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Journaling Guide Joe Moyer s us to talk getting started with journaling, navigating major life transitions, and the power of a regular reflection practice. This episode of Focused is sponsored by: Indeed: more than 3.5 million businesses worldwide using Indeed to hire great talent fast. Zocdoc: Find the right doctor, right now with Zocdoc. Sign up for free. Incogni: Take your personal data back with Incogni! Use code FOCUSED with this link and get 60% off an annual plan. Guest Starring: Joe Moyer Links and Show Notes: Deep Focus: Extended ad-free episodes with bonus deep dive content. 24 Letters The Journaling GuideJoe's newsletter When by Daniel Pink Kitchen Confidential by Anthony Bourdain Meditations by Marcus Aurelius Your Story Matters: Overcoming the Perfect Journal Fallacy | 24 Letters Day One Readwise Focused #196: Focus & The Reading Life, with Maryanne Wolf How to Think Like a Roman Emperor by Donald Robertson Letters from a Stoic by Seneca You Need a Manifesto by Charlotte Burgess-Auburn The Enchiridion by Epictetus @thejournalingguide on Threads @thejournalingguide on Bluesky

David & Mike revisit some old workflows (time blocking, weekly review, reading, and writing) and talk about what's changed. This episode of Focused is sponsored by: Squarespace: Save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain using code FOCUSED. Incogni: Take your personal data back with Incogni! Use code FOCUSED with this link and get 60% off an annual plan. Links and Show Notes: Deep Focus: Extended ad-free episodes with bonus deep dive content. Mike's Practical PKM Hybrid Cohort David's newsletter Focused #228: Time Surfing, with Paul Loomans Focused #225: Tiny Experiments, with Anne-Laure Le Cunff Mike's Plus Minus Next video Mike's Plus Minus Next ShortcutRequires Actions for Obsidian to work. Actions For Obsidian Voicepal Whisper Memos Readwise Reader The Ultimate Jim Rohn Library Audiobook | Free with trial Mike's new website Walt Disney's Flywheel Shure MVX2u | Sweetwater Letters on Ethics: To Lucilius, Seneca, Graver, Long The 5 Types of Wealth by Sahil Bloom Hollyland Lark M2S Combo | Hollyland Store

Author Paul Loomans s us to talk about time surfing, a zen approach to keeping time on your side. This episode of Focused is sponsored by: Indeed: more than 3.5 million businesses worldwide using Indeed to hire great talent fast. Zocdoc: Find the right doctor, right now with Zocdoc. Sign up for free. Guest Starring: Paul Loomans Links and Show Notes: Deep Focus: Extended ad-free episodes with bonus deep dive content. Timesurfing | The zen approach to keeping time on your side I've Got Time by Paul Loomans Meditations for Mortals by Oliver Burkeman The Miracle of Mindfulness by Thich Nhat Hanh

David & Mike discuss their quarterly planning processes and share their intentions for the next quarter. This episode of Focused is sponsored by: Squarespace: Save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain using code FOCUSED. Links and Show Notes: Deep Focus: Extended ad-free episodes with bonus deep dive content. The Focused Calendar How to Do a Personal Retreat in Obsidian Webinar Replay Postcard Cabins Whisper Memos The Library | A private PKM community for curious sensmakers The People Note: The Key to Rolling Up Tasks & Project in Obsidian | YouTube An Honest Review of Obsidian in 2025 | YouTube Thumbnail Masterclass Skylight | Smart Family Calendar Inner Excellence by Jim Murphy The 5 Types of Wealth by Sahil Bloom Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind: 50th Anniversary Edition by Shunryu Suzuki

David & Mike discuss the power of review and reflection in your focused productivity system. This episode of Focused is sponsored by: Indeed: more than 3.5 million businesses worldwide using Indeed to hire great talent fast. Zocdoc: Find the right doctor, right now with Zocdoc. Sign up for free. Links and Show Notes: Deep Focus: Extended ad-free episodes with bonus deep dive content. MacSparky Productivity Field Guide 2025 (Plus Edition) The 12 Week Year by Brian Moran and Michael Lennington Mike's Personal Retreat Handbook Focused #225: Tiny Experiments, with Anne-Laure Le Cunff Tiny Experiments by Anne-Laure Le Cunff Whisper Memos Plotter USA Drafts | Where Text Starts Inner Excellence by Jim Murphy I've Got Time by Paul Loomens Meditations for Mortals by Oliver Burkeman KNODY Travel Cribbage Boards TRMNL | E-ink dashboard to stay focused

Anne-Laure Le Cunff s us to talk about the value of tiny experiments and how they enable us to live more focused, intentional lives. This episode of Focused is sponsored by: Squarespace: Save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain using code FOCUSED. Cleft: Capture and Share Notes With Cleft's AI Scribe. Guest Starring: Anne-Laure Le Cunff Links and Show Notes: Deep Focus: Extended ad-free episodes with bonus deep dive content. Tiny Experiments by Anne-Laure Le Cunff Ness Labs Newsletter Liminal Thinking by Dave Gray Your Life in Weeks | Wait But Why Atomic Habits by James Clear Atlas of the Heart by Brené Brown Ness Labs | Mindful Productivity School for Knowledge Workers

Chenell Basilio s us to talk about cultivating curiosity, finding your people, and avoiding burnout. This episode of Focused is sponsored by: Indeed: more than 3.5 million businesses worldwide using Indeed to hire great talent fast. Cleft: Capture and Share Notes With Cleft's AI Scribe. Zocdoc: Find the right doctor, right now with Zocdoc. Sign up for free. Guest Starring: Chenell Basilio Links and Show Notes: Deep Focus: Extended ad-free episodes with bonus deep dive content. Chenell's Craft + Commerce Talk Growth in Reverse Growth In Reverse Podcast Creator Science (Jay Clouse) Focused #135: Don't Eat the Frog, with Jesse J. Anderson Extra Focus by Jesse J. Anderson Notion Calendar Ness Labs

Ian Byrd is back to talk about flexibility, focus traps, and finding balance. This episode of Focused is sponsored by: Squarespace: Save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain using code FOCUSED. Guest Starring: Ian Byrd Links and Show Notes: Deep Focus: Extended ad-free episodes with bonus deep dive content. Byrdseed TV | Taking work off of teachers' plates. Byrdseed | Lessons that get kids’ brains sweating. Wacom Tablets Notability Goodnotes | Notes Reimagined ROOM | Soundproof Office Phone Booths & Office Pods

David reflects on a year of teaching the Productivity Field Guide, talks about what's new and what's changed, and Mike shares the details of his interesting twist to time-blocking. This episode of Focused is sponsored by: Jelly: A better way to share an inbox. Get 15% off your first year. Indeed: more than 3.5 million businesses worldwide using Indeed to hire great talent fast. Links and Show Notes: Deep Focus: Extended ad-free episodes with bonus deep dive content. Productivity Field Guide 2025 (Standard Edition)Use coupon code PFG10 to get 10% off. Productivity Field Guide 2025 (Plus Edition)Use coupon code PFG10 to get 10% off. Mike's Newsletter on Block Priming Mike's Task Management YouTube Video Mike's Block Priming Video Stripe Press Online Version of Poor Charlie’s Almanack Poor Charlies Almanack: The Essential Wit and Wisdom of Charles T. Munger I've Got Time by Paul Loomens Steam Deck Sid Meier's Civilization VII

David & Mike consider the relationship between productivity & creativity, how focus plays a role in the creative process, and the details of their own creativity systems. This episode of Focused is sponsored by: Squarespace: Save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain using code FOCUSED. Zocdoc: Find the right doctor, right now with Zocdoc. Sign up for free. Links and Show Notes: Deep Focus: Extended ad-free episodes with bonus deep dive content. Mike's Practical PKM Cohort Steal Like an Artist by Austin Kleon Everything is a Remix (Original Series) | YouTube The Creative Act by Rick Rubin Focused #163: The Laws of Creativity, with Joey Cofone The Laws of Creativity by Joey Cofone Mike's Creativity Flywheel Course Drafts Obsidian MindNode Productivity Field Guide | MacSparky Field Guides OmniFocus David's Bookshelf Drawing Discbound Analog | Ugmonk A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens Karla's Choice by John le Carré

David & Mike reflect on the things that worked (and the things that didn't) in 2024 and set their intentions for 2025. This episode of Focused is sponsored by: Zocdoc: Find the right doctor, right now with Zocdoc. Sign up for free. Links and Show Notes: Deep Focus: Extended ad-free episodes with bonus deep dive content. Practical PKM (Mike's Newsletter) Mike's YouTube channel LifeHQ (Mike's done-for-you Obsidian vault) Postcard Cabins (formerly Getaway House) David's Productivity Field Guide Bookworm podcast Paracord Marlin Spike Atmos ‎Vacuum Canister | Fellow Meditations by Marcus Aurelius – Ryan Holiday's Fancy Version Meditations by Marcus Aurelius Free Time by Jenny Blake

David & Mike catch up with listener regarding the use of AI, reading workflows, anxious parenting, and what the heck even is a sabbatical. This episode of Focused is sponsored by: Zocdoc: Find the right doctor, right now with Zocdoc. Sign up for free. Indeed: more than 3.5 million businesses worldwide using Indeed to hire great talent fast. Links and Show Notes: Deep Focus: Extended ad-free episodes with bonus deep dive content. Co-Intelligence by Ethan Mollick Time Timer | Visual Timers For Time Management ADHD Gift Guide 2024: 30 Dopamine-Friendly Gifts Ethan Mollick | Substack Readwise Reader Meditations for Mortals by Oliver Burkeman Obsidian Web Clipper Feel-Good Productivity by Ali Abdaal Of Boys and Men by Richard Reeves Book Series: The Complete Works of Lucius Annaeus Seneca Shortform | The World's Best Book Summaries Bookworm | Podcast Book Club Anti-Time Management by Richie Norton 211: Anti-Time Management by Richie Norton | Bookworm Hell Yeah or No | Derek Sivers What I’m doing now | Derek Sivers What I’m Doing Now | MacSparky

Stephen Hackett s us to talk about his recent sabbatical experience and share what he learned from taking an extended break. This episode of Focused is sponsored by: Squarespace: Save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain using code FOCUSED. Indeed: more than 3.5 million businesses worldwide using Indeed to hire great talent fast. Guest Starring: Stephen Hackett Links and Show Notes: Deep Focus: Extended ad-free episodes with bonus deep dive content. Sabbatical | 512 Pixels Photos from Stephen's Sabbatical | Instagram Relay for St. Jude Departures #11: Relay 10 | Relay FM The Blanc Media 8-Week Work Cycle with Sabbaticals | The Focus Course Give the Gift of Relay Mac Power s

David & Mike consider the hidden costs of prioritizing the virtual world over the real world and discuss ways that we can fight for focus in an age of distraction. This episode of Focused is sponsored by: Zocdoc: Find the right doctor, right now with Zocdoc. Sign up for free. ExpressVPN: High-Speed, Secure & Anonymous VPN Service. Get an extra three months free. Links and Show Notes: Deep Focus: Extended ad-free episodes with bonus deep dive content. The Anxious Generation by Jonathan Haidt Mike's Minimalist iPhone Home Screen Experiment The Light Phone Day One Typefully What I’m Doing Now | Derek Sivers What I’m Doing Now | MacSparky Mike's Newsletter Sonnet Mechanical Keyboard | Mode Designs Plotter USA Meditations for Mortals by Oliver Burkeman Bookworm #209: Meditations for Mortals by Oliver Burkeman Free Time by Jenny Blake

Business and life coach Amy Wicks s us to talk about the Enneagram personality assessment and showing up as our true selves. This episode of Focused is sponsored by: Squarespace: Save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain using code FOCUSED. Indeed: more than 3.5 million businesses worldwide using Indeed to hire great talent fast. Guest Starring: Amy Wicks Links and Show Notes: Deep Focus: Extended ad-free episodes with bonus deep dive content. The FOCUSED Calendar Amy's Book Amy's Podcast The Enneagram Institute Kolbe A™ Index Simply Wholehearted Enneagram Quiz The Story of You by Ian Morgan Cron The Road Back to You by Ian Morgan Cron Your Enneagram Coach Radical Candor by Kim Scott Good Work by Paul Millerd Meditations for Mortals by Oliver Burkeman Of Boys and Men by Richard Reeves The Anxious Generation by Jonathan Haidt The Snowball System by Mo Bunnell Give to Grow by Mo Bunnell Amy's Instagram

David & Mike revisit the topic of AI to consider what's changed in the last year and discuss how it can be helpful for those of us who strive to live a focused life. This episode of Focused is sponsored by: Zocdoc: Find the right doctor, right now with Zocdoc. Sign up for free. ExpressVPN: High-Speed, Secure & Anonymous VPN Service. Get an extra three months free. Indeed: more than 3.5 million businesses worldwide using Indeed to hire great talent fast. Links and Show Notes: Deep Focus: Extended ad-free episodes with bonus deep dive content. The 2025 FOCUSED Calendar | NeuYear.net Focused #189: Focus & AI Liminal Thinking by Dave Gray Co-Intelligence by Ethan Mollick Meet the Guys Dating A.I. Bots | Apple News Spiral Delphi Deep Work by Cal Newport Whisper Memos Otter.ai SaneBox Grammarly A System for Writing by Bob Doto Focused #209: A System for Writing, with Bob Doto RØDECaster Video | Video and Audio Production Console Gridfinity Meditations for Mortals by Oliver Burkeman

Clarke Ching ("The Bottleneck Guy") s us to talk about finding solutions and fixing systems, both personally and professionally. This episode of Focused is sponsored by: Squarespace: Save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain using code FOCUSED. Indeed: more than 3.5 million businesses worldwide using Indeed to hire great talent fast. Guest Starring: Clarke Ching Links and Show Notes: Deep Focus: Extended ad-free episodes with bonus deep dive content. Clarke Ching | The Bottleneck Guy LifeHQ | Practical PKM Simple Marketing For Smart People by Billy Boras and Tiago Forte The Goal: 40th Anniversary Edition by Eliyahu Goldratt Rolling Rocks Downhill by Clarke Ching Kolbe.com | Home of the Kolbe A™ Index Unique Ability | Find Your Purpose In Life And Define Your Best Self Why Every Racoon Needs an Architect The Bottleneck Detective Bootcamp (free email course) The ONE Thing: The Surprisingly Simple Truth About Extraordinary Results The Anxious Generation by Jonathan Haidt Hyperefficient by Mithu Storoni Good Work by Paul Millerd Storyworthy by Matthew Dicks How to Manage Tasks in Obsidian | YouTube Morgen Calendar and Task Manager Motion Clarke Ching | LinkedIn CorkScrew Solutions: by Clarke Ching The Bottleneck Rules by Clarke Ching

David & Mike discuss deliberate practice and the art of skill development — for both fun and profit. This episode of Focused is sponsored by: Zocdoc: Find the right doctor, right now with Zocdoc. Sign up for free. Vitally: A new era for customer success productivity. Get a free pair of AirPods Pro when you book a qualified meeting. ExpressVPN: High-Speed, Secure & Anonymous VPN Service. Get an extra three months free. Links and Show Notes: Deep Focus: Extended ad-free episodes with bonus deep dive content. Relay for St. Jude LifeHQ | Practical PKM So Good They Can't Ignore You by Cal Newport The Creative Act: A Way of Being by Rick Rubin Peak by Anders Ericsson Plotter USA The Ugmonk Pen Kuru Toga Storyworthy by Matthew Dicks Of Boys and Men by Richard Reeves

Llama Life founder Marie Ng s us to talk about the relative time-boxing, the importance of systems, and eating your productivity vegetables. This episode of Focused is sponsored by: Squarespace: Save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain using code FOCUSED. Vitally: A new era for customer success productivity. Get a free pair of AirPods Pro when you book a qualified meeting. Guest Starring: Marie Ng Links and Show Notes: Deep Focus: Extended ad-free episodes with bonus deep dive content. Relay for St. Jude Two Years | 512 Pixels Llama Life | Find Your Focus TickTick Todoist Notion Day One Topo | The Not-Flat Standing Desk Anti-Fatigue Mat Analog™ by Ugmonk Gather by Ugmonk Focused #204: Analog Productivity, with Jeff Sheldon Plotter USA Marie Ng 🦙 (@threehourcoffee) | Twitter

David & Mike consider the role of Margin, Ownership, and Boundaries in the pursuit of living a focused life. This episode of Focused is sponsored by: Indeed: more than 3.5 million businesses worldwide using Indeed to hire great talent fast. Zocdoc: Find the right doctor, right now with Zocdoc. Sign up for free. Vitally: A new era for customer success productivity. Get a free pair of AirPods Pro when you book a qualified meeting. Links and Show Notes: Deep Focus: Extended ad-free episodes with bonus deep dive content. Focus Like a Boss Margin by Richard Swenson Good Work with Barrett Brooks Slow Productivity by Cal Newport Make Time by Jake Knapp & John Zeratsky Focused #70: Digital Decluttering, with Shahid Kamal Ahmad RØDECaster Duo Totebook | Studio Neat Plotter USA The Ritual Effect by Michael Norton Simple Marketing For Smart People by Billy Boras and Tiago Forte