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 20 hours 43 minutes
episode 112: Productivity & Creativity
David & Mike consider the relationship of productivity & creativity and how it shapes the work that they do.
episode 111: Environmental Focus, with Erik Fisher
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.
episode 110: Focus with Michael Hyatt
Michael Hyatt joins in to talk about staying focused, drift, scaling back on social media.
episode 109: Email Workflows
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.
episode 108: Pruning with Ian Byrd
Educator, speaker, and online course creator Ian Byrd joins Mike and David to talk about quarterly retreats, technology, and focus. David makes a commitment.
episode 107: The Bullet Journal Method, with Ryder Carroll
Bullet Journal Method founder Ryder Carroll joins us to talk about taking time offline, asking the right questions, and finding the the balance between style and substance in getting the right things done.
episode 106: Home Offices with Laura Vanderkam
Laura Vanderkam joins the podcast this episode to talk about challenges and opportunities in working from home. Mike and David also break down their ever-evolving shut down routines.
episode 105: Living the Multipotentialite Life, with Jay Miller
Jay Miller joins us to talk about balancing many interests, transferring your focus as you switch between them, and what it means to live the multipotentialite lifestyle.
episode 104: Sleep and Sabbaticals
Mike and David cover a lot in this week's episode ranging from David's attempt at a sabbatical to sleep to productivity in virtual reality.
episode 103: Systems & Challenges
David tweaks his shutdown routine and preps for his sabbatical, Mike unpacks his hybrid productivity system, and they each have their own productivity challenge to complete.