Your remote work community in Toronto.
The cafés you already work from, with the coworkers you've been missing. Six 50-minute blocks. Drinks after.
* Free. Community shouldn't have a monthly fee.
Next session
Mon, Jun 159:00 AMThe Annex
Toronto is full of remote workers.
None of them are at your kitchen table.
You don't need a coworking space. You need a regular thing where the same kind of people show up to work.
Multiple sessions a week, most weekdays. Real cafés. The same group, slowly knowing each other.
Show up a few times. By the third one, the names stick.
Coworkers. Without the work boundaries.
The format
The day
A workday built around silent, focused creative blocks.
Six 50-minute blocks of work, in a real café. A lunch reset. Then we hang.
The block
Each block works like this:
- Say what you'll do (one sentence)
- Work for 50 minutes.
- Share what happened.
No tracking. No pressure.
Join how you want
No pressure to stay all day.
The social part
This isn't a networking event.
You just spent a few hours head-down, next to other people doing the same thing.
So we go and grab a drink at the end.
It feels like coworkers, without the work boundaries.
Next events
Pins mark each session's area. Open an event for the exact venue.
- FocusCreative Blocks #17 - TorontoBring the work you’ve been avoiding. Work in focused blocks, with intention, around people doing the same.
- FocusCreative Blocks #18 - TorontoBring the work you’ve been avoiding. Work in focused blocks, with intention, around people doing the same.
- FocusCreative Blocks #19 - TorontoBring the work you’ve been avoiding. Work in focused blocks, with intention, around people doing the same.
- FocusCreative Blocks #20 - TorontoBring the work you’ve been avoiding. Work in focused blocks, with intention, around people doing the same.
- ImprovThink on Your Feet PlayshopIn partnership with My Creative Break, we’re hosting an evening of improv, connection, and practical communication skills.
Not the right week?
We'll let you know when a new session drops.
Not a meetup. Not a coworking space.
Networking events burn you out. Coworking spaces feel transactional.
The difference here is that the hang is on the schedule. When the last block ends, everyone stays.
No one has to decide whether to linger. No one has to ask for plans. It's already the plan.
You spent the day next to these people. Now you grab a drink with them.
Hosted in real, independent cafés across Toronto.
Who this is for
For.
- Designers.
- Engineers.
- Writers.
- Researchers.
- Founders.
- Marketers.
…plus anyone with their own work to bring.
FAQ
Heads-down during the blocks, easy to talk between them. Most people swap names and one sentence about their work in the breaks. Some stay for drinks after. Nobody networks at you. By hour three you've already been sitting next to the same people for hours, so the hang at the end is low-stakes by then.
Coffeeshops and other public spaces. That means ambient noise: people talking, music, the occasional espresso machine. If you need total silence to work, this probably isn't for you. Bring headphones and you'll be fine.
Yes. No ticket, no upsell, no “pro” tier. We started it because we wanted to meet more people who actually care about their work. Charging would change who shows up.
Yes. Booking online lets us save you a spot and get you set up ahead of the day. If something comes up and you couldn't book, flag it when you arrive and we can usually get you in on the spot.
No. Most people come alone. Nobody talks during the blocks, so you don't have to be “on”. By the time the drinks start, you've already been sitting next to the same people for hours. The hang is easy from there. You can still bail whenever.
Yes. Get them to register online too so we can save their spot. If something changes last minute and they come along unexpectedly, let us know when you arrive and we'll do our best to accommodate.
No. Morning only (blocks 1 to 3), afternoon only (blocks 4 to 6), or the full day. Book whichever fits. Nobody tracks attendance.
If you're here to move something forward, it counts. Your daily work counts. A side project you never make time for counts. Real just means real to you.
Yes. Laptop, notebook, headphones, whatever you actually need to get done. Since the events happen in coffeeshops and other public spaces, there's always some background noise. You can take a call if you need to. Just be okay with the noise going the other way too.
Yes to both. Always wifi, always outlets. Not always one per person, so you may end up sharing with someone nearby. People are generally cool about it. Bring your charger and you're set.
It's fine to be late, but you really get the full experience by joining for the entire session. If you walk in while one's already running, people will be deep in the block, not looking up. People might not stop to say hi until the next break. Leaving during a block is also fine. Just do it quietly.