Focused 144: Enough, with Patrick Rhone

Patrick Rhone joins Mike and me on this episode of Focused to talk about analog productivity, knolling, mise en place, and staying focused while wearing many hats.

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Focused 143: Thinking Annually

Join Mike and me on the latest episode of Focused. We’re sharing some thoughts about what we’re up to in the new year and the personal changes we’re making to our routines.

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Focused 142: Sparky Gets Focused

I finally put my money where my mouth is, and I’m doing just one thing now. In this episode of Focused, Mike has questions and I have answers.

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Focused 141: You Never Arrive

Join Mike and me on the latest episode of Focused as we discuss the arrival fallacy and the importance of finding joy in the journey.

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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 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.