Hosted by David Sparks and Mike Schmitz.
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.
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#267: A Menu of Opportunity
October 20th, 2026 · 65 minutes
David & Mike discuss their plans for Q4, setting quarterly milestones, and choosing what to leave undone.
#266: The Ultimate Shiny New Object
October 7th, 2026 · 57 minutes
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
September 22nd, 2026 · 73 minutes
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
September 8th, 2026 · 91 minutes
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
August 26th, 2026 · 66 minutes
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
August 11th, 2026 · 60 minutes
David & Mike discuss owning your ideas and staying sharp with the values-based application of AI.
#261: Metrics of Success
July 28th, 2026 · 46 minutes
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
July 14th, 2026 · 75 minutes
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
June 30th, 2026 · 68 minutes
Kathy Campbell joins us to talk about building systems, the art of delegation, and what to do when things don't go your way.
#258: Personal Defaults
June 16th, 2026 · 58 minutes
David & Mike discuss protecting your capacity, honoring your chronotype, and changing your personal defaults.
