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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

114: Inputs and PKM Stacks

2020/12/8

Inputs! We all have too many of them and not enough of us have a plan for them. In this episode, Mik

Brittany Smith is a cognitive scientist and very focused. She's also diagnosed with ADHD and she

112: Productivity & Creativity

2020/11/10

David & Mike consider the relationship of productivity & creativity and how it shapes the wo

Erik Fisher joins us to talk about internal and external distractions, setting up your environment f

110: Focus with Michael Hyatt

2020/10/14

Michael Hyatt joins in to talk about staying focused, drift, scaling back on social media. This epi

109: Email Workflows

2020/9/29

David & Mike revisit the topic of email and discuss their current workflows. They share how and

108: Pruning with Ian Byrd

2020/9/15

Educator, speaker, and online course creator Ian Byrd joins Mike and David to talk about quarterly r

Bullet Journal Method founder Ryder Carroll joins us to talk about taking time offline, asking the r

Laura Vanderkam joins the podcast this episode to talk about challenges and opportunities in working

Jay Miller joins us to talk about balancing many interests, transferring your focus as you switch be

104: Sleep and Sabbaticals

2020/7/21

Mike and David cover a lot in this week's episode ranging from David's attempt at a sabbatic

103: Systems & Challenges

2020/7/7

David tweaks his shutdown routine and preps for his sabbatical, Mike unpacks his hybrid productivity

The Pen Addict Brad Dowdy joins in to explain how he struggles to stay focused and discovers that he

Sean McCabe is back to talk about sabbaticals - and to convince David to take one of his own. This

It's Episode 100 and Mike and David are looking back and looking forward in terms of focus. Th

Dave Caolo joins us to talk about games & productivity, how his bullet journal helps him stay fo

Dave Hamilton joins in to talk about how to keep your focus in the workplace and during a pandemic.

97: Emotional Overload

2020/4/14

David & Mike continue the overload series with a look at emotional overload. They consider the v

96: Working from Home

2020/3/31

Mike and David consider keeping your focus while working from home. This episode of Focused is spon

95: Five Years of Freedom

2020/3/17

David shares the big lessons he's learned from five years of working independently. He and Mike