> ## 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 #84 - taste the ocean - URL: https://www.mattrutherford.co.uk/stuff-84/ - Published: 2022-05-02T05:02:00.000Z - Updated: 2022-05-02T05:01:59.000Z - Description: Time, Energy and Attention are the holy trinity of productivity. Gratitude could be your new superpower, or you could enhance your history knowledge. It's all in Stuff #84. - Author: Matt - Tags: Newsletter 👓 Hi from **Austin**, I'm Matt... Just like the olden days of yore, I'm on a trip for work, so this week's Stuff comes to you from Austin, Texas. It's great to have a new view on the world for a few days, and I'm enjoying writing this during the flight over. As always, if you have any thoughts or feedback - feel free to hit reply, I'd love to hear from you. ***Thank you for being a part of Stuff.*** *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)*. If you'd like an archive of Stuff from the beginning of 2022 -* [*it's here*](https://www.mattrutherford.co.uk/tag/newsletter/)*.* Onward with the **Stuff that MattRs** this week... 👓 If you ever need an Icebreaker for a meeting, [check out The Questions:](https://www.thequestions.app/?ref=mattrutherford.co.uk) it's my free pile of random questions to kick start your conversations. 1. **Monday Motivation:** Let this week by the week that we all take a good look at our framework for productivity. [The amazing Ness Labs explores the idea of time, energy and attention](https://stff.me/84tea?ref=mattrutherford.co.uk) with three practical principles to help power you to new levels. Bonus content -[ this indispensable document for a modern manager](https://stff.me/84userguide?ref=mattrutherford.co.uk), I'm working on this right now! 2. **Your new superpower:** I journal most days, [500 words](https://stff.me/84daily500?ref=mattrutherford.co.uk) before I start my day to clear my mind and capture my thoughts. I finish every journal with gratitude, and every week I tell my team what I am grateful for at work. [Now research explains how gratitude changes your brain](https://stff.me/84gratitude?ref=mattrutherford.co.uk). I can vouch for this. *If anyone is up for a 30-day x 500 words challenge - hit reply and let me know.* 3. **Essential Reading:** [40 short skills for a successful modern life](https://stff.me/84skills?ref=mattrutherford.co.uk). Stuff readers seem to love a list like this - #24, #33 and #38 really resonated with me. 4. **Take care of yourself:** [This assessment](https://stff.me/84selfcare?ref=mattrutherford.co.uk) will help you understand your current relationship to self-care. If you need help, [follow these steps to learn when and HOW to seek support.](https://stff.me/84help?ref=mattrutherford.co.uk) 5. **TWIL:** Morgan Freeman (the obvious narrator of the film of my life), wears two gold hoop earrings that are worth just enough "[for someone to buy a coffin if I die in a strange place](https://stff.me/84morgan?ref=mattrutherford.co.uk)". 6. **Sit up straight, shoulders back:** [This ingenious app will use your computers webcam to see if you are slouching](https://stff.me/84yayzen?ref=mattrutherford.co.uk), and remind you to stand up, stretch and take a walk break. 7. **I know this track, who is it?** [Tunefind is a brilliant and useful resource](https://stff.me/84tunefind?ref=mattrutherford.co.uk) that publishes all the music in your favourite TV shows. Now you can find out [who made those classical covers of Ariana Grande that you heard in Bridgerton.](https://stff.me/84bridgerton?ref=mattrutherford.co.uk) 8. **Boost your historical knowledge:** In Stuff passim, I have mentioned the [brilliant wikitrivia history quiz](https://stff.me/84wikitrivia?ref=mattrutherford.co.uk). Now someone has taken all the data points and [built this extraordinary visualisation](https://stff.me/84histography?ref=mattrutherford.co.uk). #geniuswork 9. **Low-fidelity:** Lo-fi streams will play you some chill music, ideal for work, study or relaxation. [No vocals, just laid-back beats.](https://stff.me/84lofi?ref=mattrutherford.co.uk) 10. **Finally:** Another daily puzzle quiz, but this one is a bit more challenging. [Fast Flood is a logic puzzle, where the simple aim is to turn all the squares, the same colour. ](https://stff.me/84fastflood?ref=mattrutherford.co.uk) You get three attempts a day, and it's nowhere near as east as it looks. *Please don't blame me if you lose an hour thinking about this!* --- 📫 Do you love independent writing? [I recommend The Sample.](https://thesample.ai/?ref=1153) Every day, they will send you a novel newsletter you might like, no obligation. 🎧 My **aural stuff** for you this week is the new collection from Kathryn Joseph - for you who are the wronged. Kathryn is a Scottish singer-songwriter, who has stripped back their work and built this eerie and atmospheric album. It's a beautiful thing, and well worth a listen this week. Kathryn is live in Dublin this week, and I'm a bit sad that I won't get the chance to see her live. [Listen to Kathryn Joseph - for you who are the wronged on Spotify here.](https://stff.me/84kathryn?ref=mattrutherford.co.uk) ### Stuff that someone said: > "Don't spend your entire life building a ship without ever tasting the salt of the ocean." **Alexander Den Heijer**