ADHD & Hyperfocus:
The Missing Link

At the start of a session, the host welcomes everyone and asks each person “what are you working on?” You say your goals out loud (or type it into chat) — usually a sentence or two. Then a timer starts and everyone works quietly alongside each other. When the timer ends, the host brings everyone back and asks each person, “how did it go?” You share your progress and tell each other good job for showing up.

30 minutes to 3 hours. The most popular is a 60 minutes focus block.

Up to 9. Just big enough where you're not on the spot, but small enough that you're not completely invisible. Why we believe this is the most effective group size →

Hosts are volunteers from the community. They are your peers who work alongside you, not coaches or instructors paid to supervise or advise you. Hosts create the sessions, offer a sense of accountable structure, and keep things running smoothly.  

You can become a host too after 10 sessions. You'll love hosting because it makes you even more productive to lead by example. You'll also feel great creating the space to support others. Learn why body doubling is best done with peers.

Take a moment to think about what you need to do (anything goes — from drafting an important memo to reviewing your expenses to tidying up your room), and then identify the smallest first step you can take. Book a Flow Club to set aside time to work on it, and join the session from your computer with the intention of getting it done.

Just send a message to the chat if you're late to share what you're working on with the host. If you have to leave early, tell the chat how the session went for you before you go.

We recommend joining on-time because participating in the ritual of declaring your goals along with the group makes it more likely for you to accomplish your goals and have a successful session. Most people tend to stay and work for the entire time. Staying until the end and celebrating with everyone is an extra boost of dopamine that can give you a pep in your step for the rest of your day.

Not much at all because we are gathering to get stuff done. We briefly share our goals and progress with each other to stay accountable, that’s all.

If you prefer to not talk at all, there are non-verbal, chat-only options you can join.

As much as you can. Of course, if you need to turn off the camera, that’s okay. It's important we try to keep the video on to create a sense of energetic presence for each other while we work. Seeing other people working from the corner of your eye, and knowing that your presence on camera offers the same signal to others, is key to creating the productive magic of Flow Club. The idea is called body doubling and it's one of the most effective ways to promote focus and reduce distraction.

It's normal to feel a bit anxious about it. The video boxes are small, and just like at a productive coffee shop, no one is really looking at you because everyone is focusing on themselves. To keep things safe, we definitely enforce our community guidelines.

Yes. Flow Club is a very useful for managing ADHD.

In a recent membership survey, 62% of 245 respondents identify as living with ADHD, compared to the estimated 6% of US adults living with ADHD.

Among the Flow Club members living with ADHD:
- 96% say they feel more in control of their ADHD
- 89% experience less overwhelm
- 97% find it easier to start difficult tasks

Body doubling — working quietly alongside someone else, like we do in Flow Club — is a strategy the ADHD community has used and recommended for decades. Learn more about body doubling and how it helps with ADHD.

We've organized over 400K of coworking and body doubling sessions since 2021 (3,000,000+ hours). On top of that, we asked our members. In our most recent survey of 265 members, 98% reported improvement in their professional or academic work, 91% said it was easier to meet personal obligations, and 97% said it became easier to start difficult tasks. You can also check out our Wall of Love.

Underneath all that, the design of Flow Club isn't complicated. You book a time, which turns a vague intention into an appointment. You say your goal out loud, which makes it real to someone other than you. Then you work in the quiet company of other people doing the same. Each of those has a research literature behind it. We've written about the evidence in detail →

Flow Club is $40 a month or $400 for the year (save $80). We have 50% discounts for students and non-profits, and 50% discount for hosting a qualified number of sessions.

Yes. Flow Club qualifies as a business expense supporting productivity and as an ADHD workplace accommodation. It can also be part of the co-working or wellness stipend. Here’s a resource page on how to ask.

Yes, we support full-time students and non-profit workers with a 50% discount. Learn more.

Maybe, maybe not. Members are often surprised by how much more they get done in Flow Club and how it helps them take on tasks they've been avoiding. It’s the difference between working out by yourself and going to a workout class. You can rely solely on willpower or see if a different experience can make things easier.  

To be clear, it’s you who is keeping yourself accountable! There’s just no way around that. 🙂

But, it’s also clear that we are social animals. Many people work better when they are in the presence of others. The host in the room asks each participant to share their goals out loud. The act of sharing and being visible to others creates enough energy for our members to get started and to follow through.

For scientific research underpinning Flow Club's experience design, see the Science of Body Doubling

Flow, as defined by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, a Professor of Psychology at Claremont Graduate University, is “a state in which people are so involved in an activity that nothing else seems to matter.” This heightened state of focus and productivity often distorts our perception of time, diminishes anxiety and ego, and fosters a sense of effortless action. It's similar to what we frequently describe as being "in the zone," characterized by a deep sense of immersion and peak performance.

This concept of "flow" was first introduced to the broader scientific community by Csikszentmihalyi in 1990 through his seminal work, "Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience". In this publication, he articulated the essence of being in flow and its significant benefits. Not only does it boost productivity, but it also increases life satisfaction and promotes better mental wellbeing. The study of flow began with Csikszentmihalyi's quest to identify the elements that lead to a life worth living, which you can hear about in his TED Talk: Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi: Flow, the Secret to Happiness.

As modern knowledge workers, we rarely get to experience flow state. Even more elusive is the sense of progression and mastery of your work. When was the last time you felt accomplished? Do you feel like you are better than you were a month ago? The pursuit of flow state reminds us to asks these questions about the work we do everyday, and Flow Club is where we gather to do it.

Based on what we've heard from our members, the specific benefits you will experience include but are not limited to:

• Sharpened focus
• Minimized distractions
• Manage symptoms of ADHD
• Heightened intentionality and awareness of your work
• Motivation on demand
• More time for deep work, side pursuits, and life
• Increased confidence through a sense of agency
• Clearer delineation between work and rest
• More restorative rest
• Inspired company of peers and hosts
• Lower stress and anxiety
• Feel less lonely working from home
• More creativity

We hate BS too, and some of these things inevitably sound like BS. Best we can do now is to show you some testimonials, but you should stay skeptical and try it out for yourself.

‍See our Wall of Love.