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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    Latest Episodes

    #135: Don't Eat the Frog, with Jesse J. Anderson

    September 28th, 2021 · 80 minutes

    Jesse Anderson joins us to talk about self-awareness and the struggles with being productive while battling ADHD.

    #134: Finding Space with Sean McCabe

    September 14th, 2021 · 95 minutes

    Sean McCabe comes back to report in on what happened when his year-long sabbatical smacked into a pandemic and how he keeps his focus while winding up a new business.

    #133: Success & Failure

    August 31st, 2021 · 78 minutes

    David & Mike do an audit of their productivity workflows and share what's working (and what isn't).

    #132: Willpower and Your Environment

    August 17th, 2021 · 73 minutes

    Is willpower enough to plow through? In this episode, Mike and David look into that question.

    #131: Liminal Thinking

    August 3rd, 2021 · 83 minutes

    We're all a lot less objective than we give ourselves credit for. David & Mike attempt to figure out why by considering limiting beliefs, learning loops, and the slippery slope of self-sealing logic.

    #130: Toxic Productivity

    July 20th, 2021 · 79 minutes

    At what point does your quest for productivity and efficiency become toxic? It's a good question and an easy trap. Mike and David have a few ideas.

    #129: No One Wants to Work With a Jerk, with Colleen Wainwright

    July 6th, 2021 · 81 minutes

    Gmail ninja Colleen Wainwright joins us to talk about delegating work to others, the evolution of the attention economy, and working out of email without going crazy.

    #128: Communication

    June 22nd, 2021 · 78 minutes

    Mike and David tackle one of the most difficult subjects of focus, Communication.

    #127: Focusing a Team, with Ken Case

    June 8th, 2021 · 85 minutes

    Ken Case joins us to talk about how the Omni Group focuses their work teams, the lessons they've learned from forced changes due to COVID, and the benefits of planning for disruption.

    #126: Productivity vs. Grinding

    May 25th, 2021 · 87 minutes

    Mike and David get into note-taking (and note-making), listener feedback, and the pesky problem of productivity vs. grinding.