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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#103: Systems & Challenges
July 7th, 2020 · 71 minutes
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.
#102: Analog Productivity with Brad Dowdy
June 23rd, 2020 · 97 minutes
The Pen Addict Brad Dowdy joins in to explain how he struggles to stay focused and discovers that he's a time blocker. We also get very nerdy about pens and paper toward the end.
#101: Taking a Sabbatical, with Sean McCabe
June 9th, 2020 · 101 minutes
Sean McCabe is back to talk about sabbaticals - and to convince David to take one of his own.
#100: Staying Focused with Episode 100
May 26th, 2020 · 73 minutes
It's Episode 100 and Mike and David are looking back and looking forward in terms of focus.
#99: Working From Home, with Dave Caolo
May 12th, 2020 · 68 minutes
Dave Caolo joins us to talk about games & productivity, how his bullet journal helps him stay focused, and working from home without going crazy.
#98: Floating with Dave Hamilton
April 28th, 2020 · 91 minutes
Dave Hamilton joins in to talk about how to keep your focus in the workplace and during a pandemic. Also, Dave uses an isolation tank and we have questions.
#97: Emotional Overload
April 14th, 2020 · 65 minutes
David & Mike continue the overload series with a look at emotional overload. They consider the value of introspection, share some fun distractions, and discuss being ok with not being productive.
#96: Working from Home
March 31st, 2020 · 58 minutes
Mike and David consider keeping your focus while working from home.
#95: Five Years of Freedom
March 17th, 2020 · 75 minutes
David shares the big lessons he's learned from 5 years of working independently. He and Mike talk about the fear of failure, intentional constraints, effective delegation, and the impact David's furry new coworker has on his productivity.
#94: Journaling with Matt Ragland
March 3rd, 2020 · 77 minutes
Matt Ragland explains how he uses his paper bullet journal to stay focused.