136: Social Focus, with Taylor Jacobson
Taylor Jacobson joins us to talk about groundedness, vulnerability, and accountability on his journey to founding Focusmate.
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David Sparks and Mike Schmitz spent their careers working for the establishment. Then one day, they’d had enough. Now they are independent workers, learning what it takes to succeed in the 21st century. They are… free agents. Hosted by David Sparks and Mike Schmitz.
135: Don't Eat the Frog, with Jesse J. Anderson
Jesse Anderson joins us to talk about self-awareness and the struggles with being productive while battling ADHD.
134: Finding Space with Sean McCabe
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...
133: Success & Failure
David & Mike do an audit of their productivity workflows and share what's working (and what isn't).
132: Willpower and Your Environment
Is willpower enough to plow through? In this episode, Mike and David look into that question.
131: Liminal Thinking
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 loo...
130: Toxic Productivity
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.
129: No One Wants to Work With a Jerk, with Colleen Wainwright
Gmail ninja Colleen Wainwright joins us to talk about delegating work to others, the evolution of the attention economy, and working out of email with...
128: Communication
Mike and David tackle one of the most difficult subjects of focus, Communication.
127: Focusing a Team, with Ken Case
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 ben...