Keep your thesis on track with deep work
Daily deep work sessions with expert facilitators
Monthly challenges to motivate you and hold you accountable
30-day free trial, 50% student discount afterwards
Completing your thesis is a daunting task that can feel overwhelming at times!
Focused concentration, time management and a support network are key.
That's where Flocks come in.
Flocks are virtual deep work sessions where PhD students, freelancers, and other professionals come together to work silently on weightly tasks, with the guidance of our trained facilitators. Flocks are a fun and satisfying way to achieve focus and accountability.
Poor time management?
Add deep work sessions to your calendar everyday. Prioritise time to work on your thesis and watch your productivity soar. Consistency is key.
Lack of motivation?
You'll be amazed how much you can get done during a Flock, with a few hours of deep work. The more you do, the more you'll want to do.
Feeling isolated?
State your goals and work-alongside your Flock. A virtual community of deep workers that will keep you accountable and connected.
How Flocks work?
Take-Off
How it works
Begin with a short meditation
Journaling with a prompt
Share your goals for the day
Leave the session calm and ready to focus
What to expect
š£ Small group of fellow members
š¤ Microphone required
š· Camera recommended
š You will need a pen and paper
š» Run on Zoom
Deep Dive
How it works
Welcome from your facilitator
Goal setting in breakout rooms
50 minutes of silent focus
Optional guided break activity
50 minutes of silent focus
Goal reflection in breakout rooms
Leave the session feeling a sense of progress
What to expect
š£ 20-60 fellow members
š£ Breakout rooms of 3-4 members
š¤ Microphone required
š· Camera recommended
š» Run on Zoom
Power Hour
How it works
Welcome from your facilitator
Goal setting in the chat
55 minutes of silent focus
Moment of reflection
Leave the session motivated
What to expect
š£ 20-60 fellow members
š¤ Microphone not required
š· Camera recommended
š» Run on Zoom
1. Pick the sessions and dates you'd like to attend, and we'll send you calendar invites so your deep work time is blocked out. No pesky meetings eat into your work day.
2. Join the Flock using the Zoom link in the calendar invite, and you'll be part of a session with other like-minded professionals and our vibrant Flocks facilitators.
3. State your goals briefly to a small group of fellow āFlockersā. Then it's time to focus and work, in the silent presence of your Flock.Ā
4. Keep your camera on. Youāll be amazed at the effect seeing other people work has on your own productivity.Ā
5. Take a break halfway through - your facilitator will lead a short, fun interlude āĀ to give your brain and body the right kind of invigoration.Ā
6. Share how much you achieved of your session goals at the end of the Flock. Knowing you have to do this is a great incentive to stay focused throughout.
50% Student discount
You can get a 50% discount on yourĀ FLOWN membership. To confirm you're a student, write toĀ hello@flown.com your .edu or equivalent email or send us picture of your student card and we'll send you your unique discount code.
Helping our members work deeper
What I get from Flocks: concentration, productivity andā¦ connection!Ā FLOWN has a magic formula that helps me focus, while weaving in moments of connection ā wonderful for remote workers.
Rachel CarrelĀ
Founder, Koru Kids
FLOWN has completely changed how I work. A few hours of really meaningful deep work helps me feel like Iām really achieving something. I'm more productive now than I have been for a long time - maybe ever. I am setting and meeting achievable goals, which increases my confidence.
Hari Berrow
PhD Student & Scriptwriter
I've got severe ADHD so my work is often interrupted and I frequently feel overwhelmed. FLOWN helps me work calmly, get through my admin, and achieve more than I'd do on my own.
Patricia B.
Artist
"The key to developing a deep work habit is to move beyond good intentions and add routines and rituals to your working life designed to minimize the amount of your limited willpower necessary to transition into and maintain a state of unbroken concentration."
Cal Newport, Deep Work: Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World
Flocks FAQs
Iām so busy, how am I meant to take two hours off?!
Thatās sort of the point. If you don't have time to join Flocks, it means you probably aren't getting time to do your actual work. Flocks arenāt about taking time off ā theyāre about making time to do the work thatās going to make the biggest difference. We recommend booking sessions in a week or more ahead of time, so your precious deep work time is locked in, and your day isn't eaten up with meetings, calls and emails. In the end, you'll get more done this way.
I donāt want to be on camera with people I donāt knowā¦
You donāt have to be if you really donāt want toā¦Ā but if everybody turned their cameras off it wouldnāt work so well. Actually seeing your accountability group makes a massive difference ā it triggers motivation, and puts you under a positive kind of pressure to succeed.
My house/flat/study is a mess! How can I be on Zoom with strangers?
We can relate. But we donāt care, and nor do your fellow Flockers! The pandemic means that everybody is used to people working in messy kitchens or with dogs, kids, and flatmates poking their noses into their meetings. Flocks improve your focus and productivity. Zone out your environment and do some deep work!
I donāt want to present my workplan to people I donāt know!Ā
Your fellow Flockers are NOT your boss. Flocks are about supportive accountability ā so you donāt need a sophisticated presentation in your intentions. On Deep Dive sessions, just talk for a minute about what you intend to get done. The very act of sharing it is scientifically proven to improve your chances of actually doing it.Ā Oh, and we don't do breakout rooms in Power Hour Flocks, so why not try one of those out first?