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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#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.
#125: Professional Nerd, with Rosemary Orchard
May 11th, 2021 · 89 minutes
Rosemary Orchard joins us to talk about juggling projects, automation, kanban boards, and keeping the jobby job.
#124: Reading and Learning
April 27th, 2021 · 85 minutes
In this episode, Mike and David talk about PKM planets and how they read, process, and learn from books and other media.
#123: A Focus on Time
April 13th, 2021 · 87 minutes
David & Mike talk about the different ways they track their time, what tools they use, and share the focus & productivity benefits they glean from the process.
#122: Linking Your Thinking with Nick Milo
March 30th, 2021 · 87 minutes
Nick Milo from Linking Your Thinking joins this week to consider the role of focus in idea development and knowledge management.
#121: Analog Focus, with Jeff Sheldon
March 16th, 2021 · 81 minutes
Jeff Sheldon from Ugmonk joins us to talk about his Analog productivity system, connecting dots, intentional constraints, and being a geek for the details.
#120: Caveday with Jake Kahana
March 2nd, 2021 · 75 minutes
Jake Kahana from Caveday joins to talk about his journey and how Cavedays can help you get your focus mojo back.
#119: Productivity & Meditation, with Chris Bailey
February 16th, 2021 · 93 minutes
Author Chris Bailey joins us to talk about the productivity benefits of meditation, conquering resistance, and the path of least regret.
#118: Tasks and Habits
February 2nd, 2021 · 102 minutes
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.