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Focused

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.

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Last Episode Date: 8 October 2024

Total Episodes: 214

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8 October 2024
214: Solving Gnarly Problems, with Clarke Ching

Clarke Ching ("The Bottleneck Guy") joins us to talk about finding solutions and fixing systems, both personally and professionally.

79 min
24 September 2024
213: Developing Skills

David & Mike discuss deliberate practice and the art of skill development — for both fun and profit.

67 min
10 September 2024
212: Living the Llama Life, with Marie Ng

Llama Life founder Marie Ng joins us to talk about the relative time-boxing, the importance of systems, and eating your productivity vegetables.

82 min
27 August 2024
211: The Focus MOB

David & Mike consider the role of Margin, Ownership, and Boundaries in the pursuit of living a focused life.

87 min
13 August 2024
210: Media Strategies for a Focused Life

David & Mike share the different ways they apply intentionality to their media consumption.

82 min
30 July 2024
209: A System for Writing, with Bob Doto

Writer Bob Doto joins us to discuss creative systems, connecting ideas, and why you really should care about zettlekasten.

86 min
16 July 2024
208: Moving the Needle Revisited

David & Mike revisit the topic of moving the needle to discuss what's working and what's changed.

63 min
2 July 2024
207: What Would Sparky Say?

In this feedback episode, David & Mike revisit scheduling, journaling, delegation, and lots of listener thoughts on slow productivity.

75 min
18 June 2024
206: Rapt

David & Mike read Rapt by Winifred Gallagher and discuss how to protect your attention and cultivate a focused life.

83 min
4 June 2024
205: Tasks & Calendars

David & Mike consider their use of tasks and calendars and share their workflows for how they tie these two essential productivity tools together to get things done.

71 min
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