Danielle RalstonFounder, How Capacity Works · Founder of ND Hive | Building the productivity hub where work actually gets done | Execution spaces, body doubling & community accountability

ADHD? Body Doubling: Why Community Beats Isolation! Watch Now!

21 Nov 2025 · 1 min

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Danielle Ralston explains body doubling, a practice where people work alongside others to stay focused and motivated. She argues that community provides the external structure and accountability that helps people with ADHD avoid isolation and maintain momentum.

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And honestly, why did I create this? Because I freaking needed it. I needed other people to chat with me. Like, we need to be entertained. We need novelty. We need change. We need something different to see, hear, and engage with. And that's what body doubling gives us every day. I'm gonna tell you, community. Community is the structure because everything else, somebody else can help you figure out the rest of the structure that you need. Because again, my structure does not work unless I'm in community. I am by myself and I isolate myself and I'm like, I can do this myself. I'm smarter than anybody else. Okay. Do this. That's when I fail.