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Focused

David Sparks and Mike Schmitz are not nearly as productive as they’d like to be. Join these fellow t

Episodes

Total: 234

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

152: Mental Models

2022/5/24

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

147: Task Management & Focus

2022/3/15

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

145: Focus & Your Environment

2022/2/15

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

143: Thinking Annually

2022/1/18

David and Mike share some thoughts about what they’re up to in the new year and the personal changes

142: Sparky Gets Focused

2022/1/4

Sparky finally put his money where his mouth is and he's doing just one thing now. In this episo

141: You Never Arrive

2021/12/22

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

139: Soundtracks & Self-Talk

2021/11/23

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

137: Managing Busy

2021/10/27

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