126: Productivity vs. Grinding

Mike and David get into note-taking (and note-making), listener feedback, and the pesky problem of productivity vs. grinding.

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Credits

The Hosts
Mike Schmitz
David Sparks

The Editor
Jim Metzendorf

The Fixer
Kerry Provanzano

Deep Focus: Extended episodes with bonus deep dive content.

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