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    #137: Managing Busy

    October 27th, 2021 · 81 minutes

    Mike and David return to the insidious problem of "busy". Mike and David are not beyond getting caught in this trap and share some ideas about how to avoid it.

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    Credits

    The Hosts
    Mike Schmitz
    David Sparks

    The Editor
    Jim Metzendorf

    The Fixer
    Kerry Provanzano

    (1) The FOCUSED Calendar – NeuYear.net
    Fear-Setting: The Most Valuable Exercise I Do Every Month – The Blog of Author Tim Ferriss
    Personal Retreat Handbook | Faith-Based Productivity
    Journaling Workflow for Appending to Daily Notes with QuickAdd (VIDEO) – The Sweet Setup
    Journaling Using Daily Questions in Obsidian – The Sweet Setup
    About Page
    Focused #134: Finding Space with Sean McCabe - Relay FM
    Focused #135: Don't Eat the Frog, with Jesse J. Anderson - Relay FM
    Focused #136: Social Focus, with Taylor Jacobson - Relay FM
    Obsidian
    Triggers: Marshall Goldsmith
    Courage Is Calling: Fortune Favors the Brave: Holiday, Ryan