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Stuff that MattRs - #247
Welcome to a new week of insights for YOU and YOUR career, the perfect Monday boost.
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Stuff that MattRs - #246
Another great week of insights for YOU and YOUR career, the perfect Monday boost.
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Stuff that MattRs - #245
A fresh week of insights for YOU and YOUR career, the perfect Monday boost.
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Stuff that MattRs - #244
A fresh week of insights for YOU and YOUR career, the perfect Monday boost.
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Stuff that MattRs - #243
A fresh week of insights for YOU and YOUR career, the perfect Monday boost.
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Stuff that MattRs - #242
Another week of insights for YOU and YOUR career, the perfect Monday boost.
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Stuff that MattRs - #241
Welcome to more insights for YOU and YOUR career, the perfect Monday motivator.
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Stuff that MattRs - #240
Welcome to a new week of insights for YOU and YOUR career, the perfect Monday motivator.
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Stuff that MattRs - #239
Another week of critical insights for YOU and YOUR career, the perfect Monday motivator.
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Stuff that MattRs - #238 (and a bonus!)
Bringing you the best Stuff for YOU and YOUR career, the perfect Monday motivator.
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Stuff that MattRs - #237
Bringing you the best Stuff for YOU and YOUR career, the perfect Monday motivator.
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Stuff that MattRs - #236
Another fantastic week of the best Stuff for YOU and YOUR career.
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Stuff that MattRs - #235
Start the week in the best way with Stuff for YOU and YOUR career.
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Stuff that MattRs - #234
Win the week with the best Stuff for YOU and YOUR career.
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Stuff that MattRs - #233
Smash your Monday with the best Stuff to help YOU and YOUR career.
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Stuff that MattRs - #232
Start your week with actionable insights to help YOU and YOUR career.
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Stuff that MattRs - #231
A fresh week of actionable insights to help YOU and YOUR career.
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Stuff that MattRs - #230
Another week of smart insights to help YOU and YOUR career.
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Stuff that MattRs - #229
A new look this week - aiming to get you to the good stuff more quickly and focusing on the insights that you need to read.
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#228 - you are enough...
Learn the best Monday Morning Work-Life Balance Hack, and figure out how to have difficult conversations at work. Find out why chaotic companies MIGHT be good for you, and how to step off the hedonic treadmill. Finally, change the future and learn how to cursor drift.
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#227 - Messy Thinking
Deal with calendar overload, and learn how to handle the five most difficult people at work. Learn how to make a career pivot, read some great travel tips and play a fun daily number game.
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#226 - real bird, fake bird?
A framework for building resilience, some non-icky tips for networking and ways to have difficult conversations at work. More free stuff, a way to conquer news fatigue and real or fake choice to be made.
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#225 - Bend the Curve
A look at focus, and a book review that will help everyone. Ten great questions to ask a difficult team member, and how to start a side hustle. Some happiness hacks, a security tip and a vintage video game!
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#224 - click for stimulation
More wisdom to lead better meetings, strategies for dealing with backlogs and how to move forward in your careeer. Some clever mindset hacks, and a one button game that will stimulate your mind. PLUS the new mixtape!
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#223 - Tame the Impostor!
Ways to tackle the nagging doubts of Impostor Syndrome, the power of extreme ownership and advice for deadlines. Some advice to make your time matter, habits to make you more interesting and a break with a word game.
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#222 - plodder or burster?
How to stop measuring yourself against others success PLUS learning how to handle feedback. Great thinking on working styles, some tips on better breathing and superb daily word game.
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#221 - Ping time!
This week, we look at taking action, ways to lead AND motivate and how ping fatigue is changing the workplace and maybe the law. I also explore how your luck can change, and ways to feel more alive. Plus, a simple daily word game.
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#220 - not before noon!
A chance to set goals and commitments for the New Year, the opportunities from being wrong and no meetings before noon to maximise productivity. Plus cheerful news from the last year, and a game for music heads.
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👓 Welcome to 2025 - Intentions
For the third year running, I'm not adopting resolutions. I'll set some intentions for the New Year, and create some small habits and systems to support them.
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#219 - Purushartra or Ikigai?
Happy Holidays from Stuff! A foolproof and lightweight annual review process, and a CV trick that can elevate your job hunt. Plus, ways to rest over the holiday season, some indian wisdom and a great travel game!
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#218 - Start... Ping!
It's time to finish the work year with a burst of flow productivity, and then tap into Ernest Hemingway to finish anything you start. I look at some great tips for living better, and challenge you to open the microwave door at the right time!
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#217 - fix your meetings!
Great techniques for improving the quality of meetings plus ways to control your emotions and be a better leader. Fifty learnings from 2024, an AI hack for learning about yourself and finally a memory test.
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#216 - Exquisite Listening
A great exercise to set your team up for excellence plus ten more free websites for you to bookmark. A key idea from each of the top ten business books and a way to be thankful for your life. Finally - a binary game that will challenge everyone!
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#215 - Build Your Best Year
This week, I'm launching a lightweight way to plan for your best year ever, and looking at the skill that sets leaders apart at work. We avoid toxic positivity and find 1000 questions to save wisdom. Finally think of a number and double it quickly!
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#214 - Is it Arse or Ass?
This week, I'm looking at presentation skills, productivity tips and best practices for working in global teams. I also have some new journal prompts, ways to deal with unpleasant people and a blast from the past to take a break with!
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#213 - Discover your value(s)
This week, I'm looking Core Values and how you can define yours. I have some great decision tools and ways to reduce tech distractions. I look at wins, and ways to protect your peace - before another old favourite distraction.
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#212 - 100% Glimmer & Rizz
I cover some great skills for decision making, and look at how you build rapport. We'll tackle the 'no excuse' hour, and find a simple formula for career decisions. We'll also find out about glimmers, rizz and play an old favourite - revamped.
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#211 - The Monk Inside
This week, I'm looking at delegation skills, bad behaviour at work and time management according to St Benedict. I'm sharing ways to build your confidence, some excellent mental models and a great game for a break today.
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#210 - Hikea or Lower?
I'm looking at digital organisation, for career or personal life. How to develop your negotiation skills, and the illusion of productivity. We examine positivity, look at some reflections on life and how to handle some difficult emotions. Finally, we have some fun with Ikea.
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#209 - Limbo, daily.
We're laser focused on setting boundaries and protecting time as well as improving our active listening. I look at when time management was easy, and what confident people do. Then we look at contentment, great books and how to limbo, daily.
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#208 - Curiosity + Failure = Brilliance
This week, I have advice to help you handle feedback, and ways to motivate your team remotely (and when under pressure). I look at how Flow state works, who can see the most blue and finally, we decide who came first.
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#207 - Do it your way!
Some advice to help you update your career plan and to balance your work-life. I look at creating psychological safety at work and ways to be the grey stone at work. There are some life shortcuts that work and finally, a great word game.
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#206 : Thermostat or Thermometer?
Insights to help you improve your completer-finisher skills, and what you can get when the work is done. Some random ideas about life, and advice about changing the temperature of the work environment. Finally, squish some ants.
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👓 #205 - Clarity affords Focus
Learn ways to fuel your success by handling ambiguity like a pro, understand the ABC goal system and get ten more free sites that you should bookmark. Find out how to say ‘no’ and be happy, why sleep is the ally of creativity and play a fun daily movie game.
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👓 #204 - Shake it Off!
A great framework for understanding how your team works and some tips for being a great manager. Find out how to lead in times of uncertainty, and 100 tricks to make life better. Finally - play the defrag game!
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👓 #203 - Here to get lucky
Some tips to build your communication skills, set some good boundaries and improve your confidence. How luck can improve your work, and dumb questions can help you innovate. Finally, get roasted by Monica.
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👓 #202 - Get out of bed!
I have suggestions on how to improve your public speaking, as well as great ways to improve your listening skills. We cover the ONE thing you should never do when the alarm goes off, restart my journalling challenge and solve some cryptic puzzle clues.
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👓 #201 - A bathtub of beer.
Time to look at some more feedback techniques, optimistic decision making and another batch of free sites that you should definitely bookmark. I have a way to change your life in five seconds, a site that explains how fast the world changes and a game of stack-ranking.
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#200 - Another 100!
Writing and researching Stuff every week has introduced me to some incredible ideas, when I hit issue #100, I documented some of them. For #200 I'm capturing the next set. Some are mine; some aren’t but all are fantastic advice for a decent and productive life.
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👓 Stuff #199 - Credibility and Confidence
Level up as a leader AND a consigliere, and work on your decision making toolkit. Stop getting overwhelmed at work AND figure out how to be more visible. Learn you Olympic sport and play a daily movie game that will test your knowledge.
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👓 Stuff #198 - what the art?
Master the video interview with some great tips, and learn what people get wrong about imposter syndrome. How to spot if you are a workaholic, and find your minimum effective dose. Read seven rules from Einstein, and finally play an arty game!
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👓 Stuff #197 - The Tao of Stuff
Lock in some great questions to ask in an interview, and continue to develop your listening skills. Learn about the important body language cues you might miss in the workplace and how time shielding can help you. Finally, play a new version of rock, paper, scissors that will keep you thinking!
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👓 Stuff #196 - Leave your comfort zone
Refresh your interview skills, and figure out why feedback is so scary - and get help with it. Learn how to manage your boss, and why silence affects the way that you make decisions. Finally, 100 great rules, play with Suno and a superb word game.
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👓 Stuff #195 - have a Lilloerdag!
This week is the perfect time to complete a mid-year review of your goals. Find out how FOBO affects your decision making, and discover the 'Lilloerdag'. Explore your chronotype and finally play a game for the music fans.
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👓 Stuff #194 - biased for action
Improve the structure of your day and find out how to build your bias for action. Discover five overlooked skills and fifty ways to fuel a conversation. Finally, check out your anti-goals and a new word based puzzle.
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👓 Stuff #193 - maximise your life
Power up your communication skills, find a mentor and learn the best cheat to speed up your work. Learn lessons from a granny, and some intentional breathing, finally play a quiz today.
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👓 Stuff #192 - five extra minutes!
Power up your communication skills, find a mentor and learn the best cheat to speed up your work. Learn lessons from a granny, and some intentional breathing, finally play a quiz today.
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👓 Stuff #191 - lead with love
Improve your storytelling skills, switch from FOMO to JOMO and find out about the science behind the psychology of environment. Help me search for dolphins, and play bullet time pong!
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👓 Stuff #190 - do nothing, be happy
100 GROW Questions, 71 ways to open an email and Six ways to switch off after work. Try 'Dusking' as a new way to relax, and uncover the worlds most influential companies.
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👓 Stuff #189 - Slice the Pizza!
Fire up your personal brand at work with five key strategies. Learn how to manage former peers and discover the benefits of a lifecoach. Take a break in a park, and Slice those Pizzas for a quick diversion.
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👓 Stuff #188 - rock, paper, scissors!
Unleash your coaching skills with the GROW model, and then find new techniques for solving tough problems. Stop sleep procrastination and build friendships.
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👓 Stuff #187 - 26 billion chickens
Five ways to unlock more potential, and thirty habits to lead to a more peaceful life. A super explanation of how strategy works, and eight myths about leadership. Plus, 26 billion chickens.
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👓 Stuff #186 - total recall
Find ways to improve your influence, and identify hidden & transferrable skills. Understand the Feynman technique for learning and how silence can help you. Finally, understand where the ISS is, and how you can play games on LinkedIn.
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👓 Stuff #185 - festina lente!
Level up your feedback skills, stay curious and committed and find ways to be happier. Learn about festina lente, some important numbers and weird things on wikipedia and Google Maps.
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👓 Stuff #184 - The Tetris Effect
25 great ways to be a manager, plus the best way to do a time audit. How the Tetris Effect can help your brain, and a word game to play against Grandma.
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👓 Stuff #183 - discover vorfreude
Power up your delegation skills, and improve your growth mindset. End negativity with a novel technique and anticipate joy with vorfreude. Plus, why we name storms.
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👓 Stuff #182 - urgent or important?
Refresh yourself on the Eisenhower Matrix, learn about the cannon your carry and find a new way to get great feedback. Find out the benefits of reading every day and discover what a fartwalk can do for you.
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👓 Stuff #181 - push your chair back!
Use the 4D's method to power through your inbox, learn a great framework for career changes and what pushing your chair back really means. Plus, the Paris waiters' race and a cool movie game.
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👓 Stuff #180 - finger lickin' good
How to get more done by using a tomato timer, build more realistic task lists and understand the speed of your company.
Plus, ten AI Terms that everyone should know, the best short stories ever and an excellent guide to fried chicken.
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👓 Stuff #179 - total eclipse...
Learn the difference between impact and intent, and find ways to stop multitasking. Find the seven laws of success, and how to be a better leader. Draw a perfect circle, and visualise every eclipse.
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👓 Stuff #178 - do your f*cking job.
Seven ways to get ahead, and forty pieces of unconventional advice. How to build trust as a manager and a look inside some portable houses. Finally a great word game, and a playlist to help you sleep. All in this weeks Stuff.
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👓 Stuff #177 - A New York second
Learning about 'time-shielding', and practicing job interviews with AI. Phrases to use when showing support and ways of avoiding burnout. Plus news about your brain and a global weather map.
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👓 Stuff #176 - Birds aren't real
Perseverance, great career advice and mantras for success. 21 questions to gauge your resilience, some free documentaries and the new Stuff Mixtape!
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👓 Stuff #175 - Slowly but fervently
Advice on building process goals, some messages from life and a one minute exercise to help you focus. I look at cozy cardio, earworms and a great geography quiz.
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👓 Stuff #174 - Onion, Zucchini, Rucola.
How to cope with needle tasks, ten MORE free websites you should bookmark, top career advice, some incredible shopping lists and a printed copy of the internet.
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👓 Stuff #173 - Qué Sopa?
Get more done, by doing less. Figure out how to feel noticed by your boss. Life advice from Michael Caine, and a fiendish word game.
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👓 Stuff #172 -Gumbo or Gazpacho?
Give yourself some time to think, and then figure out how to estimate the length of any project. We look at 24 habits that can make life a little better. I examine the best soups, and a great game for map nerds.
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👓 Stuff #171 - you're not short...
Time to develop unstoppable motivation, and navigate a micromanager with grace. There are 10 lists that can change your life, and a murder mystery logic game to keep you amused.
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👓 Stuff #170 - future radio
Some great links this week, ways to boost your mood on Blue Monday, free websites, time to ditch your to-do list and a way to tell your future fortunes, with cheese.
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👓 Stuff #169 - Moody Day Linguine
Welcome to the first list of the year, and it's time to hack your productivity and maybe build some streaks to start 2024. I look a digital detox compromise, Excel champions and pasta playlists. Plus much more...
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👓 Welcome to 2024 - Intentions
Once again, I'm not making resolutions. I'm setting my intentions for the year and creating habits and systems that will support them.
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👓 Stuff #168 - Lasagna Crisps
Time to stop multitasking during meetings, and improve decision making. Merit based flexibility could be the future of hybrid working. Plus, crisps and britpop!
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👓 Stuff #167 - Mele Kalikimaka!
Learn how to focus on outcomes not tasks, and how to ask your boss for help. Great insight into what makes a good strategy. Focus on your sleep, and how to run a nuclear reactor.
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👓 Stuff #166 - from Denmark to Italy
Some excellent insights into how to conquer deadlines, and use your imposter syndrome as a hidden strength. There are reflections on social media detox and what we can see in the night sky. Finally, I share a game to test your navigation skills.
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👓 Stuff #165 - swimming in Berlin
Time to gamify your tasks and level up your productivity, find ways to deal with a know-it-all at your job and understand the power of the reset. I look at ways to build a mental gym and the best photos of the year.
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👓 Stuff #164 - grab the carrots!
Ways that you can conquer the feeling of being left behind, and thoughts about emails. We look at AI, remote working and travel - oh and we grab some carrots!
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👓 Stuff #163 - infinite monkeys
I have ways that you can improve your personal discipline, and get better at dumping your brain. We look at the rules of being human, find out about the infinite monkey problem and play a game that is really hard!
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👓 Stuff #162 - the first emoji!
I look at how a shutdown ritual can help reduce stress at work, as well as techniques for overcoming imposter syndrome and improving procrastination. I also look at the Internet Museum and iron curtain Punk!
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👓 Stuff #161 - decompression time
It's time to decompress, and find ways to stop procrastination as well as deal with microstress. Plus, can YOU remember all the tube stations?
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👓 Stuff #160 - happiness is 70 years old...
I'm looking at overthinking, ways to support your team, rules for a good life and how to say no. We'll also play a fun keyboard game.
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👓 Stuff #159 - sleep like a soldier
We look at ways to break the performance paradox, and a hack for overcoming resistance - and we'll play the checkbox Olympics.
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👓 Stuff #158 - think of a horse...
We look at more ways to be successful, how to take good breaks - as well as Aphantasia, and butter...
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👓 Stuff #157 - new & improved
A new and improved look to the Stuff newsletter... but all the usual great Stuff.
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👓 Stuff #156 - Seoul Cave Mystery
I've been thinking & writing about resilience, reading about freedom, learning about clouds and listening to indie music from Manchester.
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👓 Stuff #155 - rotating ramen
This week, I have the latest edition of the Stuff Mixtape, you can fire it up to keep you entertained as you work through Stuff about decision making, privacy, feedback and a classic game turned into a daily puzzle.
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👓 Stuff #154 - lo-fi bears.
This week, I'm looking at more meetings, focusing on the team meeting and how you can make the most of those. I've also got some great links and resources on leadership, insomnia and networking over breakfast. To finish up, I have a great music recommendation for you from Roisin Murphy.
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👓 Stuff #153 - squelchy bangers
I'm looking at ways to improve the all-important 1:1 meeting, as well as stuff about milestones, confessions and acid house.
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👓 Stuff #152 - hypnic jerk!
I'm looking at the science behind working less, and how that can power YOU and society to be better as well as some interesting Stuff about sleep, allergies and some fun car throwing.
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👓 Stuff #151 - league of pigs...
Stuff is looking at negotiation skills, and how they can benefit you in your work and career. We also have small talk from the French, buckets of time and of course Pig Racing!
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👓 Stuff #150 - bean bean bean
I'm thinking about surviving reorganisations, habits that could extend your life and ways to manage focus. I'm also looking at free food fridges, fractal time and a bean related quiz.
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👓 Stuff #149 - a river not a bucket
I'm looking at filtering out the noise, for focus - as well as Atomic Accountability. Later on, we'll see how pencils are made and play a game that changes every second!
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👓 Stuff #148 - live excellently
This week, I look at the secret to happiness, as well as ways to live excellently and make good decisions. I also look at food art as well as a simple but infuriating game.
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👓 Stuff #147 - Optimal Bullsh*t
I've been thinking about anxiety in the workplace, and how I deal with it. I've also got some great ideas for dealing with uncertainty, handling bullshit and focus. As well as 20 ways to improve meals, and a stress ball for your screen.
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👓 Stuff #146 - drawing a line
This week, I've been thinking about boundaries - between work/life and the other personal guardrails that help you stay healthy. Other stuff includes mindfulness, small talk and an addictive game of draggy boxes.
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👓 Stuff #145 - joy, not dopamine
I look at the important difference between joy and dopamine as well as the benefits of micro-habits. I found the 50 best book covers of 2022 and an excellent explanation of how the best camera shots are made.
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👓 Stuff #144 - emotional pants
Being a mentor can provide mutual benefits for your career as well as the mentee. Problem solving is the soft skill you need to master at work, and there are puzzle galore as well as some emotional support pants. PLUS - the 2023 Highs playlist hits a milestone!
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👓 Stuff #143 - goodnight phone
I'm looking at methods for doing less, but better and ways to spot bad arguments. There is a postal service for dead people, and a poignant web comic about a phone.
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Stuff #142 - challenge accepted!
The new look stuff newsletter continues with your brain begging you to slow down, as well the new Stuff Mixtape. I look at Dad Jokes, passports and flags to round out our week.
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👓 Stuff #141 - time for a remix
It's all change for Stuff this week, a new format and some adjustments to content. I'm talking about making life changes, and sharing some tactics that can help you make the big pivots.
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👓 Stuff #140 - how is your algebra?
How do you prioritise, when everything is important? I'll show you how, and then share a secret about memory. We'll look at the top 25 websites of 2023, find 101 productive things to do if we're bored and play an excellent timetravelling game.
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👓 Stuff #139 - how trust works
We're finding out how trust works, and how you can use your stress as a superpower. Our attention spans are decreasing, but we can address the situation. We're also taking a chilled stroll around a random city, tracking sharks and playing some games with some lofi music.
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👓 Stuff #138 - Brad or Leo?
This week, you can reignite the trolley problem and fix your sleep hygiene, as well as learning to think in funnels.
I have Monday affirmations and 99 ways to help your physical health.
Plus - the best link I've ever shared.
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👓 Stuff #137 - shoulders of giants
Some strong Monday mindset motivation to start the week, as well as some terrific advice from the best in the business. There are activities to give your brain and body a boost, as well as an AI powered DJ cat - oh and a real DJ, who does wonders.
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👓 Stuff #136 - 20 pounds of 4 star please!
This week, a look at how you can build agency in your life and work as well as some tools to sharpen up your decision making. We take a spin around a petrol pump museum, and take a stroll in Japan, accompanied by cool tunes.
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👓 Stuff #135 - human or not?
This week, I look at goal setting and share some tips and tools to help you, we talk about attention and self-care. For fun, there is a great AI debate and we have snacks. Welcome to Stuff...
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👓 Stuff #134 - stop caring what people think
This week we look at ways to stop caring what people think, and get motivated to show up. There are exercises to help you at your desk, and a space elevator!
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👓 Stuff #133 - With a chorus of cheers, Matt.
Its time for the new Stuff Mixtape, especially crafted for YOU. We look at Spring Cleaning for your digital world, happiness hacks and some cool AI tools, amazing photography and a fun new daily game.
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👓 Stuff #132 - 10cm accuracy
Essential career advice on managing your manager, tips to improve your focus and some news about a replacement for GPS. AI continues to interest us all, and the world happiness report drops in for 2023.
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👓 Stuff #131 - quick or accurate?
You can be quick or accurate, you decide. It's time to give your career some thought, including the most important piece of career advice you'll ever get. We look at how bicycles work, and use AI to generate perfect cover letters. It's all in this weeks edition of Stuff that MattRs
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Stuff #130 - Jurassic Park, but with a cat!
I can help you overcome your fear of failure, and use the rule of three to power up your communication. I learn that birdsong can reduce anxiety, and find ways to be happier. Finally - it's Jurassic Park, with a CAT!
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Stuff #129 - KJFK & Chill
This week we have the latest Stuff Mixtape, as well as help in setting boundaries and finding more time in every day. There is some obligatory AI coverage, a short quiz about your senses and a chance to visit the Great Wall of China.
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Stuff #128
It's time to up your skills, and then figure out what exactly you should ignore to be 100% focused. We look at animal ways to handle stress, and visit somewhere on my bucket list before going back in time to an original computer game!
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Stuff #127 - all clear, all beautiful
It's time to define your Chronotype and tailor your days accordingly. I look at 19 rules from the OG Stoic, and learn about Chicken in the US. Also did you know how Periwinkle got its name?
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Stuff #126 - I can do that Dave...
This week I look at the potential benefits of being just a little bit lazy, and ways to conquer your FOMO. There are also some ways to reduce anxiety, and the impact of sitting down all day. I continue my look at AI tools, as well as sending you all to space.
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Stuff #125 - 2802 weeks so far!
This week from London, I'm looking at ways to network even when you are remote, and improvements you can make to your difficult 1:1's. There is a new Stuff Mixtape, some Binaural Beats and the most beautiful streets in the world.
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Stuff #124
It's time to slow down, just a little bit and maybe have some fun in your life. There are rules for everything, and benefits of waking up earlier.
I look at The Last Supper in detail, and learn about flags.
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Stuff #123 - breathe deeply...
It's time to up your reading, and improve your decision-making skills. I find ways for AI to make your life better, as well as share some ugly buildings.
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Stuff #122 - The Sun is God
An essential tool for your growth, as well as a strategy to protect your time. I look at efficient ways to improve your posture and health, as well as taking a tour around a gallery. Finally - we abduct humans.
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Stuff #121 - you cannot lifehack wisdom.
Kung Hei Fat Choi from Stuff. This week I'm helping you to prepare for changes coming your way, and seeing if we can improve your memory.
We'll look at the Lunar New year, a wobbly clock and a database of pizza slices.
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Stuff #120 - a C90 for your soul
A bumper week, with the new edition of the Stuff Mixtape alongside some great articles about building confidence and motivation.
We look at ways to let go, reduce pain and get more sleep as well as some beautiful film posters, and libraries.
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Stuff #119 - it's currently light out...
It's time to improve the way you hold meetings, and talk to yourself in the future. Later, we look at the power of a nap, as well as emerging tech trends for 2023 that will impact you at work. Finally - how is your mental maths?
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Stuff #118 - Shchaslyvoho Novoho roku!*
Stuff welcomes in the New Year with Monday Motivation for your personal review process, and some AI tools that will help you in 2023.
We'll also talk about our ability to concentrate and some interesting vegetable chopping news!
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Stuff #117 - mele kalikimaka!
Looking at ways to stay motivated right up till the end of the year, as well as tips to improve your active listening. We discover that the global truffle industry is a scam, look at new pictures from the moon and finish up with Voggle!
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Stuff #116 - kanpai, slainte, skal!
Revisiting habits and their benefits, talking about thinking concepts that everyone should know. Discovering drinking habits from around the world, and continuing a round-up of the best of 2022. Finally, fire an asteroid into the earth whilst listening to the new Stuff Mixtape.
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Stuff #115 - vibrates with vim and vigour!
It's time to build some flow state muscles, and find ways to get to the truth. We'll look at the best inventions of 2022, and discover the Pantone colour of the year...
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Stuff #114 - pictures of invisible things
Microbreaks can help prevent burnout, as can your new superpower of saying 'no' a bit more often. We look at pictures of invisible things, and see if we can guess the year in a fiendish game.
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Stuff #113 - everyone is still winging it...
Completer Finisher skills are essential to any team, and you can develop your muscle. It's time to forget the goals and focus on the system. We talk about Dabbawalas, State Parks and play 500 letters.
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Stuff #112 - honeycrisp or gala?
Settling the debate about the best apple, and helping everyone work on their resilience. Alongside the latest issue of the Stuff Mixtape, Contronyms and Sacred Focus, it's a jackpot issue of Stuff.
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Stuff #111 - no more very
We're looking at how to deal with a difficult person, and develop skills for navigating uncertainty. There are ideas for how to handle the transition to fall/winter, as well as how to write a story with the help of some clever AI AND find every national park in the world!
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Stuff #110 - My name is bunny...
The road to becoming an expert, some essential skills around problem statements, core values and the importance of not being a jerk to yourself.
I also look at the best countries in the world, the birth of a gold bunny and some amazing Comedy Wildlife Photography.
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Stuff #109 - let me take you on a trip.
In this edition of Stuff, some great advice on being a better leader and some methods for improving prioritisation.
We'll take a short trip together, discover the happiest countries in the world and mark 'Crisp Sandwich Day'.
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Stuff #108 - bring back clippy!
Looking at how you can improve your break game at work, and build some kindness and generosity into everyday life.
We'll see what Clippy is up to, and find the finest Instagram account of the moment.
Plus - the latest Stuff Mixtape!
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Stuff #107 - big up Otis!
I'm back in Dublin, and thinking about how we can improve our luck at work and beyond. We're avoiding being boring, and keeping track of Fat Bear week and looking at board games from the 1960's.
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Stuff #106 - This is a thing...
Excellent Stuff to help of improve your self-introductions, reduce frustration at work and develop your reading game. Alongside ideas for your daily walk, and a word game against a random stranger.
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Stuff #105 - do the deedle...
It's time to develop your purpose in life, and implement some rituals to help with balance. I talk about where the word ketchup comes from, and figure out how to do the deedle.
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Stuff #104 - now we are two!
Celebrating the second birthday of the Newsletter with a refreshed look, a new Stuff Mixtape and the launch of my 30-day journaling challenge... as well as the usual list for the curious.
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Stuff #103 - six words are all I have
I'm back in some sunshine, and looking at self-care, soft skills and kindness as muscles that can be developed. We'll also talk about book clubs, memoirs and the incredible Elastic Man!
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Stuff #102 - need a hug?
This week, I discuss ways to encourage and welcome happiness into your life, alongside methods for getting great feedback.
Also, I examine world peace, the fact that maps are wrong and take an in-depth look at eyebrows in art. Are you in?
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Stuff #101 - In Magnificent Glow
Time blocking can do wonders for your productivity, and your sanity. I look at some practical ways to create positivity at work, and examine how marketing can help our careers.
I can also help you make money from your expertise and figure out what would happen if you swallowed a cloud.
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Stuff #100 - The Stuff 100
Writing Stuff (and 50+ years on the planet) has introduced me to many good ideas, and I’ve tried to capture 100 of my favourites here.
Some are mine; some aren’t but all are fantastic advice for a decent and productive life.
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Stuff #99 - with a flake!
Micromanagement is something that can be solved, and there are prizes for living a long life. We look at the four A's of stress management, free movies, ejector seats and the latest Stuff Mixtape is just for you!
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Stuff #98 - Passion, Clarity, Energy
You can improve your attention span with some daily exercise, and I share some tips on getting promoted. We also take a trip to abandoned Canada, and find out the famous people that were born in your neighbourhood.
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Stuff #97 - you're special!
It's time to inject a little activity into your work day, as well as starting to banish distractions. We learn that readers live longer, and as always - we reach for the stars.
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Stuff #96 - Slow down and wander
It's time to slow down and get more things done, as well as discovering Flânerie. We'll discover that Fridays are dead, and some ancient methods for coping with anxiety.
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Stuff #95 - be default essential
Discovering what it means to be Default Essential, cultivating humility and guarding your Work-Life Balance. Plus, Stuff Mixtape #3 and much more...
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Stuff #94 - you solved Philosophy!
How to write precision emails, improve your sleep AND be a better reader. Plus - a free resource: the Done Stuff template to power-up your performance review.
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Stuff #93 - Atchim! Bless you...
Some practical ways to stop being so busy, supercharge your remote management skills and even learn to reduce anxiety through breathing. Oh, and sneezing around the world!
Plus - I introduce 'Recommended Stuff'
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Stuff #92 - Knolling the net
It's time to let go of perfectionism and start to build some rituals to support you. We'll learn about knolling and help get rid of some anxiety.
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Stuff #91 - there be dragons!
What happens when you learn to finish stuff, and figure out how to read 10x faster than you do now? Maybe the 5-hour rule will help you do more...
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Stuff #90 - Jelly on a plate
Thinking about a personal digital reset, conscious leadership skills, Desert Island Discs and Edition #2 of the Stuff Mixtape.
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Stuff #89 - Spread love not cake!
Better listening skills are a gift to others, and yourself. Living near trees makes you happier, as does playing with a Spirograph.
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Stuff #88 - No feeling is final
Step out of your comfort zone this week, with ideas on overcoming fear, being a servant leader and everything you need to know about gummy bears.
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Stuff #87 - Free in the Knowledge
Thinking about developing your leadership skills, avoiding procrastination, preventing burnout and 'outhorsing' your email so you can enjoy some downtime!
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Stuff #86 - Again & Again
Looking at self-care, free e-books, the practical things that make you happy and introducing the Stuff Mixtape.
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Stuff #85 - This time, this place...
The power of great feedback, wisdom from the internet and a movie quiz that might drive you crazy!
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Stuff #84 - taste the ocean
Time, Energy and Attention are the holy trinity of productivity. Gratitude could be your new superpower, or you could enhance your history knowledge. It's all in Stuff #84.
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Stuff #83 - Goodbye Mr Blue
This week we look at Work-Life Balance vs Work-Life Integration, how to improve your writing and self-care street art that could improve your life.
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Stuff #82 - London Calling
This week we talk about small habits that lead to enormous success, feedback as a superpower and some tools for taking a break.
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Stuff #81 - Minimum Viable Prawn
Monday Motivation, superpowers and minimum viable prawns... it's the Stuff that MattRs this week.
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Stuff #80 - Love from Berlin
Improving productivity by pausing, managing energy and Tinder for cats! It’s all the Stuff that MattR’s this week…
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Stuff #79 - iPods, Happiness and Bongo Cat
Stuff #79 - Alongside motivation, superpowers and essential learning for the week, we introduce the world to Bongo Cat!
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Stuff #78 - Super Mario, Super Pumped, Super Cringe!
Super Mario, Super Pumped, Super Cringe! Plus, articles on self-improvement, brain-fog and ways to transform your life.
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Stuff #77 - Chupa Chups, Yoda, Bear Love
Stuff #77 - Chupa Chups, Yoda, Bear Love - plus advice on productivity, motivation and taking care of yourself.
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Stuff #76 - Chicken Fashion, Michelin Stars and Heardle
Chicken Fashion, Michelin Stars and Heardle - alongside all the Stuff that makes us smarter.
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Stuff #75 - Writing, Wizardry, Love
Writing, Wizardry, Love - all the Stuff that MattR's from the internet this week...
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Stuff #74 - Borkum, Violet and A-Ha
Borkum, Violet and A-Ha. All the Stuff that MattR's in one place.
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Stuff #73 - Atoms, Influence and Lego
Atoms, Influence and Lego - all of the Stuff that MattR's
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Stuff #72 - Free Rice, a varied diet and trigger warnings
Happy Monday! Here’s your weekly dose of the Stuff that MattR’s, my weekly newsletter with links, articles and
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Stuff #71 - Cheese, Crumpets, Gas Pumps
Happy Monday! Hope this finds you well, we’ve made it to the end of the longest
January ever, well
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Stuff #70 - GPS, Mrs Doubtfire and Polar Bears
Happy Monday!
Thanks for all the feedback last week on the free habit tracker
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Stuff #69 - Doodles, Loops, Uranium + a gift
Happy Monday and welcome to a new week - all the usual stuff this week AND a
free gift! As
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Stuff #68 - Penpals, Lines and Sweardles
Welcome to a new week. I’ve made a couple of changes to the content below
including a new ‘bit
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Stuff #67 - Coffee, Good Tech, Wordles
Happy Monday, and importantly welcome to a New Year full of opportunity and
curiosity.
Onwards with the Stuff that MattR’
