Hosted by David Sparks and Mike Schmitz.
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.
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#218: Turning Down the Volume, with Stephen Hackett
December 3rd, 2024 · 84 minutes
Stephen Hackett joins us to talk about his recent sabbatical experience and share what he learned from taking an extended break.
#217: The Anxious Generation
November 19th, 2024 · 78 minutes
David & Mike consider the hidden costs of prioritizing the virtual world over the real world and discuss ways that we can fight for focus in an age of distraction.
#216: Wholehearted Transformation, with Amy Wicks
November 5th, 2024 · 69 minutes
Business and life coach Amy Wicks joins us to talk about the Enneagram personality assessment and showing up as our true selves.
#215: The Sparky Language Model
October 22nd, 2024 · 84 minutes
David & Mike revisit the topic of AI to consider what's changed in the last year and discuss how it can be helpful for those of us who strive to live a focused life.
#214: Solving Gnarly Problems, with Clarke Ching
October 8th, 2024 · 79 minutes
Clarke Ching ("The Bottleneck Guy") joins us to talk about finding solutions and fixing systems, both personally and professionally.
#213: Developing Skills
September 24th, 2024 · 67 minutes
David & Mike discuss deliberate practice and the art of skill development — for both fun and profit.
#212: Living the Llama Life, with Marie Ng
September 10th, 2024 · 82 minutes
Llama Life founder Marie Ng joins us to talk about the relative time-boxing, the importance of systems, and eating your productivity vegetables.
#211: The Focus MOB
August 27th, 2024 · 87 minutes
David & Mike consider the role of Margin, Ownership, and Boundaries in the pursuit of living a focused life.
#210: Media Strategies for a Focused Life
August 13th, 2024 · 82 minutes
David & Mike share the different ways they apply intentionality to their media consumption.
#209: A System for Writing, with Bob Doto
July 30th, 2024 · 86 minutes
Writer Bob Doto joins us to discuss creative systems, connecting ideas, and why you really should care about zettlekasten.