> ## 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 that MattRs - #233 - URL: https://www.mattrutherford.co.uk/stuff-that-mattrs-233/ - Published: 2025-04-07T04:16:25.000Z - Updated: 2025-04-07T04:16:24.000Z - Description: Smash your Monday with the best Stuff to help YOU and YOUR career. - Author: Matt - Tags: Newsletter **This Weeks Stuff:** ✅ Ask Better Questions | ✅ Max Out your Monday | ✅ Use AI to complete tasks automatically | ✅ Play Your Way to Success | ✅ Keep Your Attention | ✅ Kill Your Feeds | 🔗 Swap the Frogs --- ### 🔥 Key Stuff: [Ask Better Questions](https://www.clearerthinking.org/post/how-to-create-meaningful-connections-by-asking-great-questions?ref=mattrutherford.co.uk) Create meaningful connections by asking the right questions. - This model identifies five types of question asker, and how they make stronger connections. - By knowing the styles, you can switch up to [precision questioning.](https://www.mattrutherford.co.uk/precision-questioning-skills/) ### 📅 [Max out your Monday](https://www.thegoodtrade.com/features/monday-motivation/?ref=mattrutherford.co.uk) 99 Ways to start the week motivated - You have a lot on your plate, here’s how to make a great start to the week. - I'm a big fan of [#3](https://www.mattrutherford.co.uk/boost-your-focus-with-the-pomodoro-technique/), [#15](https://www.mattrutherford.co.uk/eisenhower-prioritisation/) and #72 is a superb option for Monday morning. ### ✅ [Use AI to complete tasks automatically](https://dariusforoux.com/ai-daily-reading-routine/?ref=mattrutherford.co.uk) ChatGPT can now run queries on a schedule. - ChatGPT can’t replace the hard work of getting through your task list. - I'm testing this with a daily search of news about my workplace, and it's excellent. ### 🍋 [Play your way to success](https://nicenews.com/health-and-wellness/lemonading-playfulness-face-adversity/?ref=mattrutherford.co.uk). When life gives you lemons, start 'lemonading'. - Research shows that playfulness actively changes challenging situations. - You can surprise yourself by being spontaneous and playful ### 👀 [Keep your attention](https://www.techforgood.net/guestposts/the-art-of-attention-how-the-worlds-most-creative-minds-stay-focused-online?ref=mattrutherford.co.uk) How the world's most creative people stay focused online - Focus is an endangered talent - By following a few simple rules, you can make sure you’re in the zone. ### 🗞️ [Kill your Feeds.](https://usher.dev/posts/2025-03-08-kill-your-feeds/?ref=mattrutherford.co.uk) Five ways to get out of your algorithms and connect to the information YOU want. - We’re all being boiled alive like frogs in algorithm soup. - By being more intentional with your online behaviour, you can dictate where your attention is spent. ### 🐸 [Swap the Frogs.](https://rvlabs.ca/jumping-frogs?ref=mattrutherford.co.uk) Last week it was stack the pigs, this week it's 'Swap the Frogs' - starts easy. It’s not! --- ## My Week Elsewhere Some travel, highly recommended music, and some great listens from this week. [My Week Elsewhere](https://www.mattrutherford.co.uk/weeknote-15/) ✍️ ****Weekly Journal Prompt:** What surprising opportunities have come from moments of ambiguity? [More Journal Prompts](https://www.mattrutherford.co.uk/tag/journal-prompts/) 📍 ****Elsewhere:** More insights and updates on my [Website](https://mattrutherford.co.uk/?ref=mattrutherford.co.uk), follow me on [Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/matt.rutherford/?ref=mattrutherford.co.uk), [Threads](https://www.threads.net/@matt.rutherford?ref=mattrutherford.co.uk) and [Bluesky](https://bsky.app/profile/rutherfordmatt.bsky.social?ref=mattrutherford.co.uk) for the social updates.