You don't need to wait for motivation to start.
Six 50-minute blocks in a real café. You show up, pick one thing, and do it.
You already know what to do.
It's not a planning problem. Your list is fine. Your calendar is fine.
What's missing is the sitting-down part. The getting started part.
So this is just a time and a place to show up and begin. That's it.
Consistency beats intensity.
The format
The day
A workday built around silent, focused creative blocks.
Six 50-minute blocks of work, in a real café. A lunch reset. Then we hang.
The block
Each block works like this:
- Say what you'll do (one sentence)
- Work for 50 minutes.
- Share what happened.
No tracking. No pressure.
Join how you want
No pressure to stay all day.
The social part
This isn't a networking event.
You just spent a few hours head-down, next to other people doing the same thing.
So we go and grab a drink at the end.
It feels like coworkers, without the work boundaries.
Next events
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Not the right week?
We'll let you know when a new session drops.
A group, but nothing to perform for.
This isn't a mastermind, a bootcamp, or a cohort. You know what's best for you.
You come to a café, sit down with other people doing their own thing, and work for 50 minutes at a time.
No agendas. The routine is the whole trick. You just have to keep coming back.
One block is enough to start.
Who this is for
For.
- Designers.
- Engineers.
- Writers.
- Researchers.
- Founders.
- Marketers.
…plus anyone with their own to-do list to bring.
FAQ
Self-directed. There's a host running the day. They open the room, call the breaks, keep time. But nobody is checking your work, assigning tasks, or running you through a curriculum. You bring your own list. We hold the structure. The two combined is what moves things along.
Coffeeshops and other public spaces. That means ambient noise: people talking, music, the occasional espresso machine. If you need total silence to work, this probably isn't for you. Bring headphones and you'll be fine.
Yes. No ticket, no upsell, no “pro” tier. We started it because we wanted to meet more people who actually care about their work. Charging would change who shows up.
Yes. Booking online lets us save you a spot and get you set up ahead of the day. If something comes up and you couldn't book, flag it when you arrive and we can usually get you in on the spot.
No. Most people come alone. Nobody talks during the blocks, so you don't have to be “on”. By the time the drinks start, you've already been sitting next to the same people for hours. The hang is easy from there. You can still bail whenever.
Yes. Get them to register online too so we can save their spot. If something changes last minute and they come along unexpectedly, let us know when you arrive and we'll do our best to accommodate.
No. Morning only (blocks 1 to 3), afternoon only (blocks 4 to 6), or the full day. Book whichever fits. Nobody tracks attendance.
If you're here to move something forward, it counts. Your daily work counts. A side project you never make time for counts. Real just means real to you.
Yes. Laptop, notebook, headphones, whatever you actually need to get done. Since the events happen in coffeeshops and other public spaces, there's always some background noise. You can take a call if you need to. Just be okay with the noise going the other way too.
Yes to both. Always wifi, always outlets. Not always one per person, so you may end up sharing with someone nearby. People are generally cool about it. Bring your charger and you're set.
It's fine to be late, but you really get the full experience by joining for the entire session. If you walk in while one's already running, people will be deep in the block, not looking up. People might not stop to say hi until the next break. Leaving during a block is also fine. Just do it quietly.