Name: Get Bored: One-Week Productivity Retreat
Location: Portugal

What is the Get Bored retreat?

A 7-day silent productivity retreat in Portugal: no phone, no music, no talking during work hours. One week without distractions. Boredom as the cure.

Diagram: attention scattered across distractions instead of the one task that matters

Why boredom?

You might be avoiding what you should do:

Watching exercise videos, instead of exercising
Consuming transformation and before-and-after content instead of taking action
Reading about what others do, instead of doing it yourself
Talking about plans with friends without executing them
Escaping into social media or entertainment when facing challenges

These are ways people create an illusion of productivity without actual progress.

Diagram: avoidance loop — consuming content about work as a substitute for doing the work

Some things just need to be done.

What does a day look like?

Every day runs on the same strict schedule, built to minimize distractions and maximize focus:

Time	What happens
7:00	Lights on
8:00	Breakfast
9:00 – 12:00	Silent work (computer access allowed)
12:00	Lunch
13:00 – 16:00	Silent work
16:00	Break
16:30 – 18:00	Silent work (computer access ends 18:00)
19:00	Dinner
23:00	Lights out

Duration: One full week (7 days)
Lights on: 7am to 11pm
Computer access: 9am to 6pm
Food breaks: 8am, 12pm, 4pm, 7pm

Warning: This retreat requires complete commitment. Apply only if you're ready to face boredom head-on.

What are the rules?

This is not a feel-good retreat. You're expected to be bored and work on yourself.

Dumbphone required - we can provide one for a fee.
No external communication devices.
No entertainment or social media.
No music.
No instruments.
No distractions.
No talking during working hours: 9am to 6pm.
Full commitment to getting bored, and results.

Diagram: undivided attention on a single task, the state the retreat is built to produce

What do you get?

Accommodation
Food (prepared by participants)
Dumbphone (optional - for a fee)
Most importantly: Others looking for the same thing.

Where and when is it?

Where: Portugal (venue announced to accepted applicants)
When: Next session announced via WhatsApp — ask for the next date.

How do you apply?

We only accept 10 committed people per retreat. Being an interesting person is not a plus, commitment is.

Get Bored: One-Week Productivity Retreat