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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#79: Reclaiming Margin, with Shawn Blanc
August 6th, 2019 · 65 minutes
The Focus Course founder Shawn Blanc is back to talk about the importance of margin, how it gave him the space he needed to work through a personal crisis, and life lessons learned from his orange 1984 Jeep CJ-7.
#78: Changing Defaults with John Zeratsky
July 23rd, 2019 · 62 minutes
John Zeratsky had the dream job at Google but left it all to write a book, Make Time, and reset his defaults. Learn about John's journey and how resetting your own defaults can make all the difference.
#77: You Can't Hack the System
July 9th, 2019 · 71 minutes
David and Mike share some things they've learned about managing energy. They discuss staying positive, Mike continues his digital Bullet Journal experiment, and David spends some time "reseaching" the perfect notebook.
#76: A Failure Across the Board
June 25th, 2019 · 86 minutes
In this episode, David and Mike dispel a myth about their feelings toward time tracking and David outs himself about exactly how unproductive he was on his last trip. Also, Mike's getting serious about bullet journaling.
#75: Intentional Constraints
June 11th, 2019 · 89 minutes
The conversation on moving the needle continues as David and Mike talk about intentional constraints. Mike embarks on a task management spirit quest, David shares his Bullet Journal advice, and together they consider the balance of process and results.
#74: Moving the Needle
May 28th, 2019 · 79 minutes
David & Mike unpack David's new system to help focus on important work, talk about stepping off the hamster wheel of efficiency, and discuss what to do about productivity shame.
#73: Productivity and Art with Bob Reynolds
May 14th, 2019 · 101 minutes
David and Mike interview professional Saxophonist Bob Reynolds to talk about the importance of productivity when creating art.
#72: Heart-Centered Productivity, with Jocelyn K. Glei
April 30th, 2019 · 83 minutes
The host of Hurry Slowly joins David & Mike to talk about avoiding burnout, percolating ideas, intentionality for introverts, and what it means to do truly productive work.
#71: Hyper-Scheduling
April 16th, 2019 · 81 minutes
This episode focuses on hyper-scheduling and how to turn your calendar into a productivity weapon. Mike and David also continue the conversation about digital minimalism and share a few of their favorite books.
#70: Digital Decluttering, with Shahid Kamal Ahmad
April 2nd, 2019 · 85 minutes
Video game developer Shahid Kamal Ahmad is back to talk about his digital declutter, staying present, and quieting the voices in your head with an intentional approach to managing your technology.