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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#147: Task Management & Focus
March 15th, 2022 · 86 minutes
David & Mike revisit the topic of task management to talk about Mike's Obsidian task management experiment and their (very different) use of checklists.
#146: The Extended Mind, with Annie Murphy Paul
March 1st, 2022 · 61 minutes
Author Annie Murphy Paul joins us to talk about playing with ideas, working in groups, and other ways to extend the mind.
#145: Focus & Your Environment
February 15th, 2022 · 81 minutes
David & Mike consider how the environment affects our ability to focus and share the very different ways they set up their workspaces.
#144: Enough, with Patrick Rhone
February 1st, 2022 · 86 minutes
Patrick Rhone joins us to talk about analog productivity, knolling, mise en place, and staying focused while wearing many hats.
#143: Thinking Annually
January 18th, 2022 · 90 minutes
David and Mike share some thoughts about what they’re up to in the new year and the personal changes they’re making to their routines.
#142: Sparky Gets Focused
January 4th, 2022 · 72 minutes
Sparky finally put his money where his mouth is and he's doing just one thing now. In this episode, Mike has questions and David has answers.
#141: You Never Arrive
December 22nd, 2021 · 76 minutes
David & Mike discuss the arrival fallacy and the importance of finding joy in the journey.
#140: Your Brain is Not a Computer with Cory Hixson
December 7th, 2021 · 79 minutes
Engineering professor Cory Hixson joins the Focused crew this week about staying on target, not letting your kids eat take your brain, and why you are not a computer.
#139: Soundtracks & Self-Talk
November 23rd, 2021 · 69 minutes
David & Mike consider the source of negative self-talk, the power of positive thinking, and taming the rebellious brain.
#138: Hyper-Scheduling Revisited
November 9th, 2021 · 94 minutes
Mike and David return to the subject of hyper-scheduling after they've both been at it a few years. What works? What doesn't? And how did Mike's experiment go where he stopped blocking time?