David and Jason go through the Free Agents Mailbag with observations about the legend of the man who outsourced his own job, taking a hobby to the next level, and the menace of Imposter Syndrome. Then we welcome our guest, Shawn Blanc, creator of The Sweet Setup and shawnblanc.net, to discuss building an independent business with collaborators, solid project planning, and sensible work hours.

This episode of Focused is sponsored by:

Squarespace: Make your next move. Enter offer code FREEAGENTS at checkout to get 10% off your first purchase.
Casper: The Internet’s favourite mattress. Get $50 off select mattresses with the code ‘FREEAGENTS’.
Freshbooks: Online invoicing made easy.

Guest Starring:

Shawn Blanc

Links and Show Notes:

Support Focused with a Relay FM Membership

Shawn Blanc

Time Ownership: A free email course from Shawn Blanc and The Focus Course

Discover the best apps and workflows for your iPhone, Mac, and iPad — The Sweet Setup

All The Things — A Calm Video Course on Productivity and Task Management

Outsourced: Employee Sends Own Job To China; Surfs Web : The Two-Way : NPR

42: Learning Your Creative Rhythms, with Shawn Blanc 58:23 Share

Focused

Shownotes Transcript

42: Learning Your Creative Rhythms, with Shawn Blanc