> ## 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 #158 - think of a horse... - URL: https://www.mattrutherford.co.uk/stuff-158/ - Published: 2023-10-09T04:55:05.000Z - Updated: 2023-10-09T04:55:04.000Z - Description: We look at more ways to be successful, how to take good breaks - as well as Aphantasia, and butter... - Author: Matt - Tags: Newsletter Hey, Matt here. Welcome to a new week. Thanks for the thumbs up on the new look last week. 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 week be the one where you [introduce the ‘easy addendum effect’ to help you feel better](https://psyche.co/ideas/facing-a-tedious-to-do-list-this-trick-could-make-it-easier?ref=mattrutherford.co.uk) about your task list at the end of every day. ([Psyche](https://psyche.co/?ref=mattrutherford.co.uk)) **Success.** [Thirteen ways to be successful](https://blog.samaltman.com/how-to-be-successful?ref=mattrutherford.co.uk), from the founder of ChatGPT. Five years old, but still vital advice. **Breaktime.** Taking regular breaks is essential to maintain work-life balance, but how you actually take your breaks is very important. [Some excellent guidance here. ](https://thistooshallgrow.com/blog/better-breaks?ref=mattrutherford.co.uk) ([This Too Shall Grow](https://thistooshallgrow.com/?ref=mattrutherford.co.uk)) **Sleep.** It’s the reboot of life, preventing all sorts of negative impacts. [Six science-backed secrets to get the best sleep of your life.](https://bakadesuyo.com/2023/09/best-sleep/?ref=mattrutherford.co.uk) ([Barking Up the Wrong Tree](https://bakadesuyo.com/?ref=mattrutherford.co.uk)) **Time Management.** [Break down the four types of professional time.](https://www.sahilbloom.com/newsletter/the-4-types-of-professional-time?ref=mattrutherford.co.uk) This is quite a profound way to look at your time spent at work, and drive productive changes. ([Sahil Bloom](https://www.sahilbloom.com/?ref=mattrutherford.co.uk#Hero)). See also this excellent article on [planning your calendar as a leader. ](https://mollyg.substack.com/p/time-is-emphasis-planning-your-calendar) ([MollyG](https://mollyg.substack.com/)) **Imposter Syndrome.** Does anyone really know what they are doing? [This podcast (and transcript)](https://freakonomics.com/podcast/do-you-have-imposter-syndrome/?ref=mattrutherford.co.uk) discusses the differences between confident and the competent. ([Freakonomics](https://freakonomics.com/?ref=mattrutherford.co.uk)) ✍️ ****Journal Prompt:** Write about a time when you learned something important about your own happiness. ([More prompts here](https://www.mattrutherford.co.uk/tag/journal-prompts/)) --- ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/c2/2e/c22ecd6b-9412-4701-b914-97051141e207/content/images/2023/10/Screen-Shot-2023-10-03-at-2.14.54-PM-600x552.jpg) Think of an apple, what happens in your head? **Aphantasia**. [I am one of those people who has an inability to visualise things](https://aphantasia.com/what-is-aphantasia/?ref=mattrutherford.co.uk). It’s not that uncommon, up to 5% of people have 'image free thinking'. **Secrets.** I really liked this article with [ten small but satisfying secrets](https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/sep/06/how-to-make-life-much-better-my-10-small-but-satisfying-secrets-of-happiness?ref=mattrutherford.co.uk) of happiness. Bring my my poy-sian! ([Guardian](https://www.theguardian.com/?ref=mattrutherford.co.uk)) **Butter.** I LOVE butter, and I suspect you do too. [Join the International Butter Club to appreciate butter from around the world. ](https://www.internationalbutterclub.com/?ref=mattrutherford.co.uk) **Celebrity Flights.** [Which celebrity has flown nearly 500k miles in the last twelve months](https://celebrityflight.com/?ref=mattrutherford.co.uk), using 1080 tons of CO2? **Short Stories.** [A free library of over 1000 short stories.](https://www.libraryofshortstories.com/stories?ref=mattrutherford.co.uk) Some excellent authors in here, all available for download in multiple formats. **Finally**. [Drench](http://www.flashbynight.com/drench/?ref=mattrutherford.co.uk). Turn the board the same colour. Looks simple, definitely is not. 🎶 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 nearly 280 tracks now, everyone a banger! --- ### 🔈 Stuff to Listen to... ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/c2/2e/c22ecd6b-9412-4701-b914-97051141e207/content/images/2023/10/image.png) 🎧 This week, my aural treat is Again, the new album from Oneohtrix Point Never. Daniel Lopatin has featured on Stuff before, and this new album continues a theme of avant-garde electronic music, coupled with some filmic, epic tendencies. This one feels a tiny bit more poppy and accessible, but there is still a strong sense of the eighties in the sequenced synths and the pulsing filters. Highly recommended listen. [Listen to Again by Oneohtrix Point Never](https://open.spotify.com/album/2zz6j2mGH5JHk0ihNvy6KM?si=RhhyGhrvSqyqEokQKEFPJw&ref=mattrutherford.co.uk) > **Stuff someone said.** > *"Let the beauty of what you love be what you do."* > Rumi