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# 299 : The Clockspeed Trap
- URL: https://www.mattrutherford.co.uk/299-the-clockspeed-trap/
- Published: 2026-07-13T05:00:43.000Z
- Updated: 2026-07-13T05:00:42.000Z
- Description: The job ends. The tempo changes. Running your decisions at company speed is how good people make bad calls.
- Author: Matt
- Tags: Newsletter

*Hey friend! Welcome to new subscribers that joined since last week. It's great to have you here!*

### Stuff I've Written

- You synced to your company's pace for years. That borrowed tempo is exactly what makes you decide badly. [Discover the Clockspeed Trap](https://www.mattrutherford.co.uk/the-clockspeed-trap/).
- From the Archive: [25 career success secrets they don't teach you in business school.](https://www.mattrutherford.co.uk/25-career-success-secrets-you-wont-learn-in-school/)

### Stuff I'm Reading

- It's not liking each other or good vibes that makes teams perform, it's being in sync. [The key ingredient for making your team soar](https://insight.kellogg.northwestern.edu/article/a-key-ingredient-for-making-teams-soar?ref=mattrutherford.co.uk).
- [How to imagine a better future for yourself.](https://psyche.co/guides/how-to-imagine-a-better-future-for-yourself?ref=mattrutherford.co.uk) A fantastic tool to help you picture your future.
- [Safe from AI.](https://www.theguardian.com/money/2026/jul/11/ai-work-jobs-future-medicine-teaching-hotels-law??ref=mattrutherford.co.uk) Which jobs will protect you from the future. Related: [Please don't resign from life. ](https://theconvivialsociety.substack.com/p/do-not-resign-from-life)
- [Consistent habits in mid-life](https://www.lifehack.org/991480/consistent-habits-in-midlife?ref=mattrutherford.co.uk). A system that sticks.
- [No-one is truly self-made](https://aeon.co/essays/zhuangzi-and-the-case-against-meritocracy?ref=mattrutherford.co.uk).
- [What if one word could change how people think?](https://www.mckinsey.com/featured-insights/mckinsey-on-books/author-talks-what-if-one-word-could-change-how-people-think?ref=mattrutherford.co.uk) Fascinating article on the use of language.

### Stuff I'm Linking 

- [The Reuters Climate Monitor.](https://www.reuters.com/graphics/CLIMATE-AUTOMATED/MONITOR/akpeykqqapr/?ref=mattrutherford.co.uk) A simple visualisation of current weather vs historical records. For you if you're currently sitting with a fan on.
- Hear people from all over the world, add your own voice. [VoiceDot.](https://voicedot.app/?ref=mattrutherford.co.uk)

**Finally**. [Four Corners.](https://fourcorners.smol.quest/9?ref=mattrutherford.co.uk) Like the Only Connect wall, or the NYT connections game, but with an added twist of positioning. Simple and Fun to play. 

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