Focused podcast

Focused

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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.

268 episodios

268: Gateway to the Past, with Liz Covart
4/11/2026
1:06:37
Award-winning historian and Ben Franklin's World podcast host Liz Covart joins us to discuss reading, research, and AI through the lens of early American history.
267: A Menu of Opportunity
20/10/2026
1:05:18
David & Mike discuss their plans for Q4, setting quarterly milestones, and choosing what to leave undone.
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266: The Ultimate Shiny New Object
7/10/2026
57:37
David & Mike discuss AI's tendency toward distraction and how to avoid the most common focus traps, from tool tourism to infinite collaboration.
265: How to Try Again, with Steve Kamb
22/9/2026
1:13:53
Author and nerd Steve Kamb joins us to talk about the benefits of failure, escaping the doom loop, and how to try again.
264: The Accountability-Shaped Hole
8/9/2026
1:31:19
David & Mike discuss chronotypes, capacity as a metric, tracking inputs, the delegation tax, and more in this feedback episode.
263: Removing the Roadblocks, with Cat Mulvihill
26/8/2026
1:06:40
Cat Mulvihill joins us to talk about building momentum, the immunity to change framework, and dealing with our dreaded identity so we can finally focus on what's really important.
262: The Strategic Deployment of Friction
11/8/2026
1:00:29
David & Mike discuss owning your ideas and staying sharp with the values-based application of AI.
261: Metrics of Success
28/7/2026
46:53
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.
260: Quarterly Planning and Riding Roller Coasters
14/7/2026
1:15:52
David & Mike look back on Q2, share their plans for Q3, and talk about the ups and downs that come with being marginally challenged.
259: Nobody's Perfect, with Kathy Campbell
30/6/2026
1:08:40
Kathy Campbell joins us to talk about building systems, the art of delegation, and what to do when things don't go your way.

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