Reverse vacation lock-in camp
A week-long or shorter residential productivity challenge where participants leave their normal routines, set a goal and live in a deliberately austere environment designed to make them focus intensely on completing it. The experience should create status and bragging rights similar to signing up for a marathon or Iron Man.
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Problem: There are extreme opt-in challenges for fitness and relaxation, but no comparable structured experience for deliberately focusing on work or personal projects.
For: People who want an extreme, structured way to become more productive, complete a project or break an addiction to screens.
Examples
- Silent meditation retreats: cited as an existing extreme form of self-introspection that participants often talk about afterward.
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