Focused

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Focused episodes

August 16, 2022158: Humans First, with Rob Krecak
Rob Krecak joins us to talk about the psychology behind email, the importance of communication norms, and tips from his experiences helping organizations move to a 4-day work week.
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Guest Starring:
Rob Krecak
Links and Show Notes: Deep Focus: Extended episodes with bonus deep dive content. Humans First | Technology Mindfulness and Behavioral Change Shorter by Alex Soojung-Kim Pang | Amazon The 4 Day Week by Andrew Barnes | Amazon 4 Day Week Global Inbox When Ready SaneBox The Social Dilemma The Five Minute Journal The Enneagram Institute Contact Rob
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1 hr 24 min
August 02, 2022157: Non-Traditional Measures of Productivity, with Mike Vardy
Mike Vardy is back to talk about the rhythm of work and why some people feel "productivity" is becoming a dirty word.
This episode of Focused is sponsored by:
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Guest Starring:
Mike Vardy
Links and Show Notes: Deep Focus: Extended ad-free episodes with bonus deep dive content. The Rise and Fall of Getting Things Done | The New Yorker Focused #156: The State of GTD Triggers by Marshall Goldsmith | Amazon Journaling in Obsidian Using Daily Questions | YouTube Meditations by Marcus Aurelius | The Internet Classics Archive Greenlights by Matthew McConaughey | Amazon Greenlights journal | Amazon Drafts Reflection Hyper-Scheduling | MacSparky Hemingwrite Personal Retreat Video | MacSparky Personal Retreat Handbook | Faith-Based Productivity Your Money or Your Life by Vicki Robin & Joe Dominguez | Amazon The Productivity Diet | The Productivityist @mikevardy | Twitter
1 hr 30 min
July 19, 2022156: The State of GTD
Inspired by a Cal Newport article on Getting Things Done, David & Mike go through an audit of the (in)famous productivity system.
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Links and Show Notes: Deep Focus: Extended episodes with bonus deep dive content. The Rise and Fall of Getting Things Done | The New Yorker Getting Things Done by David Allen Building a Second Brain by Tiago Forte Focused #154: Building a Second Brain, with Tiago Forte Mike's Input Workflow | Faith-Based Productivity Personal Retreat Handbook | Faith-Based Productivity Hazel Field Guide | MacSparky Journaling in Obsidian Using Daily Questions | YouTube
1 hr 28 min
July 05, 2022155: 12 Favorite Problems
David & Mike explore the idea of favorite problems and identify a dozen of their own in a quest for self-discovery.
This episode of Focused is sponsored by:
Setapp: More than 240 powerful apps. Try it free for a week.
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Links and Show Notes: Deep Focus: Extended ad-free episodes with bonus deep dive content. Focused #154: Building a Second Brain, with Tiago Forte Building a Second Brain by Tiago Forte Mac Power Users #82: Cooking Ideas Richard Feynman's Letter on What Problems to Solve | Farnam Street Focused #149: Asking Questions, with Marc Champagne How to do what you love and make good money | Derek Sivers Sabbaticals, Long and Short | MacSparky Focused #101: Taking a Sabbatical, with Sean McCabe Liminal Thinking by Dave Gray
1 hr 19 min
June 21, 2022154: Building a Second Brain, with Tiago Forte
Tiago Forte joins us to talk about his new book, building knowledge assets, and flipping the switch from consumer to creator.
This episode of Focused is sponsored by:
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Guest Starring:
Tiago Forte
Links and Show Notes: Deep Focus: Extended episodes with bonus deep dive content. Building a Second Brain Building a Second Brain by Tiago Forte | Amazon Focused #146: The Extended Mind, with Annie Murphy Paul How to Read a Book by Mortimer Adler | Amazon What is GTD? | Getting Things Done Tiago Forte (@fortelabs) | Twitter
1 hr 5 min
June 07, 2022153: A Wandering Mind, with Kourosh Dini
Kourosh Dini is back to talk about being with the work and the dark side of flow.
This episode of Focused is sponsored by:
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Guest Starring:
Kourosh Dini
Links and Show Notes: Deep Focus: Extended episodes with bonus deep dive content. Shortcuts for Mac Field Guide | MacSparky Focused #135: Don't Eat the Frog, with Jesse J. Anderson Miller’s Law Flow by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi | Amazon The War of Art by Steven Pressfield | Amazon The Carrier Bag Theory of Fiction by Ursula K. Le Guin | Amazon Waves of Focus (Kourosh's course) Being Productive Kourosh Dini
1 hr
May 24, 2022152: Mental Models
David & Mike share some of their favorite mental models and how to use them for better sensemaking.
This episode of Focused is sponsored by:
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Links and Show Notes: Deep Focus: Extended ad-free episodes with bonus deep dive content. Linking Your Thinking The Great Mental Models Volume 1 by Shane Parrish & Rhiannon Beaubien Bookworm #113: The Great Mental Models, Volume 1 The Extended Mind by Annie Murphy Paul Four Thousand Weeks by Oliver Burkeman Ego Is the Enemy by Ryan Holiday Creativity, Inc. by Ed Catmull Ship 30 for 30 Liminal Thinking by Dave Gray Think Again by Adam Grant
1 hr 20 min
May 11, 2022151: The Bento Method, with Francesco D'Alessio
Francesco D'Alessio joins us to talk about the state of productivity apps, picking the right tools, and his new app, Bento.
This episode of Focused is sponsored by:
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Guest Starring:
Francesco D'Alessio
Links and Show Notes: Deep Focus: Extended ad-free episodes with bonus deep dive content. Keep Productive | YouTube The One Thing by Gary Keller & Jay Papasan Bento: The Do Less Todo List The Story of the Chinese Farmer | YouTube
1 hr 7 min
April 26, 2022150: Optimize for Intentionality
David & Mike celebrate episode 150 by talking about focus traps and answering a bunch of listener questions.
This episode of Focused is sponsored by:
Kolide: Endpoint Security Powered by People. Try Kolide for 14 days free; no credit card required.
Indeed: Get a free $75 credit to upgrade your job post.
Timing: The automatic time tracking app for macOS. Use this link to save 10% on your purchase.
Links and Show Notes: Deep Focus: Extended ad-free episodes with bonus deep dive content. The Messy Middle by Scott Belsky Focused #149: Asking Questions, with Marc Champagne Personal Socrates by Marc Champagne Esington Glass PARKS Board Game Essentialism by Greg McKeown About the Circa Discbound Notebook System | Levenger Discbound Heirloom Journal (Brown) | Ugmonk Part-Time YouTuber Academy with Ali Abdaal
1 hr 29 min
April 12, 2022149: Asking Questions, with Marc Champagne
Marc Champagne (author of Personal Socrates) joins us to talk about mental fitness, journaling, and why simply asking the right questions can change your life.
This episode of Focused is sponsored by:
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Guest Starring:
Marc Champagne
Links and Show Notes: Deep Focus: Extended ad-free episodes with bonus deep dive content. Marc Champagne Personal Socrates by Marc Champagne Behind the Human podcast Better Questions Newsletter Day One Improve Your Focus and Productivity with Interstitial Journaling
1 hr 13 min

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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…