> ## 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 #157 - new & improved - URL: https://www.mattrutherford.co.uk/stuff-157/ - Published: 2023-10-02T04:07:00.000Z - Updated: 2023-10-02T04:06:59.000Z - Description: A new and improved look to the Stuff newsletter... but all the usual great Stuff. - Author: Matt - Tags: Newsletter Hey, Matt here. Welcome to October. I'm trying a new look this week, cleaning the newsletter up and getting you to the links faster. A reminder that you can find me [on the web](https://www.mattrutherford.co.uk/) and on [Threads.](https://www.threads.net/@matt.rutherford?ref=mattrutherford.co.uk) Thanks for joining me - now, onto the good stuff! ![upload in progress, 0](https://storage.ghost.io/c/c2/2e/c22ecd6b-9412-4701-b914-97051141e207/content/images/2023/05/mattsig_personal-Background-Removed-1.png) --- **Monday Motivation.** Let this be the week that you elevate your well-being. [Just one of these fifty essential self-care ideas](https://www.mattrutherford.co.uk/fifty-ways-to/) will give you the boost you need. **Showing Up.** [Once you get past the start, you'll get to the finish](https://moretothat.com/a-few-lessons-on-showing-up/?ref=mattrutherford.co.uk). These lessons on showing up will help you build consistency. ([moretothat.com](https://moretothat.com/?ref=mattrutherford.co.uk)) **Mojo.** You’re not depressed but you’re not happy – you’re languishing. [Give yourself a boost with these evidence-backed strategies](https://psyche.co/guides/how-to-get-your-mojo-back?ref=mattrutherford.co.uk) ([psyche.co](https://psyche.co/?ref=mattrutherford.co.uk)) **Fifty Ideas.** David Perell writes about the [fifty ideas that changed his life](https://perell.com/essay/50-ideas-that-changed-my-life/?ref=mattrutherford.co.uk), there are some very interesting guiding principles in here. ([perell.com](https://perell.com/?ref=mattrutherford.co.uk)) **Micromanagers:** How to deal with an overly involved boss, [this infographic has some clear suggestions. ](https://www.instagram.com/p/CvvS8jLMiQr/?ref=mattrutherford.co.uk) ([@alvcoaching](https://www.instagram.com/alvcoaching/?ref=mattrutherford.co.uk)) **Friends.** [Why don't you live closer to your pals?](https://headlineshq.substack.com/p/issue-no-029-live-near-your-friends) It makes a lot of sense. *See also: Last weeks most clicked article on [the eight friends you need.](https://bakadesuyo.com/2017/11/friends-you-need/?ref=mattrutherford.co.uk)* ([HeadlinesH](https://headlineshq.substack.com/)Q) **Health.** Skipping shortcuts and finding activities that keep you moving around could be the key to being healthier. Non-Exercise Activity Thermogenesis or NEAT is [a way to get healthier without even going to a gym.](https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2023/07/22/1189303227/neat-fitness-non-exercise-activity-thermogenesis?ref=mattrutherford.co.uk) ([npr.org](https://www.npr.org/?ref=mattrutherford.co.uk)) ✍️ ****Journal Prompt:** What was the most unexpected thing that happened to you this week? ([More prompts here](https://www.mattrutherford.co.uk/tag/journal-prompts/)) --- ![photo of a storm cloud lit up by lightning](https://kottke.org/plus/misc/images/santiago-borja-01.jpg) **Photography.** [The Storm Pilot](https://www.santiagoborja.com/book/?ref=mattrutherford.co.uk) is a new book from Santiago Borja, an airline pilot who takes pictures from the driver's seat of his 767\. Follow him on [Insta](https://www.instagram.com/santiagoborja/?ref=mattrutherford.co.uk) or his [website](https://www.santiagoborja.com/portfolio/?ref=mattrutherford.co.uk) for some stunning shots. **Aging.** [The truth about getting old](https://www.bluezones.com/2023/04/the-truth-about-aging/?ref=mattrutherford.co.uk), and why some people seem to age faster than others. **Moon.** There was a supermoon this week, [but when is the next one?](https://www.moongiant.com/?ref=mattrutherford.co.uk) This site has everything you need to know about the moon. **Stained Glass.** [Take a few minutes out and enjoy creating something beautiful.](https://glass.funwebsite.fun/?ref=mattrutherford.co.uk) Send me your best (hit reply) and I might just use it in next week's Stuff. **Finally.** [Halfsies is a game of shapes and strategies](https://brilliant.org/challenges/halfsies/?ref=mattrutherford.co.uk) that will both delight and frustrate you. *I got 4/8 perfect halfsies, which is appropriate.* 🎶 A reminder that every day I add to my [mammoth 2023 highs playlist.](https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3nKbhvL8ZbH346FrxFkQwW?si=ed416af1341e4842&ref=mattrutherford.co.uk) I'm at well over 260 tracks now, everyone a banger! --- ### 🔈 Stuff to Listen to... ![The National releases surprise new album 'Laugh Track' - WXPN | Vinyl At Heart](https://backend.xpn.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/The-National-Laugh-Track-copy.jpg) 🎧 This week, my aural treat is Laugh Track by The National, a 'companion piece' to the Ohio bands album 'First two pages of Frankenstein' from earlier in 2023\. This collection, develops the ideas a little further and contains a fantastic duet with Phoebe Bridgers on the title track, and further pits a female vocalist against Matt Berningers voice by inviting Rosanne Cash to guest on Crumble. For me, the best is saved for last with the epic 'Smoke Detector' taking us home. [Listen to Laugh Track by The National here](https://open.spotify.com/album/7re8T0K3s8v3S3xeiQcOYi?si=LkNifo8aREeDbPmWyQZ7eg&ref=mattrutherford.co.uk) > **Stuff someone said.** Failure is the condiment that gives success its flavour. *Truman Capote.*