227: Quarterly Planning
Apr 08, 2025•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 227
Focused
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.
Episodes
226: The Importance of Review
Mar 25, 2025•1 hr 7 min•Ep. 226
225: Tiny Experiments, with Anne-Laure Le Cunff
Mar 12, 2025•1 hr 10 min•Ep. 225
224: Chasing Valuable Rabbits, with Chenell Basilio
Feb 26, 2025•1 hr 17 min•Ep. 224
223: Solving the Actual Problem, with Ian Byrd
Feb 11, 2025•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 223
222: The 2025 Productivity Field Guide
David Sparks and Mike Schmitz discuss the updated Productivity Field Guide, highlighting new features like videos, a book, and webinars. David shares insights gained from teaching the course, including the importance of progress over perfection. They also delve into time blocking techniques and AI tools for productivity.
Jan 28, 2025•59 min•Ep. 222
221: A Focus on Creativity
Jan 14, 2025•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 221
220: 2024 Retrospective
Dec 31, 2024•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 220
219: A Focused Smorgasbord
Dec 17, 2024•1 hr 20 min•Ep. 219
218: Turning Down the Volume, with Stephen Hackett
Dec 03, 2024•1 hr 25 min•Ep. 218
217: The Anxious Generation
Nov 19, 2024•1 hr 19 min•Ep. 217
216: Wholehearted Transformation, with Amy Wicks
Nov 05, 2024•1 hr 9 min•Ep. 216
215: The Sparky Language Model
Oct 22, 2024•1 hr 24 min•Ep. 215
214: Solving Gnarly Problems, with Clarke Ching
Oct 08, 2024•1 hr 20 min•Ep. 214
213: Developing Skills
Sep 24, 2024•1 hr 8 min•Ep. 213
212: Living the Llama Life, with Marie Ng
Sep 10, 2024•1 hr 23 min•Ep. 212
211: The Focus MOB
Aug 27, 2024•1 hr 28 min•Ep. 211
210: Media Strategies for a Focused Life
Aug 13, 2024•1 hr 22 min•Ep. 210
209: A System for Writing, with Bob Doto
Jul 30, 2024•1 hr 26 min•Ep. 209
208: Moving the Needle Revisited
Jul 16, 2024•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 208
207: What Would Sparky Say?
Jul 02, 2024•1 hr 16 min•Ep. 207
206: Rapt
Jun 18, 2024•1 hr 23 min•Ep. 206
205: Tasks & Calendars
Jun 04, 2024•1 hr 12 min•Ep. 205
204: Analog Productivity, with Jeff Sheldon
May 21, 2024•1 hr 22 min•Ep. 204
203: The Little Lies You Tell Yourself, with Jason Snell
May 07, 2024•1 hr 24 min•Ep. 203
202: Slow Productivity
Apr 23, 2024•1 hr 16 min•Ep. 202
201: What to Do When Things Don't Go Your Way, with Haemin Sunim
Apr 09, 2024•1 hr 11 min•Ep. 201
200: Favorite Productivity Hacks
Mar 26, 2024•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 200
199: Repotting & Retirement, with Jim Eager
Mar 12, 2024•2 hr 30 min•Ep. 199
198: Revisiting Journaling
Feb 27, 2024•2 hr 34 min•Ep. 198