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I've added more to my Highs of 2025 playlist, where nearly every day I'll try and post a new track that interests me. You can follow here.

The Stuff that MattRs

Monday Motivation. Let this week be the one that you learn how to run useful & productive meetings.  This Youtube video describes an excellent example of rhythm of business that makes meetings a must-do, rather than a must miss. Bonus Stuff. Fifty amazing prompts to improve your meetings. 

Creativity. EIght strategies to help you thrive when things are changing around you. I think #2 and #6 are particularly important pieces of insight. 

Backlogs. Do you have a list of things to-do that is getting out of hand? Admin Tasks, emails or even household jobs. Carl Pullein explains how to tackle a backlog.

Focus. Eleven stoic concepts that can help you stay calm and focused. #2 and #10 resonate well with me.  

Career. The illusion of being stuck. If you are feeling ‘stuck’ in your career, Benoit Malige has some excellent insight  on how to move forward.  Bonus Stuff. How to decide if you need a career coach? Or are you someone who spends time listening to career influencers. 

Productivity. Lets end toxic productivity. It’s time to stop wearing busy as a badge and end the era of overdoing everything. 

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Random Journal Prompt: How do you plan to achieve your next career milestone? From my Career focused prompts.

Bonus Stuff. Try my 30 day Journalling Challenge.
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Mindset. 100 one-sentence mindset rules that will make you mentally unstoppable.  Bonus Stuff. 50 Gratitude prompts that will increase your resilience

Awesome. Fun ways to make your life awesome. Some clever variations on the concept of ‘carpe diem’ that could help you do more than just ‘seize the day’.

Curiosity. Being curious about people can be a strong enabler for your career, and relationships in general. This article explains why:  4 Surprising Benefits of Curiosity.

Selfish. A practical exercise to help you be more selfish.  Bought to us by the School of Life, this is not really about being selfish, but more focused on what is meaningful to us. Bonus Stuff. A Productivity Consultant’s practical guide to cultivating selfcare. 

Meditation. What meditation does to your mind.  

Finally. Stimulation Clicker. I make no guarantee for your sanity here. I suspect this is a great analogy for how our minds work on the modern internet.  Bonus Stuff. Ten hours of Interstellar Soundtrack

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Have you tried FlowStuff? It's my ever growing and changing playlist of music for concentration and relaxation. Just shy of 50 hours of mostly beatless and wordless music. You can follow along here.

🔈 My week in Music...

My recommendation this week is the 33rd edition of my monthly mixtape. It's another great collection of tunes to kick off the year.

Listen to Stuff Mixtape #33 Here

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