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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#8: Email Is Not Your Job
November 1st, 2016 · 27 minutes
Managing email and setting rules about how you use it.
#7: Be Like a Duck
October 18th, 2016 · 40 minutes
So you've decided to leave the nest. What can you do to prepare while you're still working for the man? What's the right way to give notice, and prepare for the aftermath?
#6: The Shawshank Redemption, with Shahid Kamal Ahmad
October 4th, 2016 · 48 minutes
PlayStation veteran Shahid Kamal Ahmad left Sony to become an independent game developer. We discuss why he left and how he schedules his workday in his garden shed, the ShaShed.
#5: Envision a Bonfire
September 21st, 2016 · 31 minutes
#4: Location, Location, Location
September 6th, 2016 · 39 minutes
Deciding where to get your work done can be a difficult challenge for an independent worker. Can you work out of the house? Does renting office space make sense? What about co-working spaces, or that long wooden table at your neighborhood Starbucks?
#3: My Curse and My Reward, with Myke Hurley
August 25th, 2016 · 42 minutes
Myke Hurley, co-founder of Relay FM, discusses transitioning from his bank job to a full-time podcaster, including the inherent contradictions in working a dream job that never lets you take a vacation.
#2: Booked Up With Myself
August 9th, 2016 · 25 minutes
Just because you're independent doesn't mean you don't need a schedule. This episode is about building (and breaking) routines.
#1: The Temptation of Yes
July 26th, 2016 · 35 minutes
In our very first episode, David and Jason discuss narrowing scope and taking on too much work.