Stationery Adjacent

Following our recent email conversation, we deep dive into instant communication and discover how people can interrupt us and who we let. The discussion is particularly interesting because of the trans-Atlantic cultural differences!Show notes at: https://stationeryadjacent.com/episodes/070

In this weeks episode, Stu and Justin tackle that monster that lies over many corporate jobs: email. How do we organize our email to avoid someone else controlling our time? Listen in...Show notes at: https://stationeryadjacent.com/episodes/069

Everyone's favourite topic - budgets. We discuss the good and the bad. And give our thoughts on setting or reviewing your personal budget during these "unprecedented times".Show notes at: https://stationeryadjacent.com/episodes/068

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

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

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

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

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

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

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