Focused

In this episode of Focused, David & I take on the new year in our own focused ways as we talk through a workflow for change.

In this episode of Focused, Ernie Svenson joins us to talk about how focus inspired his career change from lawyer to small firm consultant, the importance of getting help, and the value of journaling. In Deep Focus, I talk David into joining a mastermind.

In this episode of Focused, David & I talk about our Personal Knowledge Management systems (or PKM stacks) and all the different ways we collect inputs. In Deep Focus, I reveal that I’ve been toying with the idea of leaving Roam Research and share my Obsidian wishlist.

Brittany Smith is a cognitive scientist and very focused. She’s also diagnosed with ADHD and she has a lot of wisdom to share in this week’s episode.

In this episode of Focused, David & I consider the relationship of productivity & creativity and how it shapes the work that we do. We dive into our personal knowledge management stacks and the tools we currently use, share some tips for tagging, and discuss where to draw the lines between tools for managing tasks and ideas.

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.

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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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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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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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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