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# #306 - Nothing Happens at Your Desk
- URL: https://www.mattrutherford.co.uk/306-nothing-happens-at-your-desk/
- Published: 2026-08-31T05:00:18.000Z
- Updated: 2026-08-31T05:00:17.000Z
- Description: The last three weeks have been about making a plan. Now it's time to take action.
- Author: Matt
- Tags: Newsletter

*Hey friend! It's fantastic to see you back, and thanks for the feedback on last weeks issue.* 

### Stuff I've Written

- [Nothing Happens at Your Desk](https://www.mattrutherford.co.uk/302-how-to-win-at-work-every-day/). Now that you've spent time thinking about your plan, it's time to translate it into action.
- From the Archive: [Stop Overthinking Career Decisions.](https://www.mattrutherford.co.uk/stop-overthinking-career-decisions-use-this-test/) Use this Test.

### Stuff I'm Reading

- [If you’re so smart, why aren’t you happy?](https://navalsarchive.substack.com/p/if-youre-so-smart-why-arent-you-happy) And how to turn smart into happy, from the excellent Naval Ravikant.
- [How to build a quiet and boring life that you love.](https://dariusforoux.com/how-to-build-a-quiet-and-boring-life-that-you-love/?ref=mattrutherford.co.uk)
- [Beware of productivity paradoxes](https://calnewport.com/beware-of-productivity-paradoxes/?ref=mattrutherford.co.uk). Cal Newport explains some of the thinking needed with AI advances.
- [Why forgiveness is good for your health](https://greatergood.berkeley.edu/article/item/why%5Fforgiveness%5Fis%5Fgood%5Ffor%5Fyour%5Fhealth?ref=mattrutherford.co.uk).
- [How to differentiate in the age of AI](https://tim.blog/2026/07/17/better-than-free/?ref=mattrutherford.co.uk). Eight things that are better than free in this age of AI slop and ubiquity.

### Stuff I'm Linking 

- [Lost and found](https://walzr.com/lost-and-found?ref=mattrutherford.co.uk) \- the things that we leave behind at airports.
- Mood - [a tool for capturing your mood](https://mood.lasagna.pizza/?ref=mattrutherford.co.uk).

**Finally**. [Draw a Country.](https://country-draw.vercel.app/?ref=mattrutherford.co.uk) This is fantastic, draw a country from memory and then compare your result to the real thing. 

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