Hosted by David Sparks and Mike Schmitz.
David Sparks and Mike Schmitz are not nearly as productive as they’d like to be. Join these fellow travelers (and a bunch of special guests) as they share the best ways to get focused, and talk through their successes and failures along the way.
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#118: Tasks and Habits
February 2nd, 2021 · 102 minutes
Tasks are great but sometimes the wrong tool. Mike and David make the case that habits are underrated and can help you where projects can not.
#117: Roles & Goals
January 19th, 2021 · 92 minutes
Goals are great, but they aren't enough. In this episode, David & Mike talk about how roles & goals work together and how the hats that you decide to wear are the real foundation of a solid personal productivity system.
#116: The Big Reset
January 5th, 2021 · 93 minutes
Mike and David take on the new year in their own focused ways as they talk through a workflow for change.
#115: Solving Interesting Problems, with Ernie Svenson
December 22nd, 2020 · 61 minutes
Ernie Svenson joins us to talk about how focus inspired his career change from lawyer to small firm consultant, the importance of getting help, and the value of journaling.
#114: Inputs and PKM Stacks
December 8th, 2020 · 88 minutes
Inputs! We all have too many of them and not enough of us have a plan for them. In this episode, Mike and David talk about those pesky inputs and how to deal with them.
#113: ADHD and Cognitive Science, with Brittany Smith
November 24th, 2020 · 80 minutes
Brittany Smith is a cognitive scientist and very focused. She's also diagnosed with ADHD and she has a lot of wisdom to share in this week's episode.
#112: Productivity & Creativity
November 10th, 2020 · 75 minutes
David & Mike consider the relationship of productivity & creativity and how it shapes the work that they do.
#111: Environmental Focus, with Erik Fisher
October 27th, 2020 · 86 minutes
Erik Fisher joins us to talk about internal and external distractions, setting up your environment for focused work, dealing with unexpected changes, and building self-awareness.
#110: Focus with Michael Hyatt
October 14th, 2020 · 78 minutes
Michael Hyatt joins in to talk about staying focused, drift, scaling back on social media.
#109: Email Workflows
September 29th, 2020 · 82 minutes
David & Mike revisit the topic of email and discuss their current workflows. They share how and when they process email, what they use to do it, and the strategies they use to break free from their inboxes long enough to do some actual work.