Focused

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.

https://www.relay.fm/focused

Eine durchschnittliche Folge dieses Podcasts dauert 1h13m. Bisher sind 200 Folge(n) erschienen. Dies ist ein zweiwöchentlich erscheinender Podcast.

Gesamtlänge aller Episoden: 9 days 18 hours 16 minutes

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episode 80: The Power of "No"


Mike and David tackle the challenges that come with saying "No" and why a well-intentioned "no" can make all the difference.


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 August 20, 2019  1h6m
 
 

episode 79: Reclaiming Margin, with Shawn Blanc


The Focus Course founder Shawn Blanc is back to talk about the importance of margin, how it gave him the space he needed to work through a personal crisis, and life lessons learned from his orange 1984 Jeep CJ-7.


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 August 6, 2019  1h5m
 
 

episode 78: Changing Defaults with John Zeratsky


John Zeratsky had the dream job at Google but left it all to write a book, Make Time, and reset his defaults. Learn about John's journey and how resetting your own defaults can make all the difference.


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 July 24, 2019  1h2m
 
 

episode 77: You Can't Hack the System


David and Mike share some things they've learned about managing energy. They discuss staying positive, Mike continues his digital Bullet Journal experiment, and David spends some time "reseaching" the perfect notebook.


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 July 9, 2019  1h11m
 
 

episode 76: A Failure Across the Board


In this episode, David and Mike dispel a myth about their feelings toward time tracking and David outs himself about exactly how unproductive he was on his last trip. Also, Mike's getting serious about bullet journaling.


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 June 25, 2019  1h26m
 
 

episode 75: Intentional Constraints


The conversation on moving the needle continues as David and Mike talk about intentional constraints. Mike embarks on a task management spirit quest, David shares his Bullet Journal advice, and together they consider the balance of process and results.


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 June 11, 2019  1h29m
 
 

episode 74: Moving the Needle


David & Mike unpack David's new system to help focus on important work, talk about stepping off the hamster wheel of efficiency, and discuss what to do about productivity shame.


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 May 29, 2019  1h19m
 
 

episode 73: Productivity and Art with Bob Reynolds


David and Mike interview professional Saxophonist Bob Reynolds to talk about the importance of productivity when creating art.


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 May 14, 2019  1h41m
 
 

episode 72: Heart-Centered Productivity, with Jocelyn K. Glei


The host of Hurry Slowly joins David & Mike to talk about avoiding burnout, percolating ideas, intentionality for introverts, and what it means to do truly productive work.


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 April 30, 2019  1h23m
 
 

episode 71: Hyper-Scheduling


This episode focuses on hyper-scheduling and how to turn your calendar into a productivity weapon. Mike and David also continue the conversation about digital minimalism and share a few of their favorite books.


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 April 16, 2019  1h21m