In this episode of Focused, Erik Fisher joins us to talk about internal and external distractions, setting up your environment for focused work, dealing with unexpected changes, and building self-awareness.
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Focused #110: Focus with Michael Hyatt
In this episode of Focused, Michael Hyatt joins us to talk about staying focused, drift, and scaling back on social media.
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Focused #109: Email Workflows
In this episode of Focused, David & I revisit the topic of email and discuss our current workflows. We share how and when they process email, what we use to do it, and the strategies we use to break free from their inboxes long enough to do some actual work.
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Focused #108: Pruning with Ian Byrd
In this episode of Focused, David and I are joined by educator, speaker, and online course creator Ian Byrd to talk about quarterly retreats, technology, and focus. Also, David finally commits to a take a personal retreat.
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Focused 107: The Bullet Journal Method, with Ryder Carroll
In this episode of Focused, Bullet Journal Method founder Ryder Carroll joins David & I to talk about taking time offline, asking the right questions, and finding the the balance between style and substance in getting the right things done.
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Focused #106: Home Offices with Laura Vanderkam
In this episode of Focused, Laura Vanderkam joins David & I to talk about challenges and opportunities in working from home. We also break down their ever-evolving shut down routines.
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Focused #105: Jay Miller
In this episode of Focused, Jay Miller joins us to talk about balancing many interests, transferring your focus as you switch between them, and what it means to live the multipotentialite lifestyle.
Focused #104: Sleep and Sabbaticals
David & I cover a lot of ground in this week’s episode, ranging from David’s attempt at a sabbatical to my new sleep tracking routine, to productivity in virtual reality (yes, really).
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Focused #103: Systems & Challenges
In this episode of Focused, I finally get to talk to David about my hybrid productivity system. David also shares about his evolving shutdown routine, we check in on his sabbatical prep, and we introduce a couple of new segments to the show: Shiny New Objects and Productivity Challenges.
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My NeuYear Calendar
In a recent Focused episode, David and I talked about a lot about calendaring and I mentioned I’d share a picture of my current NeuYear calendar. Here it is:
We’ve even got a special Focused branded version of this with shading for those of you who like the 12 Week Year. A perfect complement to the Personal Retreat Handbook if I do say so myself.