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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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- 3 days ago46 min
261: Metrics of Success
David & Mike discuss Goodhart's Law, why effort matters more than outcomes, and how to maintain a healthy relationship with the numbers you use to keep score.
- 2 weeks ago1h 15m
260: Quarterly Planning and Riding Roller Coasters
David & Mike look back on Q2, share their plans for Q3, and talk about the ups and downs that come with being marginally challenged.
- Jun 30, 20261h 8m
259: Nobody's Perfect, with Kathy Campbell
Kathy Campbell joins us to talk about building systems, the art of delegation, and what to do when things don't go your way.
- Jun 16, 202658 min
258: Personal Defaults
David & Mike discuss protecting your capacity, honoring your chronotype, and changing your personal defaults.
- Jun 3, 20261h 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.
- May 19, 20261h 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.
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