Last Call for 2022 Focused Calendars
The Focused wall calendars are pretty great and January is just a few weeks away. It's not too late to get one for yourself. I've already got mine mounted and hung on the wall.
Focused 140: Your Brain Is Not a Computer with Cory Hixson
Engineering professor Cory Hixson joins the Focused crew this week to talk about staying on target, not letting your kids eat your brain, and why you are not a computer.
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Focused 139: Soundtracks and Self-Talk
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Focused 137: Managing Busy
Mike and I return to the insidious problem of "busy" on the latest episode of Focused. We are not beyond getting caught in this trap, and we share some ideas about how to avoid it.
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The Focused 2022 Calendar
It’s that time of year again and the Focused Podcast is once again selling the Focused Year planning calendar in collaboration with the amazing folks at NeuYear. This is the third iteration of the Focused calendar and this one is the best yet.
The idea behind the Focused calendar is to give you the big picture at a glance. I’ve had one of these on my wall now for a few years and despite my love of gadgets, there is nothing like the clarity you get from having the year’s big obligations and projects staring back at me every day.
We’ve made further improvements this year as well. We’ve improved the customizable habit tracking bubbles and the calendar is laminated for dry erase markers. Also, starting this year you can get the calendar in either portrait or landscape mode, just flip it over.
I should have mine in a week and I can’t wait to get it on the wall. You may want to get one for yourself.
Focused 133: Success & Failure
This week’s Focused has Mike and me doing an audit of our productivity workflows and share what's working (and what isn't).
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Focused 132: Willpower and Your Environment
Is willpower enough to plow through? In this episode of Focused, Mike and I look into that question.
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Focused 131: Liminal Thinking
We're all a lot less objective than we give ourselves credit for. Join Mike and me on the latest episode of Focused as we attempt to figure out why by considering limiting beliefs, learning loops, and the slippery slope of self-sealing logic.
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Focused 130: Toxic Productivity
At what point does your quest for productivity and efficiency become toxic? It's a good question and an easy trap. Mike and I share a few ideas on this episode of Focused.
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Focused 129: No One Wants to Work with a Jerk, with Colleen Wainwright
Gmail ninja Colleen Wainwright joins Mike and me on this episode of Focused 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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Focused 128: Communication
On this episode of Focused, Mike and I tackle one of the most difficult subjects of focus: communication.
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Focused 127: Focusing a Team, with Ken Case
Ken Case joins Mike and me on this week’s Focused to talk about how the Omni Group focuses their work teams, the lessons they've learned from forced changes due to COVID, and the benefits of planning for disruption.
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Focused 126: Productivity vs. Grinding
Join us for the latest episode fo Focused to hear Mike and I get into note-taking (and note-making), listener feedback, and the pesky problem of productivity versus grinding.
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Focused 125: Professional Nerd, with Rosemary Orchard
Rosemary Orchard joins Mike and me on this episode of Focused to talk about juggling projects, automation, kanban boards, and keeping the jobby job.
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Focused #124: Reading and Learning
In this episode of Focused, Mike and I talk about PKM planets and how we read, process, and learn from books and other media.
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Focused 123: A Focus on Time
Mike and I talk about the different ways we track our time, what tools we use, and share the focus and productivity benefits we glean from the process on this week’s Focused.
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Focused 122: Linking Your Thinking with Nick Milo
Nick Milo from Linking Your Thinking joins Mike and me on the this week’s Focused to consider the role of focus in idea development and knowledge management.
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Focused 121: Analog Focus, with Jeff Sheldon
Jeff Sheldon from Ugmonk joins Mike and me on the latest episode of Focused to talk about his Analog productivity system, connecting dots, intentional constraints, and being a geek for the details.
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Focused 119: Productivity & Meditation, with Chris Bailey
Author Chris Bailey joins Mike and me on this episode of Focused to talk about the productivity benefits of meditation, conquering resistance, and the path of least regret.
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Focused 118: Tasks and Habits
Tasks are great but sometimes the wrong tool. On this episode of Focused, Mike and I make the case that habits are underrated and can help you where projects cannot.
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