#207 - Do it your way!

The Stuff that MattRs

Monday Motivation. Let this week be the one where you refresh your career plan. I like the simplicity of this five-step approach to treating your career plan like a product plan. For more guidance on setting goals for the next steps, I’ve got you covered.

Worklife. Next time you think about checking your emails after work, take a read of this article, and put the phone away!

Safety. The four stages of psychological safety. A practical guide for leaders and managers.

Success. Do it your way. The only real measure of success that matters is whether you get what you want out of life. Finding a way to have fun, whilst you are doing the best work of your life is a grail worth fighting for. 

Drama. A great way to deal with sticky situations at work. 

Productivity. How having a work soundtrack can boost your productivity. My FlowStuff playlist has over 500 tracks that will keep you in the right mindset.

F*cks. How to stop giving a f*ck what anyone thinks. Something that I have been working on over the last few years. Some great advice in here. #2 and #4 are strong advice.

Habits. Thirty short habits of the top 10%. Number 6 and number 29 resonate with me.

Shortcuts. Seven life shortcuts that actually work. An excellent list of shortcuts that anyone can get behind. Simple and precise. 

Social. A psychologists advice on social media usage. Practical advice from a professional on managing your scrolling. I really like the advice about setting specific times that you can use social media, and being more mindful about why. Bonus Stuff:  How social media fasting could help your mental health.

Self. Why being narcissistic can be a useful tool sometimes. Having a little more focus on yourself can do you some good.

Finally.  Alphaguess. A simple daily game, guess an English word until you find it in the alphabet. I took 17 guesses to find ‘spend’

🔈 Stuff to Listen to...

🎧 This week, my musical recommendation is a deeper cut, from 1972. I heard about the eponymous album by Zulema in a blog post about melancholy music and had a listen to this amazing album.

Zulema was a disco and R&B singer from Florida, and this self-titled album was her debut, released on Sussex records.

I love the vocals on this, deeply soulful and in places fitting the melancholy label. Its a terrific recall to era of real soul music.

Recommended.

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