Stationery Adjacent

What gets measured gets done and this week, Justin and Stu examine the things in our lives that we measure and focus on and some of the pitfalls of too many datapoints to juggle.Show Notes https://stationeryadjacent.com/episodes/007Find us:Nero’s NotesStuart LennonWrite ExperienceJustin Twyford

Justin and Stu go deep on our routines and rituals and explore how they impact our personal productivity. We have similar concepts but execute them quite differently.Episode Notes - Stationery Adjacent

Justin and Stuart discuss the use of task boards - from analog to digital. Are they are replacement for email? How easily will organizations accept them? And how can they help new projects at Nero's Notes?ToolsBlackwing Volume 10 (Set of 12) | Blackwing602.comDesktop Rhodia Webnotebook | Rhodia Notebooks, Pads & NotepadsApica CD Notebooks - Standard | JetPens--- Topic: Task BoardsA World Without Email: Reimagining Work in an Age of Communication Overload - Cal NewportSCRUM: Agile Programming | WikipediaTrelloManage your team’s work, projects, & tasks online • AsanaBasecamp: Project Management & Team Communication SoftwarePipeline - Supercharge your salesOmni Automation Plug-In: Kanban Board--- LinksStationery AdjacentNero’s NotesStuart LennonWrite ExperienceJustin Twyford

Justin and Stuart discuss interval timing for productivity - in the form of a little, tomato-shaped kitchen timer. The Pomodoro Timer is a great way to dip your toes into productive time blocking, in a way that can fit into almost any work schedule.Shownotes:https://stationeryadjacent.com/episodes/004iPad Pro - AppleiPad Keyboards - AppleAirPods Max - AppleAmazon.com: The Pomodoro Technique: The Acclaimed Time-Management System That Has Transformed How We Work eBook: Cirillo, FrancescoFrancesco CirilloThe Real Deal | Pomodor TimerESINGTON GLASS 2.0: SOLID IRON NANOSPHERES + TIME STOPPER - Esington‎Focus Keeper Pro - Manage Time on the App StoreSession: Pomodoro Focus Timer on MacOne take away each:- Set a “goof off” Pomodoro. - Start small. 25 minutes a couple of times a day would be a great start and build up slowly. Nero’s NotesStuart LennonWrite ExperienceJustin Twyford

This week Justin and Stuart debate the merits of email, the problems that it causes, and some systems to help tame them - particularly in a corporate environment.Accounting Software – Do Beautiful Business | Xero UKBaronfig - Tools for ThinkingCal Newport - Author of Deep Work, Study Hacks BlogMicrosoft Outlook for business - Microsoft[Mail - Official Apple Support](https://support.apple.com/mail)The best email client for iPhone, iPad, Mac and Android | SparkHEY - Email at its best, new from Basecamp.[Canary Mail | Best Email App for Apple iPhone, iPad & Mac](https://canarymail.io/)MailSteward > The Ultimate E-mail Manager for Apple macOS | by PubBlog

Justin and Stuart look at how they use digital and analog calendars, who gets access, and how to protect your valuable time to allow you to get more things done in a day.See the shownotes at:https://stationeryadjacent.com/episodes/002

Stuart and Justin talk about the simple to-do as the centre of their productivity systems and discuss the systems behind the to-do list and some of the ways they use them.

Our first test episode, which usually would hit the cutting room flow. We thought it was a great way to introduce ourselves in a meandering and fun conversation.