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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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    Latest Episodes

    #102: Analog Productivity with Brad Dowdy

    June 23rd, 2020 · 97 minutes

    The Pen Addict Brad Dowdy joins in to explain how he struggles to stay focused and discovers that he's a time blocker. We also get very nerdy about pens and paper toward the end.

    #101: Taking a Sabbatical, with Sean McCabe

    June 9th, 2020 · 101 minutes

    Sean McCabe is back to talk about sabbaticals - and to convince David to take one of his own.

    #100: Staying Focused with Episode 100

    May 26th, 2020 · 73 minutes

    It's Episode 100 and Mike and David are looking back and looking forward in terms of focus.

    #99: Working From Home, with Dave Caolo

    May 12th, 2020 · 68 minutes

    Dave Caolo joins us to talk about games & productivity, how his bullet journal helps him stay focused, and working from home without going crazy.

    #98: Floating with Dave Hamilton

    April 28th, 2020 · 91 minutes

    Dave Hamilton joins in to talk about how to keep your focus in the workplace and during a pandemic. Also, Dave uses an isolation tank and we have questions.

    #97: Emotional Overload

    April 14th, 2020 · 65 minutes

    David & Mike continue the overload series with a look at emotional overload. They consider the value of introspection, share some fun distractions, and discuss being ok with not being productive.

    #96: Working from Home

    March 31st, 2020 · 58 minutes

    Mike and David consider keeping your focus while working from home.

    #95: Five Years of Freedom

    March 17th, 2020 · 75 minutes

    David shares the big lessons he's learned from 5 years of working independently. He and Mike talk about the fear of failure, intentional constraints, effective delegation, and the impact David's furry new coworker has on his productivity.

    #94: Journaling with Matt Ragland

    March 3rd, 2020 · 77 minutes

    Matt Ragland explains how he uses his paper bullet journal to stay focused.

    #93: Attention Overload

    February 18th, 2020 · 65 minutes

    In this second part of the overload series, David & Mike discuss emotional hijacking, the myth of multitasking, and how to tame the lizard brain.