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# Stuff #69 - Doodles, Loops, Uranium + a gift
- URL: https://www.mattrutherford.co.uk/stuff-69/
- Published: 2022-01-17T09:18:44.000Z
- Updated: 2022-03-07T08:48:02.000Z
- Author: Matt
- Tags: Newsletter

Happy Monday and welcome to a new week - all the usual stuff this week AND a free gift! As always, I hope you’re safe and well.

Oh, and Happy [MLK Day](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin%5FLuther%5FKing%5FJr.%5FDay?ref=mattrutherford.co.uk) to my US subscribers - enjoy your day!

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Onwards with the Stuff that MattR’s this week…

1. **Monday Motivation** : If you are already struggling with New Year Resolutions or 2022 goals, now is the time to build some [habits](https://hbr.org/2021/02/what-does-it-really-take-to-build-a-new-habit?ref=mattrutherford.co.uk) to support. I mentioned Atomic Habits by James Clear [last week](https://mattrutherford.co.uk/campaigns/view-campaign/0KDR1vKgQOw7su8Fvpc441GegcMcVYqPzJTz83iZ4nqa7EuzbPyPG5hlZ0qnsWWcqRp3o5GuS7wc1bhyDmaL8SmJkJLyZKqo?ss%5Fsource=sscampaigns&ss%5Fcampaign%5Fid=61e3f52d6a8b0e45bfefd045&ss%5Femail%5Fid=61e502733507c82ce8f0961d&ss%5Fcampaign%5Fname=Stuff+%2369+-+Doodles%2C+Loops%2C+Uranium+%2B+a+gift&ss%5Fcampaign%5Fsent%5Fdate=2022-01-17T05%3A45%3A25Z&ref=mattrutherford.co.uk), but [here’s how to ‘stack’ habits](https://jamesclear.com/habit-guide?ref=mattrutherford.co.uk) to help you achieve your goals. My [free habit tracker](https://mattrutherford.co.uk/blog/freehabittracker?ss%5Fsource=sscampaigns&ss%5Fcampaign%5Fid=61e3f52d6a8b0e45bfefd045&ss%5Femail%5Fid=61e502733507c82ce8f0961d&ss%5Fcampaign%5Fname=Stuff+%2369+-+Doodles%2C+Loops%2C+Uranium+%2B+a+gift&ss%5Fcampaign%5Fsent%5Fdate=2022-01-17T05%3A45%3A25Z&ref=mattrutherford.co.uk) is a great way to get started.
2. **Add to your toolbox** : [Seven mental models to help you solve problems](https://durmonski.com/self-improvement/mental-models-for-problem-solving?ref=mattrutherford.co.uk) at work, or at home. Bonus : [Here are some useful critical thinking tools.](https://fs.blog/dan-dannetts-thinking-tools/?ref=mattrutherford.co.uk)
3. **This meeting… :** [Googles guide to running the perfect meeting has some great ideas.](https://betterhumans.pub/googles-guide-to-running-the-perfect-meeting-4ee24c5fe89e?ref=mattrutherford.co.uk) My lightbulb moment for running any meeting came at LinkedIn, where I saw a common slide titled ‘This Meeting will be a success if…’ - it’s a powerful way to get things set up for people to do great work together.
4. **A THIRD!** [People apparently spend a third of their time](https://mashable.com/article/mobile-phone-app-use-report?ref=mattrutherford.co.uk) staring at their phones. Maybe it’s time to [start that digital detox.](https://mattrutherford.co.uk/blog/ditching-your-smartphone-is-it-for-you?ss%5Fsource=sscampaigns&ss%5Fcampaign%5Fid=61e3f52d6a8b0e45bfefd045&ss%5Femail%5Fid=61e502733507c82ce8f0961d&ss%5Fcampaign%5Fname=Stuff+%2369+-+Doodles%2C+Loops%2C+Uranium+%2B+a+gift&ss%5Fcampaign%5Fsent%5Fdate=2022-01-17T05%3A45%3A25Z&ref=mattrutherford.co.uk)
5. **TWIL** : [The number of people born in Antartica](https://medium.com/good-to-know/why-11-babies-have-been-born-in-antarctica-7409e0cc98f?ref=mattrutherford.co.uk) (11), is fewer than the number of people who have walked on the moon (12).
6. **Julius Caesar looked like Bear Grylls :** Hidreley Diao [uses AI to create realistic photographs of historical figures](https://www.theinspiration.com/2021/12/ai-generated-photos-of-historical-figures-by-hidreley-diao/?ref=mattrutherford.co.uk). The Instagram [feed is well worth following](https://www.instagram.com/hidreley/?ref=mattrutherford.co.uk) for even more. [Check out Moe from The Simpsons.](https://www.instagram.com/p/CYlp7e3r6nT/?ref=mattrutherford.co.uk)
7. **Ten grams of uranium please** : [Luciteria can sell you 80 of the 92 of the naturally occurring elements in the periodic table.](https://luciteria.com/?ref=mattrutherford.co.uk) They can even sell you a nice display case for your collection!
8. **I’m a doodler :** Most of my pads end up with pages of random boxes, arrows and grids that get drawn when my mind idles. [Now you can do that online with this handy tool.](https://minimator.app/?ref=mattrutherford.co.uk)
9. **Let’s settle this :** [Every big debate of the modern age has been decided on one page, you can add your opinion](https://neal.fun/lets-settle-this/?ref=mattrutherford.co.uk). I’m happy to say I was on the right side of most of these.
10. **Finally** : [Looptap](https://looptap.vasanthv.com/?ref=mattrutherford.co.uk) \- a simple thing that kept me amused for some time. See if you can beat my score (112).

**My aural gift for you** this week is a lovely album I should have spotted earlier after two lovely friends of mine talked about in our ‘grown-up’ music WhatsApp group. [Haiku Salut](https://www.instagram.com/haikusalut/?ref=mattrutherford.co.uk) are an electronic group from Derbyshire in the UK, and their recent album [‘The Hill, The Light, The Ghost’](https://open.spotify.com/album/2vfVf0SaieAYcPseAbhS8t?si=RvrgkLFcSdiYQI8YfHTTbw&ref=mattrutherford.co.uk) is a beautiful collection of dreamy electronica. I highly recommend this.