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.
213 episodes transcribedKourosh Dini is back to talk about being with the work and the dark side of flow.
David & Mike share some of their favorite mental models and how to use them for better sensemaking.
Francesco D'Alessio joins us to talk about the state of productivity apps, picking the right tools, and his new app, Bento.
David & Mike celebrate episode 150 by talking about focus traps and answering a bunch of listener questions.
Marc Champagne (author of Personal Socrates) joins us to talk about mental fitness, journaling, and why simply asking the right questions can change y...
Chris Bailey is back to talk about his dopamine fast, the art of savoring, and avoiding the productivity racket.
David & Mike revisit the topic of task management to talk about Mike's Obsidian task management experiment and their (very different) use of checklist...
Author Annie Murphy Paul joins us to talk about playing with ideas, working in groups, and other ways to extend the mind.
David & Mike consider how the environment affects our ability to focus and share the very different ways they set up their workspaces.
Patrick Rhone joins us to talk about analog productivity, knolling, mise en place, and staying focused while wearing many hats.
David and Mike share some thoughts about what they’re up to in the new year and the personal changes they’re making to their routines.
Sparky finally put his money where his mouth is and he's doing just one thing now. In this episode, Mike has questions and David has answers.
David & Mike discuss the arrival fallacy and the importance of finding joy in the journey.
Engineering professor Cory Hixson joins the Focused crew this week about staying on target, not letting your kids eat take your brain, and why you are...
David & Mike consider the source of negative self-talk, the power of positive thinking, and taming the rebellious brain.
Mike and David return to the subject of hyper-scheduling after they've both been at it a few years. What works? What doesn't? And how did Mike's exper...
Mike and David return to the insidious problem of "busy". Mike and David are not beyond getting caught in this trap and share some ideas about how to...
Taylor Jacobson joins us to talk about groundedness, vulnerability, and accountability on his journey to founding Focusmate.
Jesse Anderson joins us to talk about self-awareness and the struggles with being productive while battling ADHD.
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...
