Stuff that MattRs - #238 (and a bonus!)

This Weeks Stuff: ✅ Do you want to grow your career? | ✅ Discover the Domino Effect | ✅ Reduce Screen Time | ✅ 12 ways to rewire your brain | ✅ How long until you die? | ✅ How to be brave | 🔗 Can you beat the Cryptic DJ?

Bonus Stuff

Today I'm launching my free CAREER BOOST PLAYBOOK. A set of 15-minute actions for huge growth in your career. You can get it here, first.

🔥 Key Stuff: Do you want to grow your career?

Then you need to start this conversation with your manager now. 

• The best time to have a career conversation is right now.
• I’ll show you how, and even write the first email for you.  

🏆 Discover the Domino Effect

How small habits can compound into a bigger success. (via James Clear)

• Human Behaviours are often tied to one another. 
• James Clear explains how getting started with a single habit can drive a compound effect.

 📺 Reduce Screen Time

Actionable advice and apps to help you spend less time staring at screens. (via Speedbump)

• Start by understanding WHY you want to reduce your screen time.
• Then take some practical steps and experiments to decrease & detox.

 🧠 12 ways to rewire your brain

You can take advantage of your brain's ability to change itself. (via The Pocket)

• Neuroplasticity means that your brain can constantly reshape itself. 
• This isn’t about hacks, it goes way deeper than that. 

⏰  How long until you die? 

This death clock can calculate your (approximate) age at death. (via Tiago Forte)

• So now you know the timeline - what will you do with your remaining years?
• It’s time to start finding your purpose, and working towards REAL goals.  

💪🏼  How to be brave

Ingrid Fetell Lee explores way to increase your courage (via Aesthetics of Joy)

• Courage is not action in the absence of fear – it’s acting in the presence of fear
• Make your curiosity bigger than your fear.

🫆 Can you beat the Cryptic DJ?

Finally,a clever little game, identify 3 out of 4 songs, and then guess the link between them. 🎧 on for this one!

My Week Elsewhere

Some updates from the week, great movie & music recommendations and some great listens from my ears to yours.