Live

Upgrade with Jason Snell and Myke Hurley - Listen

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.

Hosts

David Sparks

MacSparky.com

Mike Schmitz

practicalpkm.com

Navigation

  • Previous Episode
  • Next Episode
  • Focused Archives

    • Links

  • Sponsor
  • Contact

    • The Focused Forum

    Focused is edited by Jim Metzendorf.

    Follow _focusedfm

    Support this show

    Join for $7/month Join for $70/year
    Learn more about membership.

    #217: The Anxious Generation

    November 19th, 2024 · 78 minutes

    David & Mike consider the hidden costs of prioritizing the virtual world over the real world and discuss ways that we can fight for focus in an age of distraction.

    This episode of Focused is sponsored by:

    • Zocdoc: Find the right doctor, right now with Zocdoc. Sign up for free.
    • ExpressVPN: High-Speed, Secure & Anonymous VPN Service. Get an extra three months free.

    Stream this episode

    Download: MP3 (72.48 MB)

    Links and Show Notes

    The Anxious Generation by Jonathan Haidt
    Mike's Minimalist iPhone Home Screen Experiment
    The Light Phone
    Day One
    Typefully
    What I’m Doing Now | Derek Sivers
    What I’m Doing Now | MacSparky
    Mike's Newsletter
    Sonnet Mechanical Keyboard | Mode Designs
    Plotter USA
    Meditations for Mortals by Oliver Burkeman
    Bookworm #209: Meditations for Mortals by Oliver Burkeman
    Free Time by Jenny Blake