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# #309 - You Already Know
- URL: https://www.mattrutherford.co.uk/309-you-already-know/
- Published: 2026-09-21T05:00:33.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-21T05:00:33.000Z
- Description: You know exactly what you are going to do. This week is about what you think it will cost.
- Author: Matt
- Tags: Newsletter

*Hey friend! Happy Monday. Welcome back to weekly career coaching.*

### Stuff I've Written

- [You already know](https://www.mattrutherford.co.uk/you-already-know/). The question I ask more than any other, and the three kinds of obligation it turns up.
- From the Archive: [The Art of Setting Boundaries: Why Saying No is Key to Your Success](https://www.mattrutherford.co.uk/the-art-of-setting-boundaries-why-saying-no-is-key-to-your-success/).

### Stuff I'm Reading

- [The key to a killer resume](https://www.wsj.com/lifestyle/careers/go-ahead-put-your-most-eccentric-hobbies-on-your-resume-31edf892?ref=mattrutherford.co.uk) might just be your perfect scrambled eggs.
- If you are the same as everyone else, you lose the race. [How you can escape competition through authenticity.](https://navalsarchive.substack.com/p/escape-competition-through-authenticity)
- [Is it OK if I share my screen?](https://seths.blog/2026/07/is-it-okay-if-i-share-my-screen/?ref=mattrutherford.co.uk) How to make your meetings LESS effective.
- I don’t agree with everything from Ryan Holliday, but there is some great advice. [Sixteen reachable habits that made me who I am.](https://ryanholiday.net/the-16-perfectly-reachable-habits-that-made-me-who-i-am/?ref=mattrutherford.co.uk)
- [From overwhelm to on top.](https://upflow.io/blog/inside-upflow/how-managers-at-upflow-get-things-done?ref=mattrutherford.co.uk) How great managers get things done.
- [The goal setting mistake you don’t know you are making](https://bigthink.com/business/the-price-of-becoming/?ref=mattrutherford.co.uk). More on [goal setting here](https://www.mattrutherford.co.uk/tag/goals/).

### Stuff I'm Linking 

- [The IKEA complexity Index.](https://ikea.greg.technology/?ref=mattrutherford.co.uk) Check this before you buiy anymore flatpack.
- [Eigendrum](https://eigendrum.com/?ref=mattrutherford.co.uk#p=circle). Study how shape changes the sound of a drum. Wild.

**Finally**. [The Middle](https://pzlgames.com/games/themiddle/?ref=mattrutherford.co.uk). Guess the word alphabetically in the middle. Super fun.

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[Updates from the last seven days](https://www.mattrutherford.co.uk/weeknote/) \+ [This Week I Learned](https://www.mattrutherford.co.uk/twil/) how vinyl record players work!

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****Journal Prompt:** Who am I obligated to, and which of those obligations did they actually ask of me? [Start Writing Now.](https://startwriting.now/?ref=mattrutherford.co.uk)

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