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.
219 episodes transcribedAuthor Chris Bailey joins us to talk about the productivity benefits of meditation, conquering resistance, and the path of least regret.
Tasks are great but sometimes the wrong tool. Mike and David make the case that habits are underrated and can help you where projects can not.
Goals are great, but they aren't enough. In this episode, David & Mike talk about how roles & goals work together and how the hats that you decide to...
Mike and David take on the new year in their own focused ways as they talk through a workflow for change.
Ernie 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.
