144: Enough, with Patrick Rhone

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144: Enough, with Patrick Rhone

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Feb 1, 2022

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Patrick Rhone joins us to talk about analog productivity, knolling, mise en place, and staying focused while wearing many hats.

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Feb 1, 2022

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David Sparks and Mike Schmitz are not nearly as productive as they’d like to be. Join these fellow travelers (and a bunch of special guests) as they share the best ways to get focused, and talk though their successes and failures along the way. Hosted by David Sparks and Mike Schmitz.

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144: Enough, with Patrick Rhone

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