Nope, not with today's open plan offices. Body doubling works because both people involved are aware of support each other's intention and focus. At work you're

Nope, not with today's open plan offices. Body doubling works because both people involved are aware of support each other's intention and focus. At work you're all there for the same reason, broadly speaking, but you may have radically different and conflicting tasks. There's no way everyone can be fully accommodating of everyone else's needs. Plus, the environment is some unpleasant aggregate of barely tolerable for everyone: noise levels, temperature, lighting, ergonomics. Want me back in the office? Give me an office, with one, maybe two, office mates that I get along with. A door I (we) can close when needed.