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.
226 episodes transcribedAuthor Annie Murphy Paul joins us to talk about playing with ideas, working in groups, and other ways to extend the mind.
David & Mike consider how the environment affects our ability to focus and share the very different ways they set up their workspaces.
Patrick Rhone joins us to talk about analog productivity, knolling, mise en place, and staying focused while wearing many hats.
David and Mike share some thoughts about what they’re up to in the new year and the personal changes they’re making to their routines.
Sparky finally put his money where his mouth is and he's doing just one thing now. In this episode, Mike has questions and David has answers.
David & Mike discuss the arrival fallacy and the importance of finding joy in the journey.
Engineering professor Cory Hixson joins the Focused crew this week about staying on target, not letting your kids eat take your brain, and why you are...
David & Mike consider the source of negative self-talk, the power of positive thinking, and taming the rebellious brain.
Mike and David return to the subject of hyper-scheduling after they've both been at it a few years. What works? What doesn't? And how did Mike's exper...
Mike and David return to the insidious problem of "busy". Mike and David are not beyond getting caught in this trap and share some ideas about how to...
Taylor Jacobson joins us to talk about groundedness, vulnerability, and accountability on his journey to founding Focusmate.
Jesse Anderson joins us to talk about self-awareness and the struggles with being productive while battling ADHD.
Sean McCabe comes back to report in on what happened when his year-long sabbatical smacked into a pandemic and how he keeps his focus while winding up...
David & Mike do an audit of their productivity workflows and share what's working (and what isn't).
Is willpower enough to plow through? In this episode, Mike and David look into that question.
We're all a lot less objective than we give ourselves credit for. David & Mike attempt to figure out why by considering limiting beliefs, learning loo...
At what point does your quest for productivity and efficiency become toxic? It's a good question and an easy trap. Mike and David have a few ideas.
Gmail ninja Colleen Wainwright joins us to talk about delegating work to others, the evolution of the attention economy, and working out of email with...
Mike and David tackle one of the most difficult subjects of focus, Communication.
Ken Case joins us to talk about how the Omni Group focuses their work teams, the lessons they've learned from forced changes due to COVID, and the ben...
