Focused

David & I return to the subject of hyper-scheduling after we’ve both been at it a few years. What works? What doesn’t? And how did my experiment go where I stopped blocking time?

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David and I return to the insidious problem of “busy”. We are not beyond getting caught in this trap and share some ideas about how to avoid it.

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Taylor Jacobson joins us to talk about groundedness, vulnerability, and accountability on his journey to founding Focusmate.

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Jesse Anderson joins us to talk about self-awareness and the struggles with being productive while battling ADHD.

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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 a new business.

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David & I do an audit of our productivity workflows and share what’s working (and what isn’t).

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Is willpower enough to plow through? In this episode, David & I look into that question.

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We’re all a lot less objective than we give ourselves credit for. David & I attempt to figure out why by considering limiting beliefs, learning loops, and the slippery slope of self-sealing logic.

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At what point does your quest for productivity and efficiency become toxic? It’s a good question and an easy trap. David and I have a few ideas.

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Gmail ninja Colleen Wainwright joins us to talk about delegating work to others, the evolution of the attention economy, and working out of email without going crazy.

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