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Total: 224

Ugmonk founder Jeff Sheldon is back to talk about designing and building physical products, how our

Jason Snell is back to talk about staying focused as an indie and his unique spin on off-site person

202: Slow Productivity

2024/4/23

David & Mike consider Cal Newport's philosophy on organizing knowledge work in a sustainable

Bestselling author & Zen Buddhist teacher Haemin Sunim joins David & Mike to talk about grat

David & Mike celebrate 200 episodes by sharing their favorite productivity hacks. This episode

Jim Eager joins us to talk about how to navigate the 4 phases of retirement with meaning and purpose

198: Revisiting Journaling

2024/2/27

David & Mike revisit the topic of journaling for personal growth and share how their workflows h

197: Feel Good Productivity

2024/2/13

David & Mike consider the role of happiness & joy in meaningful productivity. This episode

Cognitive neuroscientist and reading warrior Dr. Maryanne Wolf joins us to talk about the science of

After several years in production, the Productivity Field Guide is here! Mike interviews David about

David & Mike reflect on everything that happened in 2023 and share their intentions for 2024. T

Chef, creator, and entrepreneur Justin Khanna joins us to share focus lessons from the culinary worl

192: Flow State

2023/12/5

David & Mike consider the benefits of the flow state and what we can do to achieve it more consi

191: Multi-Scale Planning

2023/11/21

David & Mike unpack the concept of multi-scale planning and share how they are both using it to

Process Consultant Karl Staib joins us to talk about process design, delegation, and the power of gr

189: Focus & AI

2023/10/24

David & Mike consider how various AI tools can help protect our focus and share what they're

David & Mike revisit the topic of toxic productivity, discuss choosing apps & tools that sup

Jesse J. Anderson is back to talk about troubleshooting productivity systems and his new book for he

The Focus Course creator and small business owner Shawn Blanc is back to talk about margin, sabbatic

185: How to Be Miserable

2023/8/29

David & Mike discuss the satirical self-help book How to Be Miserable by Randy J. Paterson and s