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 transcribedThe 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...
The conversation on moving the needle continues as David and Mike talk about intentional constraints. Mike embarks on a task management spirit quest,...
David & Mike unpack David's new system to help focus on important work, talk about stepping off the hamster wheel of efficiency, and discuss what to d...
David and Mike interview professional Saxophonist Bob Reynolds to talk about the importance of productivity when creating art.
The host of Hurry Slowly joins David & Mike to talk about avoiding burnout, percolating ideas, intentionality for introverts, and what it means to do...
This episode focuses on hyper-scheduling and how to turn your calendar into a productivity weapon. Mike and David also continue the conversation about...
Video game developer Shahid Kamal Ahmad is back to talk about his digital declutter, staying present, and quieting the voices in your head with an int...
David and Mike continue to explore the topic of intentionality and the role it has in every area of your life. They also catch up on some listener fee...
In this episode, David and Mike talk about getting intentional and getting productive with an unproductive boss. Finally, they cover productive Italia...
On this episode, Laura McClellan, The Productive Woman, joins to talk about her perfectly scheduled day (and what happens when that goes wrong), habit...
David and Mike navigate the minefield of email, sharing strategies and workflow tips to help you curb inbox addiction and reclaim your focus.
Author and productivity experimenter Chris Bailey joins us to share ideas and strategies for getting your focus on.
David and Mike kick off Focused with an in-depth look at why New Year's resolutions usually fail. They discuss the power of tiny gains, why systems ar...
Mike and David wrap up the Free Agents run with a discussion of depression and Free Agency and David has some overall thoughts on free agency as they...
David and Mike do a year end audit of their own Free Agency to figure out where they spent their time and money. They talk about fixing broken systems...
Mike and David dig in on their morning routines. Mike finds himself entering the Free Agent arena like never before and David wants to start year-end...
Productivityist founder Mike Vardy joins David & Mike to tell his free agent story, from Costco to comedian to productivity strategist. He shares how...
