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 transcribedDavid shares the big lessons he's learned from five years of working independently. He and Mike talk about the fear of failure, intentional constraint...
Matt Ragland explains how he uses his paper bullet journal to stay focused.
In this second part of the overload series, David & Mike discuss emotional hijacking, the myth of multitasking, and how to tame the lizard brain.
Author, physician, and busy guy Kourosh Dini joins us to talk about how to stay focused when you have a lot of things going on.
David and Mike kick off a new series on overload by examining their own FOMO triggers and make the productivity case for intentionally missing out.
David and Mike are not fans of New Year's resolutions but they are fans of creating new habits.
MindNode designer Harald Eckmüller joins us to talk about using mind mapping as a focus tool.
As we approach the end of the year, Mike and David check in on their own Focus journeys. Also, David has a secret life as a Jedi and Mike is using cof...
Relay co-founder Myke Hurley joins us to talk about the power of yearly themes, becoming more intentional, and working with other humans.
In this episode, Mike and David tackle sleep, napping, and how important they are to Focus.
David and Mike reveal their obsession with calendars. They discuss time and tasks, maintaining motivation, and their own calendaring workflows for how...
In this episode, Mike and David dive deep on why Focus is so important. They also share thoughts about Ultralearning and why sometimes survival alone...
Author and Designer Mike Rohde joins us to discuss the practice and process of sketchnoting. We talk about choosing the right tools, the benefits and...
In this episode, Mike and David tackle The Hustle. Is that a good thing or bad thing? The hosts also get around to gratitude and virtual help.
Anthony Ongaro joins us to talk about practical minimalism, designing an intentional life, and his multipotentialite resume which covers everything fr...
Mike and David tackle the challenges that come with saying "No" and why a well-intentioned decline can make all the difference.
The Focus Course founder Shawn Blanc is back to talk about the importance of margin, how it gave him the space he needed to work through a personal cr...
John Zeratsky had the dream job at Google but left it all to write a book, Make Time, and reset his defaults. Learn about John's journey and how reset...
David and Mike are sick and tired of being sick and tired, so in this episode they share some things they've learned about managing energy. They discu...
In this episode, David and Mike dispel a myth about their feelings toward time tracking and David outs himself about exactly how unproductive he was o...
