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. Hosted by David Sparks and Mike Schmitz.
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Gesamtlänge aller Episoden: 9 days 19 hours 27 minutes
episode 191: Multi-Scale Planning
David & Mike unpack the concept of multi-scale planning and share how they are both using it to live in alignment with their vision and values.
episode 190: Overdosing on Gratitude, with Karl Staib
Process Consultant Karl Staib joins us to talk about process design, delegation, and the power of gratitude.
episode 189: Focus & AI
David & Mike consider how various AI tools can help protect our focus and share what they're using to boost their productivity & creativity.
episode 188: Q4 Planning & The PKM Stack
David & Mike revisit the topic of toxic productivity, discuss choosing apps & tools that support your intentions, and share their plans for the last quarter of 2023.
episode 187: Drop Zones & Launch Pads, with Jesse J. Anderson
Jesse J. Anderson is back to talk about troubleshooting productivity systems and his new book for helping adults with ADHD find focus.
episode 186: The Burden of Opportunity, with Shawn Blanc
The Focus Course creator and small business owner Shawn Blanc is back to talk about margin, sabbaticals, and focusing like a boss.
episode 185: How to Be Miserable
David & Mike discuss the satirical self-help book How to Be Miserable by Randy J. Paterson and share the dysfunctional skills they are particularly good at.
episode 184: Solving Problems, with Jay Clouse
Jay Clouse of Creator Science joins us to talk about the sawdust problem, the focus benefits of community, and finding the balance between quality and quantity.
episode 183: Practicing Focus
David & Mike discuss how they inject focus into their workdays & Mike shares about his tiny house retreat experience.
episode 182: Building Focused Flywheels, with Nathan Barry
ConvertKit CEO Nathan Barry joins us to talk about the power of focus and how it helped save his company.