Focused

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 not a computer.

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 experiment go where he stopped blocking time?

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 avoid it.

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 a new business.

David & Mike do an audit of their productivity workflows and share what's working (and what isn't).

Is willpower enough to plow through? In this episode, Mike and David look into that question.

We're all a lot less objective than we give ourselves credit for. David & Mike attempt to figure out why by considering limiting beliefs, learning loops, and the slippery slope of self-sealing logic.

At what point does your quest for productivity and efficiency become toxic? It's a good question and an easy trap. Mike and David have a few ideas.

Gmail ninja Colleen Wainwright joins us to talk about delegating work to others, the evolution of the attention economy, and working out of email without going crazy.

Mike and David tackle one of the most difficult subjects of focus, Communication.

Ken Case joins us to talk about how the Omni Group focuses their work teams, the lessons they've learned from forced changes due to COVID, and the benefits of planning for disruption.

Mike and David get into note-taking (and note-making), listener feedback, and the pesky problem of productivity vs. grinding.

Rosemary Orchard joins us to talk about juggling projects, automation, kanban boards, and keeping the jobby job.

In this episode, Mike and David talk about PKM planets and how they read, process, and learn from books and other media.

David & Mike talk about the different ways they track their time, what tools they use, and share the focus & productivity benefits they glean from the process.

Nick Milo from *Linking Your Thinking* joins this week to consider the role of focus in idea development and knowledge management.

Jeff Sheldon from Ugmonk joins us to talk about his Analog productivity system, connecting dots, intentional constraints, and being a geek for the details.

Jake Kahana from Caveday joins to talk about his journey and how Cavedays can help you get your focus mojo back.

Author Chris Bailey joins us to talk about the productivity benefits of meditation, conquering resistance, and the path of least regret.