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Introducing JournalBot - a new Journaling prompt every day, delivered through BlueSky. Find it here.

The Stuff that MattRs

Monday Motivation. Let this be the week you take a look at your focus.  No apps, no hacks.  Some excellent insight in here, similar to the superb advice in Meditations for MortalsBonus Stuff. 7 different task management strategies that can drive your productivity.

Coaching. Ten questions for difficult team members. Some excellent questions to help gain insight - I particularly like #2 and #9 here as ways to expand the discussions you’re having. Bonus Stuff. How great leaders inspire personal growth.  (Superb 3min Youtube video from Simon Sinek)

Balance. Japanese concepts that can help your work-life balance. I love the idea of Naikan for evaluating the health of a relationship.  

Results. The benefits of a results only work environment. Forty hours per week is a trap from the industrial revolution. 

Kindness. Why kind workplaces are more successful. Turns out that kindness can impact the bottom line positively, how kind are you in the workplace? 

Hustle. Start your side business today. This newsletter is mine, and brings me a lot of joy, some superb inspiration here. 

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Random Journal Prompt: When do you feel like you rush too much? How could you slow down and enjoy the process? From JournalBot

Bonus Stuff. Try my 30 day Journalling Challenge.
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Emotions. Ten things I learned about emotions. The always inspirational Brene Brown breaks down some key learnings about emotions that will change the way that you feel. 

Security. 1 in 10 people use the same PIN. Don’t be in that group. 

Brainpower. The one simple thing you can do to help your brain. I really rate this advice, in just 10 minutes you can use this free trick to increase your brain health and wellbeing. 

Happiness. 22 happiness hacks I wish I had known at 22. 

Sustainability. Lets bend the curve is an interactive and interesting way to understand the impact of tech use on the carbon footprint of the world. 

Finally. Pitfall was one of the earliest and best Atari games, now you can play it on the web - and it will still drive you crazy!

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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 stunning Signals, by Test Card - an album of lush sounding electronica with a beautifully organic feel... find out more in My Week in Music.

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