Focused

In this episode of Focused, Jake Kahana from Caveday joins us to talk about his journey and how Cavedays can help you get your focus mojo back.

In this episode of Focused, my buddy Chris Bailey joins us to talk about the productivity benefits of meditation, conquering resistance, and the path of least regret.

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Tasks are great but sometimes the wrong tool. In this episode of Focused, David & I make the case that habits are underrated and can help you where projects can not.

In this episode of Focused, David & I talk about how roles & goals work together and how the hats that you decide to wear are the real foundation of a solid personal productivity system.

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.