Toronto launch.
Be in the first room.
Six 50 minute blocks. One real Toronto café. The list below gets notified first when registration opens up. Always free.
- Doors open
- In 15 days
- Format
- 6 blocks
- Seats
- ~13
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.
* Free. Come once. You'll get 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
Morning
1Block 1
2Block 2
3Block 3
Focus50 min
Break10 min
Lunch
Afternoon
4Block 4
5Block 5
6Block 6
Hang
3Block 3
Focus50 min
Break10 min
01.
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.
02.
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.
03.
Join how you want
MorningBlocks 1–3
AfternoonBlocks 4–6
Full dayAll blocks
No pressure to stay all day.
04.
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.
The rules
01
Bring something real to work on.
02
No talking during blocks. Save it for the breaks.
03
Headphones recommended.
That's it.
Or follow along while we build it.
Join us on IG!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 real work to bring.
Who this is not for
Not.
If you're…
- here to pitch, sell, or network.
- looking for conference energy.
- chasing LinkedIn content.
- planning to talk through the blocks.
- a little allergic to structure.
WhatPeopleBring.
- 01
Their regular 9-5 they just want to focus on
- 02
A half-written landing page they keep putting off
- 03
A side project they never make time for
- 04
Something they've been stuck on for weeks
That's enough. Now we work.
FAQ
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. Blocks are silent so you don't have to be “on”, and 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.
Wifi, yes, always. Outlets, usually, but not always one per person. People are generally cool about sharing if you ask. Bring a charged laptop and your own charger either way.
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.
Have something to get done? Good.
That's what this is for.