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# #310 - Whose definition?
- URL: https://www.mattrutherford.co.uk/310-whose-definition/
- Published: 2026-09-28T05:00:51.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-28T05:00:51.000Z
- Description: Sometimes, it doesn't look like you are stuck. Thats the problem.
- Author: Matt
- Tags: Newsletter

*Hey friend! Welcome to a new week. It's great to have you back.* 

### Stuff I've Written

- [Whose definition](https://www.mattrutherford.co.uk/whose-definition/). You are progressing quickly towards something you cannot remember choosing.
- From the Archive: [What are you ACTUALLY building?](https://www.mattrutherford.co.uk/what-are-you-actually-building/). You don't build a reputation in the future. You build it today.

### Stuff I'm Reading

- [How to pay attention and care deeply in a chaotic world.](https://davidepstein.substack.com/p/how-to-pay-attention-and-care-deeply) Excellent interview with Brad Stulberg.
- Slightly abstract, but worth your time. [How to read the signal of your life.](https://www.themarginalian.org/2026/08/15/george-kubler-actuality/?ref=mattrutherford.co.uk)
- [Stop Pleasing People](https://www.lifehack.org/991502/how-to-stop-people-pleasing?ref=mattrutherford.co.uk). Scripts for the 2 second window of opportunity.
- [How to enter a state of flow](https://psyche.co/guides/how-to-enter-a-state-of-flow?ref=mattrutherford.co.uk). The moment of sweet immersion, you can always use this playlist to support you, [FlowStuff](https://www.mattrutherford.co.uk/introducing-flowstuff/)
- [Reinvent your life in 30 days.](https://www.sahilbloom.com/newsletter/how-to-reinvent-your-life-in-30-days?ref=mattrutherford.co.uk) This might be a bit drastic, but some excellent tips from Sahil Bloom.
- [The rise of the end-to-end operator.](https://newsletter.weskao.com/p/end-to-end-operator?ref=mattrutherford.co.uk) A refresh of an article from 2020 that seems even more important iun the age of AI.

### Stuff I'm Linking 

- [Any Human Ever](https://anyhumanever.com/?ref=mattrutherford.co.uk). One real life at a time, out of the hundred billion. A sobering view of our position in time,
- [The AI Compass](https://bambamramfan.github.io/ai-compass/?ref=mattrutherford.co.uk). Fifteen questions and it tells you which AI person you are

**Finally**. [Hit the Dot.](https://hitthedot.app/?ref=mattrutherford.co.uk) Match each time by feel. I love the simplicity of this.

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### Below the Fold

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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/) the important reason why storms have names. 

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****Journal Prompt:** Whose definition of success am I running on, and would they write it the same way today? [Start Writing Now.](https://startwriting.now/?ref=mattrutherford.co.uk)

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