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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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- Today58 min
258: Personal Defaults
David & Mike discuss protecting your capacity, honoring your chronotype, and changing your personal defaults.
- 2 weeks ago1h 15m
257: I Go By Vibes, with Stephen Robles
Stephen Robles joins us to talk about reading, intentional technology use, directing AI, and the golden era of the generalist.
- 4 weeks ago1h 0m
256: Calendar Modes & Transitions Rituals
David & Mike discuss the difference between task triage and time architecture when designing your week and using rituals to help you transition from one task to the next.
- May 5, 202659 min
255: Get Your Machete Out
In this feedback episode, David and Mike discuss slowing down, complicated second brains, and the minimum viable productivity system.
- Apr 21, 20261h 16m
254: Battling Burnout
David & Mike discuss the many different flavors of burnout, why productivity nerds are so susceptible, and what you can do to fight back against this insidious foe of focus.
- Apr 7, 20261h 4m
253: Finding Focus in the Midst of Chaos, with David Roth
Corporate lawyer David Roth joins to talk about the challenges of staying focused in a fast-paced profession where small mistakes can cost millions of dollars.
- Mar 24, 20261h 15m
252: Donkey Work
David has a new Field Guide, and both he & Mike discuss the ways they're using AI to have their robot assistants help with the donkey work.
- Mar 10, 20261h 15m
251: Not Throwing Away My Shot, with Joe Casabona
Podcast coach and Streamlined Soloprenuer founder Joe Casabona joins us to talk about building systems, effective delegation, and when to actually automate.
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