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Body doubling, explained with two noodles
20 October 2026 · 3 min read
Sometimes a task gets easier just because someone is nearby. A placeholder piece about working side by side.
Placeholder article. Picture two noodles at one table. One is sorting cards. The other is writing a letter. Neither is helping the other, and yet both get further.
That is body doubling: doing your own thing in the company of someone else doing theirs.
Ways to try it
- A friend on a video call, cameras on, mics off.
- A café or a library.
- A co-working session online.
Shared momentum
You do not need to talk. Just say what you will work on at the start, and wave at the end.