David Sparks and Mike Schmitz are not nearly as productive as they’d like to be. Join these fellow t
Tiago Forte joins us to talk about his new book, building knowledge assets, and flipping the switch
Kourosh Dini is back to talk about being with the work and the dark side of flow. This episode of F
David & Mike share some of their favorite mental models and how to use them for better sensemaki
Francesco D'Alessio joins us to talk about the state of productivity apps, picking the right too
David & Mike celebrate episode 150 by talking about focus traps and answering a bunch of listene
Marc Champagne (author of Personal Socrates) joins us to talk about mental fitness, journaling, and
Chris Bailey is back to talk about his dopamine fast, the art of savoring, and avoiding the producti
David & Mike revisit the topic of task management to talk about Mike's Obsidian task managem
Author Annie Murphy Paul joins us to talk about playing with ideas, working in groups, and other way
David & Mike consider how the environment affects our ability to focus and share the very differ
Patrick Rhone joins us to talk about analog productivity, knolling, mise en place, and staying focus
David and Mike share some thoughts about what they’re up to in the new year and the personal changes
Sparky finally put his money where his mouth is and he's doing just one thing now. In this episo
David & Mike discuss the arrival fallacy and the importance of finding joy in the journey. This
Engineering professor Cory Hixson joins the Focused crew this week about staying on target, not lett
David & Mike consider the source of negative self-talk, the power of positive thinking, and tami
Mike and David return to the subject of hyper-scheduling after they've both been at it a few yea
Mike and David return to the insidious problem of "busy". Mike and David are not beyond ge
Taylor Jacobson joins us to talk about groundedness, vulnerability, and accountability on his journe
Jesse Anderson joins us to talk about self-awareness and the struggles with being productive while b