Matt

Welcome to the first list of the year, and it's time to hack your productivity and maybe build some streaks to start 2024. I look a digital detox compromise, Excel champions and pasta playlists. Plus much more...

Every week, I share something I learned in the previous seven days.

The Leonard Bernstein biopic is an excellent demonstration of the power of good acting when interpreting a complex subject.

What am I even doing here? I'll try and explain my motivations.

Bjork | Idles | Le Superhomard | Vegyn | Lo Moon | Hinako Omori | The Sinseers - and much more from my ears to yours.

My vinyl collection has always been important to me, but the current revival has me thinking about connections I make.

A retelling of a classic novel, through the eyes of a woman in a totalitarian world.

Once again, I'm not making resolutions. I'm setting my intentions for the year and creating habits and systems that will support them.

In 2023, I made a note of everything I watched on TV and Film, along with a rating. It was more than I thought!

It's that time... my albums of 2023, in no particular order.

There is no cartoon monster in this brutal Japanese language version of the monster story.

Time to stop multitasking during meetings, and improve decision making. Merit based flexibility could be the future of hybrid working. Plus, crisps and britpop!