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.
215 episodes transcribedErnie Svenson joins us to talk about how focus inspired his career change from lawyer to small firm consultant, the importance of getting help, and th...
Inputs! We all have too many of them and not enough of us have a plan for them. In this episode, Mike and David talk about those pesky inputs and how...
Brittany Smith is a cognitive scientist and very focused. She's also diagnosed with ADHD and she has a lot of wisdom to share in this week's episode.
David & Mike consider the relationship of productivity & creativity and how it shapes the work that they do. They dive into their personal knowledge m...
Erik Fisher joins us to talk about internal and external distractions, setting up your environment for focused work, dealing with unexpected changes,...
Michael Hyatt joins in to talk about staying focused, drift, scaling back on social media.
David & Mike revisit the topic of email and discuss their current workflows. They share how and when they process email, what they use to do it, and t...
Educator, speaker, and online course creator Ian Byrd joins Mike and David to talk about quarterly retreats, technology, and focus. David makes a comm...
Bullet Journal Method founder Ryder Carroll joins us to talk about taking time offline, asking the right questions, and finding the the balance betwee...
Laura Vanderkam joins the podcast this episode to talk about challenges and opportunities in working from home. Mike and David also break down their e...
Jay Miller joins us to talk about balancing many interests, transferring your focus as you switch between them, and what it means to live the multipot...
Mike and David cover a lot in this week's episode ranging from David's attempt at a sabbatical to sleep to productivity in virtual reality.
David tweaks his shutdown routine and preps for his sabbatical, Mike unpacks his hybrid productivity system, and they each have their own productivity...
The Pen Addict Brad Dowdy joins in to explain how he struggles to stay focused and discovers that he's a time blocker. We also get very nerdy about pe...
Sean McCabe is back to talk about sabbaticals - and to convince David to take one of his own.
It's Episode 100 and Mike and David are looking back and looking forward in terms of focus.
Dave Caolo joins us to talk about games & productivity, how his bullet journal helps him stay focused, and working from home without going crazy.
Dave Hamilton joins in to talk about how to keep your focus in the workplace and during a pandemic. Also, Dave uses an isolation tank and we have ques...
David & Mike continue the overload series with a look at emotional overload. They consider the value of introspection, share some fun distractions, an...
Mike and David consider keeping your focus while working from home.
