David Sparks and Mike Schmitz are not nearly as productive as they’d like to be. Join these fellow t
Ian Byrd is back to talk about flexibility, focus traps, and finding balance. This episode of Focus
David reflects on a year of teaching the Productivity Field Guide, talks about what's new and wh
David & Mike consider the relationship between productivity & creativity, how focus plays a
David & Mike reflect on the things that worked (and the things that didn't) in 2024 and set
David & Mike catch up with listener feedback regarding the use of AI, reading workflows, anxious
Stephen Hackett joins us to talk about his recent sabbatical experience and share what he learned fr
David & Mike consider the hidden costs of prioritizing the virtual world over the real world and
Business and life coach Amy Wicks joins us to talk about the Enneagram personality assessment and sh
David & Mike revisit the topic of AI to consider what's changed in the last year and discuss
Clarke Ching ("The Bottleneck Guy") joins us to talk about finding solutions and fixing sy
David & Mike discuss deliberate practice and the art of skill development — for both fun and pro
Llama Life founder Marie Ng joins us to talk about the relative time-boxing, the importance of syste
David & Mike consider the role of Margin, Ownership, and Boundaries in the pursuit of living a f
David & Mike share the different ways they apply intentionality to their media consumption. Thi
Writer Bob Doto joins us to discuss creative systems, connecting ideas, and why you really should ca
David & Mike revisit the topic of moving the needle to discuss what's working and what's
In this feedback episode, David & Mike revisit scheduling, journaling, delegation, and lots of l
David & Mike read Rapt by Winifred Gallagher and discuss how to protect your attention and culti
David & Mike consider their use of tasks and calendars and share their workflows for how they ti
