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# Stuff that MattRs - #236
- URL: https://www.mattrutherford.co.uk/stuff-that-mattrs-236/
- Published: 2025-04-28T05:00:30.000Z
- Updated: 2025-04-28T05:00:29.000Z
- Description: Another fantastic week of the best Stuff for YOU and YOUR career.
- Author: Matt
- Tags: Newsletter

**This Weeks Stuff:** ✅ List one task, do it, cross it out | ✅ Win or Learn this week | ✅ Five ways to stay calm | ✅ Paper or Keyboard? | ✅ Learn to Validate Others | ✅ Eject Disk | 🔗 Play Which Year? 

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### 🔥 Key Stuff: [List one task, do it, cross it out. ](https://www.oliverburkeman.com/onething?ref=mattrutherford.co.uk)

Oliver Burkemann gets back to basics for task management. *(via Oliver Burkemann)*

- This is the most basic (and effective) way to manage a task list.
- Reducing your focus to the next most important thing keeps you moving forward.

### 🏆 [Win or Learn this Week](https://www.mattrutherford.co.uk/book-tiny-experiments-by-anne-laure-le-cunff/)

Learn the power of a Tiny Experiment as a low-stake way of improving your life. 

- Run a small pact with yourself to see exponential growth.
- Everything you test is data for the best version of you.

### 🧠 [Five ways to stay calm](https://open.substack.com/pub/postanly/p/the-calm-life-method-5-habits-of)

You deserve to be relaxed, focused and in control of your day. *(via Postanly)*

- #3 in this list is a superb reminder of why many of us feel anxiety
- Five excellent ideas on what it takes to be more calm.

###  📝 [Paper or Keyboard?](https://theconversation.com/which-type-of-note-taking-is-better-for-learning-laptop-or-pen-and-paper-250404?ref=mattrutherford.co.uk)

An objective look at which note-taking method is better. *(Via The Conversation)*

- I use both, every day - paper for notes, electronic for building a [PKM](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Personal%5Fknowledge%5Fmanagement?wprov=sfti1&ref=mattrutherford.co.uk)
- Which do you use and why?

### **👀** [Learn to Validate Others](https://psyche.co/guides/learn-to-validate-others-and-transform-your-relationships?ref=mattrutherford.co.uk)

Making someone feel seen and heard will improve personal and work relationships. *(via Psyche)*

- Understand what validation is, and isn’t
- Learn validation skills and watch the quality of your relationships sky rocket

### 🔋 [Eject Disk.](https://brilliantcrank.com/eject-disk/?ref=mattrutherford.co.uk) 

What follows here isn’t a framework or a fix—it’s a declaration. *(via BrilliantCrank)*

- A manifesto for everyone that feels overwhelmed or burned out.
- A fascinating call to action for anyone that feels stuck in a system.

###  📆 [Which Year?](https://whichyr.com/?ref=mattrutherford.co.uk)

Super simple, guess the year that the photo was taken - closest to the pin wins!

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## My Week Elsewhere

Some updates from the week, highly recommended music, and some great listens from my ears to yours.

[My Week Elsewhere](https://www.mattrutherford.co.uk/weeknote-18/)

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****Weekly Journal Prompt:** Describe a recent adventure or new experience you had. [More Journal Prompts](https://www.mattrutherford.co.uk/tag/journal-prompts/)

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****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 updates.