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by 57FkMytWjyFu 862 days ago
Your search term is 'body-doubling', where you feel like a slacker if someone is watching you not hustle while they hustle.
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Ah just like peer pressure? I've seen that also in sports where you have a virtual co-runner you try to keep to up with.

It doesn't work for me though because I'm really independent and totally not competitive. I just don't care about my peers. I hate team sports also for this case because I'll always get kicked out for not caring about the team's goals.

It's a bit difficult sometimes because all companies think they only need 'team players'. I can be extremely loyal to people I care about but I need to build up that care naturally, them being part of some arbitrary 'team' doesn't work for me. Hard to explain :)