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. Hosted by David Sparks and Mike Schmitz.
231 episodes transcribedDavid & Mike discuss communication, project management, and managing expectations to protect your focus.
Tim Stringer joins us to talk about mortality, reinvention, and the fight to live a focused life.
Chris Bailey is back to talk about dopamine, burnout, and finding calm in these anxious times.
David & Mike share their words for the year and discuss their plans to live out the first quarter of 2023 with intentionality and focus.
David & Mike reflect on the last year and share what went well, what could have gone better, and their lessons learned.
David & Mike walk through their planning processes and make their best case for leaving social media altogether.
Chris Upchurch joins us to talk about his recent career change from metropolitan transportation planner to whitewater rafting guide.
David & Mike consider the focus benefits of mind mapping and discuss the tools and methods they use to think beyond the outline.
Baron Fig CEO Joey Cofone joins us to talk about creativity, embracing constraints, and finding your own way.
David & Mike discuss perfectionism, procrastination, and overcoming the urge to get everything just right.
Jean MacDonald joins us to talk about social media, the M.E.O.W. system, and reading books.
David & Mike compare calendars and task lists, the jobs to be done by each, and the resistance that will inevitably appear in your quest to get things...
David & Mike consider note-taking and its role in the creative process.
Rob Krecak joins us to talk about the psychology behind email, the importance of communication norms, and tips from his experiences helping organizati...
Mike Vardy is back to talk about the rhythm of work and why some people feel "productivity" is becoming a dirty word.
Inspired by a Cal Newport article on Getting Things Done, David & Mike go through an audit of the (in)famous productivity system.
David & Mike explore the idea of favorite problems and identify a dozen of their own in a quest for self-discovery.
Tiago Forte joins us to talk about his new book, building knowledge assets, and flipping the switch from consumer to creator.
Kourosh Dini is back to talk about being with the work and the dark side of flow.
David & Mike share some of their favorite mental models and how to use them for better sensemaking.
