

Stationery Adjacent
Justin Twyford and Stuart Lennon
A podcast at the intersection of analog and digital productivity
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Jul 20, 2022 • 1h 3min
Episode 67 - Digital Weeding
Unsubscribing, deleting, unfollowing, and unfriending. Sounds rather negative, doesn't it. But Justin and Stu tackle this valuable practice and have realized how liberating reducing digital clutter is.Show notes at: https://stationeryadjacent.com/episodes/067

Jul 13, 2022 • 1h 15min
Episode 66 - Notes. What are they good for? Say it again…
Notes, notes, notes. PKM, sense-making, and building second brains. It's all the buzz and we dive deep into how we make notes and whether an app or philosophy helps or hinders our process.Show notes at: https://stationeryadjacent.com/episodes/066

Jul 6, 2022 • 1h 5min
Episode 65 - Accountability
How much more focused can we be when we are held accountable to an external person or deadline? Or we can even be accountable to ourselves. Stu and Justin, who are accountable to each other, talk about their views on accountability.Show notes at: https://stationeryadjacent.com/episodes/065

Jun 29, 2022 • 56min
Episode 64 - Summer Productivity.
For the Northern Hemisphere, summer is here. Heat, sunlight, and vacation time have an impact on productivity. What changes for us? We talk about it in this episode.Show notes at: https://stationeryadjacent.com/episodes/064

Jun 22, 2022 • 52min
Episode 63 - Following Up On Our 2022 Goals
It's almost mid-year - and 6 months after Stu and Justin started planning for 2022. How did we do? We explore our progress in this episode and talk about the impact of mental health on productivity.Show notes at: https://stationeryadjacent.com/episodes/063

Jun 15, 2022 • 60min
Episode 62 - Reducing Friction
Friction is the desire to do anything but what you are supposed to be doing. Justin and Stu talk about the sources of friction and the techniques they have for reducing it.Show notes at: https://stationeryadjacent.com/episodes/062

Jun 8, 2022 • 1h 5min
Episode 61 - Criticism
Stu and Justin are used to criticism. But that doesn't stop us occasionally being bothered by it. We look at lessons we have learned and apply that to have to give criticism with the best results.Show notes at: https://stationeryadjacent.com/episodes/061

Jun 1, 2022 • 1h
Episode 60 - Turning life upside down
The hosts discuss turning life upside down, spending money on experiences, exploring non-traditional career paths, and reflecting on seizing the moment in life. They touch on productivity tips, pen envy, and challenges of pursuing trade skills like coding and mechanics apprenticeships.

May 25, 2022 • 55min
Episode 59 - Effective Voice Mail
Justin is being harassed by a new vendor that doesn't know how to use voicemail. We figured it would be a great topic until we realized that Stu doesn't get phone calls. It's a North American thing, and we cover it from that perspective.Show notes at: https://stationeryadjacent.com/episodes/059

May 18, 2022 • 51min
Episode 58 - Procrastination
Well, we finally got around to talking about procrastination. We'd put it off as long as we could. And, yes, we both still do put things off from time to time.Show notes at: https://stationeryadjacent.com/episodes/058