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Hosted by David Sparks and Mike Schmitz.
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.
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#131: Liminal Thinking
August 3rd, 2021 · 83 minutes
We're all a lot less objective than we give ourselves credit for. David & Mike attempt to figure out why by considering limiting beliefs, learning loops, and the slippery slope of self-sealing logic.
#130: Toxic Productivity
July 20th, 2021 · 79 minutes
At what point does your quest for productivity and efficiency become toxic? It's a good question and an easy trap. Mike and David have a few ideas.
#129: No One Wants to Work With a Jerk, with Colleen Wainwright
July 6th, 2021 · 81 minutes
Gmail ninja Colleen Wainwright joins us to talk about delegating work to others, the evolution of the attention economy, and working out of email without going crazy.
#128: Communication
June 22nd, 2021 · 78 minutes
Mike and David tackle one of the most difficult subjects of focus, Communication.
#127: Focusing a Team, with Ken Case
June 8th, 2021 · 85 minutes
Ken Case joins us to talk about how the Omni Group focuses their work teams, the lessons they've learned from forced changes due to COVID, and the benefits of planning for disruption.
#126: Productivity vs. Grinding
May 25th, 2021 · 87 minutes
Mike and David get into note-taking (and note-making), listener feedback, and the pesky problem of productivity vs. grinding.
#125: Professional Nerd, with Rosemary Orchard
May 11th, 2021 · 89 minutes
Rosemary Orchard joins us to talk about juggling projects, automation, kanban boards, and keeping the jobby job.
#124: Reading and Learning
April 27th, 2021 · 85 minutes
In this episode, Mike and David talk about PKM planets and how they read, process, and learn from books and other media.
#123: A Focus on Time
April 13th, 2021 · 87 minutes
David & Mike talk about the different ways they track their time, what tools they use, and share the focus & productivity benefits they glean from the process.
#122: Linking Your Thinking with Nick Milo
March 30th, 2021 · 87 minutes
Nick Milo from Linking Your Thinking joins this week to consider the role of focus in idea development and knowledge management.