Saturdays · 11am–1pm & 1–3pm ET · Midtown
Shut the F up and get it done.
A cool, quiet, clean coffee shop with a purpose. Show up — in person or on Zoom — with the project you keep putting off, bring your own coffee, and get work done. Two sessions every Saturday. Stay for one or both.
Free to join · Suggested donation $15 · Bring your own coffee · Pizza in person 🍕
Five moves. 50-minute focus blitzes with 10-minute breaks. You show up with the thing you've been dodging, and you leave having done it.
Bring your laptop or notebook and the project you've been avoiding. Kickoff is 11:15 or 1:15, sharp.
Say what you're working on and one goal for the session.
50-minute focus blitzes with 10-minute breaks. House rules are strict, and people who don't follow them will be asked to leave.
Pizza in person. It's included — eat on the break, then get back to it.
We close by sharing what we got done. Out loud. That's the whole trick.
Two sittings every Saturday, 11am–1pm and 1–3pm ET. Kickoff is 11:15 and 1:15, sharp. Stay for one session or both. In person on Luma. Online on Meetup. Students: GSD Study Club is Wednesdays.
No session Saturday, Oct 31.
In person
Midtown, 5th floor walk-up. A cool, quiet, clean coffee shop with a purpose — bring your own coffee and get work done. Pizza's included. Free, with a $15 suggested donation.
1030 6th Ave, 5th Floor, Midtown, New York, NY 10018
4-flight walk-up to the 5th floor, no elevator. Buzz the 5th floor.
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Online
Same times, same house rules, on Zoom from wherever you are. RSVP on Meetup and the Zoom link is sent to you before kickoff.
Zoom
Zoom link comes by Meetup message after you RSVP. Join the Meetup so it can find you.
Those dates have passed. Join the Meetup for the next ones.
Students
Wednesdays for students, starting Nov 11. Same Midtown room, same quiet. 50-minute focus blitzes with 10-minute breaks. $10 for students, and pizza's included.
$10 for students
11:30am–2:30pm ET
1030 6th Ave, 5th Floor, Midtown, New York, NY 10018
4-flight walk-up to the 5th floor, no elevator. Buzz the 5th floor.
In person, RSVP on Luma. Online, RSVP on Meetup.
A cool, quiet, clean coffee shop with a purpose. Bring your own coffee and get work done. The stairs are real, so here is the honest version.
A cool, quiet, clean coffee shop with a purpose. Your cup, your project, the work.
4 flights, no elevator. Buzz the 5th floor. If stairs won't work for you, join on Zoom — same times, same club.
50-minute focus blitzes with 10-minute breaks. The room stays quiet while a blitz is on. House rules are strict, and people who don't follow them will be asked to leave.
Laptop or notebook, plus the cable. One session is two hours. Stay for both and you're here until 3.
No meals during a blitz. Crumbs and quiet don't share a table.
In the room, pizza is included. That's the eating window.
$15
Saturday sessions are free to join. A suggested donation of $15 helps cover the room and the pizza. No pressure — especially if you're online. Can't chip in? Come anyway! GSD Study Club for students is $10.
In person, cash or Venmo at the door.
The short version, before you haul a laptop up four flights.
No. If the project has been sitting there judging you, you're in the right place. You don't need a streak, a system, or a head start.
Yes. Writing, coding, applications, school, life admin, the email you've been minimizing. If it's yours and you've been putting it off, it counts.
Yes. Each Saturday has 11am–1pm and 1–3pm ET. Stay for one session or both. Each sitting has its own RSVP, and kickoff is 11:15 and 1:15, sharp.
Saturday sessions are free to join, with a suggested donation of $15. No pressure, especially online. Pizza is included if you're in the room. GSD Study Club for students is $10.
50-minute focus blitzes with 10-minute breaks. Phones away. The room stays quiet during a blitz. House rules are strict, and people who don't follow them will be asked to leave.
Kickoff is 11:15 or 1:15, sharp. If you miss it, wait and slip in at the next break. Don't walk into the middle of a focus blitz.
RSVP to the online session on Meetup. The Zoom link is sent to members by Meetup message before the session.
Yes. GSD Study Club is for students, Wednesdays 11:30am–2:30pm ET, starting Nov 11. It's $10, in the same Midtown room, with pizza. RSVP on Meetup.
No. It's a 4-flight walk-up to the 5th floor, and you buzz the 5th floor. If that rules the room out, the online session is the same club, same times.