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# Stuff that MattRs - #232
- URL: https://www.mattrutherford.co.uk/stuff-that-mattrs-232/
- Published: 2025-03-31T04:26:27.000Z
- Updated: 2025-03-31T04:26:26.000Z
- Description: Start your week with actionable insights to help YOU and YOUR career.
- Author: Matt
- Tags: Newsletter

**This Weeks Stuff:** ✅ Build Rituals, not Habits | ✅ Ace Challenging Interview Questions | ✅ Do not Plan your Career | ✅ Explore Analog Wellness | ✅ Declutter your Life | ✅ Touch Grass Now | 🔗 Styscraper

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### 🔥 Key Stuff : [Build Rituals not Habits.](https://www.fastcompany.com/91126014/why-rituals-not-habits-make-you-more-productive?ref=mattrutherford.co.uk) 

To be more productive, build rituals that animate your day. (*via Fast Company)*

- While rituals and habits can coexist, its important to understand they are different.
- My [Friday Closedown Ritual](https://www.mattrutherford.co.uk/featured/friday-closedown-ritual/) is a great place to get started with one hour that will start your weekend AND set you up for Monday.

### ⁉️ [Ace Challenging Interview Questions.](https://www.forbes.com/sites/bryanrobinson/2025/01/30/how-to-put-the-best-spin-on-4-challenging-job-interview-questions/?ref=mattrutherford.co.uk) 

Expert advice on answering some of the hardest job interview questions. (*via Forbes)*

- The rule of thumb is to never lie on a resume or in a job interview
- However, there are ways to spin some answers to give you an advantage.

### 💪🏼 [Do Not Plan your Career.](https://pmarchive.com/guide%5Fto%5Fcareer%5Fplanning%5Fpart1.html?ref=mattrutherford.co.uk) 

Marc Andressen knows a thing or two about careers, his career planning guide is essential reading. (*via the Pmarchive)*

- The world is an incredibly complex place and everything is changing all the time.
- Career planning = career limiting.

### ❤️‍🩹 [Explore Analog Wellness](https://www.thegoodtrade.com/features/what-is-analog-wellness/?ref=mattrutherford.co.uk). 

People are starting to get serious about logging off to increase their wellness. (*via the Good Trade)*

- The rise of analog tech, like vinyl records, in recent years is undeniable.
- The Global Wellness Summit detailed the top ten wellness trends of 2025\. And the number one item on their list? “Analog wellness.”

### 🧹 [Declutter your life.](https://ryanholiday.net/how-im-decluttering-my-life-this-spring/?ref=mattrutherford.co.uk) 

Spring cleaning, stoic style.   *(via Ryan Holliday)*

- Ryan Holliday is working on ways to declutter, using stoic principles
- [There is a clear connection between clutter and worsened mental wellbeing.](https://nicenews.com/culture/declutter-your-home-and-mind/?ref=mattrutherford.co.uk)

### ✌🏼 [Touch Grass Now.](https://touchgrass.now/?ref=mattrutherford.co.uk) 

This app is an interesting way to reduce social media use. 

- Actually TOUCH grass before you arte allowed to use your socials.
- There are some [good reasons to quit social media](https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/play-your-way-sane/202502/the-psychology-of-quitting-social-media??ref=mattrutherford.co.uk).

### 🐷 [Styscraper](https://vole.wtf/styscraper/?ref=mattrutherford.co.uk) 

Stack the pigs. This made me laugh so much. 

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## My Week Elsewhere

Recommended Music, a live music experience and some great listens from this week.

[My Week Elsewhere](https://www.mattrutherford.co.uk/my-week-elsewhere-14/)

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