> ## 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 #75 - Writing, Wizardry, Love - URL: https://www.mattrutherford.co.uk/stuff-75/ - Published: 2022-02-28T05:45:00.000Z - Updated: 2022-02-28T09:36:33.000Z - Description: Writing, Wizardry, Love - all the Stuff that MattR's from the internet this week... - Author: Matt - Tags: Newsletter Hi, I'm Matt. First things first, Stuff has moved home, and (hopefully) this edition will come from a new platform that allows me a bit more flexibility and scale. If you want the background, [it's here](https://www.mattrutherford.co.uk/from-squarespace-to-ghost/). Things might look a tiny bit different, but all the usual Stuff is here, and now I have a shiny new [archive for editions since the start of the year](https://www.mattrutherford.co.uk/tag/newsletter/). **Thank you for being here.* If you received this email from an excellent friend, and would like to subscribe, [please go here](https://mattrutherford.co.uk/newsletter?ref=mattrutherford.co.uk).* I’m still Matt, lets get on with the Stuff that MattR’s… --- 1. **Monday Motivation:** Let this week be the one where we all learn how to be better allies at work. [This article has 13 practical ways to be a better ally.](https://ideas.ted.com/how-to-be-an-ally-in-the-workplace-13-ways-to-do-it/amp/?ref=mattrutherford.co.uk) 2. **Your new superpower:** It seems obvious that we want our writing to be understood, [this excellent interactive article](https://pudding.cool/2022/02/plain/?ref=mattrutherford.co.uk) will show you what makes writing more readable. I've mentioned using [Grammarly](http://grammarly.com/?ref=mattrutherford.co.uk) or [Microsoft Editor](https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/microsoft-editor?ref=mattrutherford.co.uk) to help with grammar and syntax before, which are both great tools. The latter is helping me right now! 3. **More essential advice:** I've been thinking a lot recently about making decisions, and how we can improve the process and outcome. [Some research led me to this 2007 article of ten ways to make better decisions. ](https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg19426021-100-top-10-ways-to-make-better-decisions/?ref=mattrutherford.co.uk) (More decision making resources in [#74](https://www.mattrutherford.co.uk/stuff-74/)) 4. **Essential Reading:** [The pleasure of handwriting letters you might never send.](https://psyche.co/ideas/on-the-pleasures-of-hand-writing-letters-youll-never-send?ref=mattrutherford.co.uk) I love a card, to say thank you or just to recognise someone, but I cannot remember the last time I wrote a letter. It feels overdue. 5. **TWIL:** [Influencers can hire a photo studio](https://www.vice.com/en/article/k7a7mw/the-fake-wealth-industry-making-influencers-look-rich?ref=mattrutherford.co.uk) that is made to look like the interior of a private jet, [just $64 per hour will get you the fake lifestyle](https://www.peerspace.com/pages/listings/5e099ecaf670ae000db22ece?ref=mattrutherford.co.uk). 6. **Wizardry:** I'm not sure what is going on here, or how it was done - [but this is one of the cleverest pieces of art I've ever seen. ](https://twitter.com/jaromvogel/status/1496508835858874371?ref=mattrutherford.co.uk) 7. **Walk with me:** Previously on Stuff, we featured a site where you can take a drive around a city somewhere in the world. Now, [this very well executed site will let you take a walk](https://citywalks.live/?ref=mattrutherford.co.uk), listening to the gentle sights and sounds of a random city. 8. **This web page predicts the future:** [Do I need an umbrella](https://umbrellatoday.app/?ref=mattrutherford.co.uk) today is a simple site, with only one purpose. To let you know if you need to pick up your [bumbershoot](https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/bumbershoot?ref=mattrutherford.co.uk) today. 9. **Visions of Love:** [A beautiful collection of photos that celebrate love in all forms.](https://theluupe.com/blog/2022/02/10/visions-of-love/?ref=mattrutherford.co.uk) For the weeks that we're in, these are the sorts of collections that can lift the spirits. 10. **From retirement to authorized:** OK, it's another daily word game. However, I'm going to warn you up front that this one is **infuriating** and might just kill your productivity. [Dictionar.io challenges you to find a route between two words in the dictionary.](https://www.dictionar.io/?ref=mattrutherford.co.uk) It sounds simple, but I haven't been able to get close to par in one of these. Let me know how you get on, hit reply and we'll compare scores. **My aural Stuff** for you this week is the excellent new collection from an Italian composer, [Federico Albanese](https://www.federicoalbanese.com/?ref=mattrutherford.co.uk), called ['Before and Now Seems Infinite'](https://open.spotify.com/album/6pm2Rf8AGsRyS7UFYPSX9J?si=QAnbVotMRUWMOmVM4m9ArA&ref=mattrutherford.co.uk). Spotify describes this as 'electronic concentration', and that's accurate - gentle electronic music, with some vocals and stunning piano playing. I picked up a copy of this on vinyl this weekend, and it's a highly recommended listen. [Listen to Federico Albanese - Before and Now Seems Infinite](https://open.spotify.com/album/6pm2Rf8AGsRyS7UFYPSX9J?si=QAnbVotMRUWMOmVM4m9ArA&ref=mattrutherford.co.uk) Smart Stuff that someone else said: > The easy problems are often an illusion. If they were real and they were easy, they’d be solved already. > > Difficult problems, on the other hand, stick around until someone with insight, dedication and commitment shows up and gets to work. > > Seeking out difficult problems is far more effective than avoiding them. > > [Seth Godin](https://seths.blog/2022/02/difficult-problems/?ref=mattrutherford.co.uk)