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Re:Show HN: Pomodoro Timer with Friends by Ilasky on Wednesday November 16, 2022 @03:37PM (#33630155)
Body doubling is exactly this! (https://doubleapp.xyz/blog/how-to-body-double) Also called social facilitation (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_facilitation)

When someone else is around it's like a switch goes gets turned on and BAM - I'm able to do the thing.

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Re:Show HN: Pomodoro Timer with Friends by htkibar on Wednesday November 16, 2022 @05:22PM (#33631703)
Finally I know the name now - thank you!
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Re:Show HN: Pomodoro Timer with Friends by seydor on Thursday November 17, 2022 @05:57AM (#33637276)
Didn't know there was a name for it! It's the same reason why kids can stay in a classroom and not start a riot i guess.
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