> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://www.mattrutherford.co.uk/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # Stuff #116 - kanpai, slainte, skal! - URL: https://www.mattrutherford.co.uk/stuff-116/ - Published: 2022-12-12T05:47:40.000Z - Updated: 2022-12-12T05:47:40.000Z - Description: 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. - Author: Matt - Tags: Newsletter Hey from **Dublin**, When I was young, the pre-Christmas editions of TV magazines were *bumper* issues, with free stuff and double content. This edition of Stuff is no different, the usual amazing Stuff, with a couple of free bonuses! First up, I've launched a **new tool for the journal keepers**. Nearly a hundred people have completed the [30-day journaling challenge](https://www.mattrutherford.co.uk/the-stuff30-journaling-challenge/), and some have asked me how they can continue their practice with some extra prompts. So, I've built a twitter bot that will generate a new journal prompt each day, [you can follow @journallingS here. ](https://twitter.com/JournallingS?ref=mattrutherford.co.uk) Secondly, it's the **Stuff Mixtape**. [Edition #8 is here](https://stff.me/stuffmix8?ref=mattrutherford.co.uk) with some classic soul and gentle reggae alongside some dancefloor bangers and some crisp electronica. It's the ideal accompaniment to the list, [so I'll give you a chance to start it now before we get into things. ](https://stff.me/stuffmix8?ref=mattrutherford.co.uk) **I need a favour*, I'm really trying to grow Stuff and if YOU could send this email onto one or two friends and get them to sign up, I'd be really grateful .* As always - **thanks for being here -** it's great to have you join me each week! If you received this from an amazing friend, [get your own copy here.](https://mattrutherford.co.uk/?ref=mattrutherford.co.uk) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/c2/2e/c22ecd6b-9412-4701-b914-97051141e207/content/images/2022/10/mattsig_personal-2.png) [The Stuff30 Journaling ChallengeGetting started with a journal can be tricky, I have you covered with 30 days of simple prompts, directly to your inbox.![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/c2/2e/c22ecd6b-9412-4701-b914-97051141e207/content/images/size/w256h256/2022/03/favicon.png)Stuff that MattR'sMatt Rutherford![](https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1471107340929-a87cd0f5b5f3?crop=entropy&cs=tinysrgb&fit=max&fm=jpg&ixid=MnwxMTc3M3wwfDF8c2VhcmNofDE5fHxqb3VybmFsfGVufDB8fHx8MTY2MzI2MTc4MQ&ixlib=rb-1.2.1&q=80&w=2000)](https://www.mattrutherford.co.uk/the-stuff30-journaling-challenge/) Introducing the Stuff30 - a simple journaling challenge. Join me for 30 days of prompts to kick start your daily journaling. ## The Stuff Ten ### Links to make us smarter and more super... 1. **Monday Motivation:** Let this week be the one where you revisit the habits you've been building this year, and up your game even further, [even if you didn't succeed](https://stff.me/116habitstrategies?ref=mattrutherford.co.uk) last time. [Here are five steps to build a habit](https://stff.me/116habit?ref=mattrutherford.co.uk), and [22 habits that will solve 90% of your problems](https://stff.me/11622habits?ref=mattrutherford.co.uk). As always, [Stuff has you covered with a free habit tracker](https://www.mattrutherford.co.uk/freehabittracker/). Make a copy and start your journey to better habits today. 2. **Your new superpower:** Talking of habits, [scientists now know what it takes to be happy.](https://stff.me/116happy?ref=mattrutherford.co.uk) It's simpler than you think. 3. **Essential Reading:** [40 useful concepts that everyone should know](https://stff.me/116usefulconcepts?ref=mattrutherford.co.uk) and understand. Bonus stuff - [learn about inversion, the crucial thinking skill that no-one taught you. ](https://stff.me/116inversion?ref=mattrutherford.co.uk) 4. **Take care:** Can you boost your wellbeing AND productivity with a four-day week, [a new study is showing the benefits. ](https://stff.me/116fourday?ref=mattrutherford.co.uk) *Maybe it's time to talk to your company to see if it's possible?* 5. **TWIL:** Toasting with a soft drink in Spain will bring you seven years of bad luck, or bad sex. And in Japan, it's bad form to fill your own glass. [Drinking habits around the world are fascinating. ](https://stff.me/116drinking?ref=mattrutherford.co.uk) 6. **You've come a long way baby!** But remember**,** [progress isn't always visible](https://stff.me/116progress?ref=mattrutherford.co.uk). 7. **The best of 2022 (Part 2):** Continuing my look at the best of the year ([part 1 last week](https://www.mattrutherford.co.uk/stuff-115/)), the [AP press photograph of the year](https://stff.me/116apphoto?ref=mattrutherford.co.uk) shows a planet under pressure. The best [Northern Lights photo of the year](https://stff.me/116northernlights?ref=mattrutherford.co.uk) has some beautiful skyscapes, and the [BBC 100 Women of the year](https://stff.me/116bbc100women?ref=mattrutherford.co.uk) reminds us of some extraordinary role models. 8. **No parking on a double Elmo:** A city in Canada has found a sweet way of collecting parking fines this year. [Offenders can pay in toys for local children. ](https://stff.me/116toys?ref=mattrutherford.co.uk) 9. **Come space rocks, fall on Slough?** If you've ever wanted to obliterate a town, city or even an old street - [why not fire an asteroid at it?](https://stff.me/116asteroid?ref=mattrutherford.co.uk) 10. **Finally:** [Pretend to be a hacker](https://stff.me/116hacker?ref=mattrutherford.co.uk). *Pro-tip: this 100% looks impressive when someone walks past your desk.* ## 🎧 Aural Stuff ### What's on the Stuff speakers this week? I mentioned it in the intro, but repetition doesn't spoil a prayer so I'm recommending the Stuff Mixtape as the aural treat of the week. Every month I build a playlist of the tunes that are in my orbit, and this month I have nearly an hour of absolute bangers for you. Kicking off with a bona fide soul classic from Shuggie Otis, a sultry love song from Nancy Wilson and a classic reggae tune from Phyllis Dillon and the Tornadoes. There is some crisp electronica from Royksopp, Gorillaz and John Grant, followed by some dancefloor action from Romy & Fred Again... with Future Utopia and Honey Dijon keeping the tempo high. Bringing us home is a sublime slab of ambient from Myles O'Reilly. I hope you enjoy the mix tape as much as I enjoyed putting it together. [Listen to the Stuff Mixtape #8 here](https://stff.me/stuffmix8?ref=mattrutherford.co.uk) ## Stuff someone said ### "Gratitude turns what we have into enough" - Anonymous