124: Reading and Learning

04/27/21 • 85 min

In this episode, Mike and David talk about PKM planets and how they read, process, and learn from books and other media.

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The Hosts
Mike Schmitz
David Sparks

The Editor
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Kerry Provanzano

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In this episode, Mike and David talk about PKM planets and how they read, process, and learn from books and other media.

This episode of Focused is sponsored by:

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Links and Show Notes: Credits

The Hosts
Mike Schmitz
David Sparks

The Editor
Jim Metzendorf

The Fixer
Kerry Provanzano

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125: Professional Nerd, with Rosemary Orchard

Rosemary Orchard joins us to talk about juggling projects, automation, kanban boards, and keeping the jobby job.

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Rosemary Orchard