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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. Hosted by David Sparks and Mike Schmitz.

6 DAYS AGO

Wholehearted Transformation, with Amy Wicks

Business and life coach Amy Wicks joins us to talk about the Enneagram personality assessment and showing up as our true selves.

1h 9m
22 OCT

The Sparkly Language Model

David & Mike revisit the topic of AI to consider what's changed in the last year and discuss how it can be helpful for those of us who strive to live a focused life.

1h 24m
8 OCT

Solving Gnarly Problems, with Clarke Ching

Clarke Ching ("The Bottleneck Guy") joins us to talk about finding solutions and fixing systems, both personally and professionally.

1h 20m
24 SEPT

Developing Skills

David & Mike discuss deliberate practice and the art of skill development — for both fun and profit.

1h 8m
10 SEPT

Living the Llama Life, with Marie Ng

Llama Life founder Marie Ng joins us to talk about the relative time-boxing, the importance of systems, and eating your productivity vegetables.

1h 23m
27 AUG

The Focus MOB

David & Mike consider the role of Margin, Ownership, and Boundaries in the pursuit of living a focused life.

1h 28m
13 AUG

Media Strategies for a Focused Life

David & Mike share the different ways they apply intentionality to their media consumption.

1h 22m
30 JUL

A System for Writing, with Bob Doto

Writer Bob Doto joins us to discuss creative systems, connecting ideas, and why you really should care about zettlekasten.

1h 26m

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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. Hosted by David Sparks and Mike Schmitz.