Focused

Email can be a vital communication mechanism, but it can also be a black hole of lost productivity. David and Jason discuss managing email and setting rules about how you use it. This episode of Focused is sponsored by: Agenda Minder: A meeting is only as good as the agenda. Links and Show Notes: Deep Focus: Extended episodes with bonus deep dive content. Inbox Zero - YouTube

So you've decided to leave the nest. What can you do to prepare while you're still working for the man? What's the right way to give notice, and prepare for the aftermath? David and Jason discuss getting set up, preparing your loved ones for the change, rehearsing your big break-up speech, and the importance of not panicking when everything goes sideways. This episode of Focused is sponsored by: Agenda Minder: A meeting is only as good as the agenda. Links and Show Notes: Deep Focus: Extended episodes with bonus deep dive content.

PlayStation veteran Shahid Kamal Ahmad left Sony to become an independent game developer. We discuss why he left and how he schedules his workday in his garden shed, the ShaShed. This episode of Focused is sponsored by: Equal Experts: A diverse network of experienced software consultants, specialising in agile delivery Guest Starring: Shahid Kamal Ahmad Links and Show Notes: Deep Focus: Extended episodes with bonus deep dive content.

Clients: Getting them (by marketing yourself), keeping them, and the dangers and rewards of taking them with you from your previous job. This episode of Focused is sponsored by: Equal Experts: A diverse network of experienced software consultants, specialising in agile delivery Links and Show Notes: Deep Focus: Extended episodes with bonus deep dive content.

Deciding where to get your work done can be a difficult challenge for an independent worker. Can you work out of the house? Does renting office space make sense? What about co-working spaces, or that long wooden table at your neighborhood Starbucks? There are a lot of options. This episode of Focused is sponsored by: Equal Experts: A diverse network of experienced software consultants, specialising in agile delivery Links and Show Notes: Deep Focus: Extended episodes with bonus deep dive content.

Myke Hurley, co-founder of Relay FM, discusses transitioning from his bank job to a full-time podcaster, including the inherent contradictions in working a dream job that never lets you take a vacation. Guest Starring: Myke Hurley Links and Show Notes: Deep Focus: Extended episodes with bonus deep dive content. Analogue 9: My Shoes Are A Bit Dusty

Just because you're independent doesn't mean you don't need a schedule. This episode is about building (and breaking) routines. Links and Show Notes: Deep Focus: Extended episodes with bonus deep dive content.

In our very first episode, David and Jason discuss narrowing scope and taking on too much work. Links and Show Notes: Deep Focus: Extended episodes with bonus deep dive content.