join the list and you’ll get an invite within days.