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Stationery Adjacent

by Justin Twyford and Stuart Lennon

A podcast at the intersection of analog and digital productivity

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Episodes

  1. Episode 248 - Metrics. Performative or useful?

    Justin puts on his helmet as Stu wades into yet another pet peeve. Show notes at: https://stationeryadjacent.com/episodes/248

  2. EPISODE 247 - EATING THE FROG?

    Recorded on Cyprus’ sixty-sixth Birthday, Justin has to cope with an over-wrought Stu, who is furious about Productivity Porn, and channeling ALL the old man energy. Show notes at: https://stationeryadjacent.com/episodes/247

  3. Episode 246 - Goals versus Dreams?

    Two episodes in two weeks? Outstanding. Inspired by Nir Eyal’s excellent newsletter, the boys get mired in tenuous acronyms. Show notes at: https://stationeryadjacent.com/episodes/246

  4. EPISODE 245 - GLP-1: DREAM OR NIGHTMARE?

    Hey! Remember us? We’ve been away. Again. These Europeans. Always on vacation. Show notes at: https://stationeryadjacent.com/episodes/245 Huion Note E ○Product Link: https://bit.ly/46LikVD ○Coupon: SA10 ($10 USD off coupon, stackable with other on-site discounts, valid through October 31, 2026)

  5. Episode 244 - An Unplanned Adventure

    Hey! Remember us? We’ve been away. Stu on a bit of a holiday, while Justin has been on an unplanned adventure. Show notes at: https://stationeryadjacent.com/episodes/244

  6. Episode 243 - The Non-topic Topic

    Justin is recovering from a cold, a symptom of which seems to be pen and ink envy, while Stu whinges and whines about AI. Show notes at: https://stationeryadjacent.com/episodes/243

  7. EPISODE 242TOP THREE DAILY TASKS

    Justin keeps being forced to interact with other people, while Stu has a sense of Hume-r failure. Show notes at: https://stationeryadjacent.com/episodes/242

  8. Episode 241 - Coaching v Leadership

    Stu is running off to the gym, Justin yearns for the simple life, fishing on his own. Show notes at: https://stationeryadjacent.com/episodes/241

  9. Episode 240 - Coaching v Leadership

    Justin lies weeping, his bank account emptied by the dreaded “house repairs”. Stu sits grinning, his bank account emptied by Viennese bartenders. Show notes at: https://stationeryadjacent.com/episodes/240

  10. Episode 239 - Distraction-free Writing

    Stu is festooned in tartan, just as the Scotland football team are checking out beach holiday options. Meanwhile, Justin has added lighting to his “World Control Centre” which he has disguised as a musical installation. Show notes at: https://stationeryadjacent.com/episodes/239

  11. Episode 238 - Revisionist History

    Welcome to the final episode of the new podcast. Gravel Adjacent. Both old men get their panties in a knot. Show notes at: https://stationeryadjacent.com/episodes/238

  12. Episode 237 - Read Deeply Rather Than Widely

    Welcome to the new podcast. Gravel Adjacent. Gravel is really heavy. And if you want to cover a lot of area with it. You need a lot. No, think bigger. Bigger again. Show notes at: https://stationeryadjacent.com/episodes/237

  13. Episode 236 - Pray for Death

    This episode deals with death, grief and discusses assisted suicide. Inevitably, it also includes all sorts of detail about gravel. Not a common combination. Show notes at: https://stationeryadjacent.com/episodes/236

  14. EPISODE 235 - ANALOG CONTENT CALENDAR AND WORKFLOW

    Stu is terrified by the prospect of physical labour, while Justin wrestles with a new species of AI from the rainforest. Show notes at: https://stationeryadjacent.com/episodes/235

  15. EPISODE 234 - THE CHANGING QUALITY OF SUPPORT CHAT

    After an unexpected week off, the old timers ramble on and on and on...eventually they whine about all the usual nonsense Show notes at: https://stationeryadjacent.com/episodes/234

  16. Episode 233 - Instagram is awesome.

    Having called social media the root of all evil for months, Stu opens a new account on Instagram and likes it. Justin is too cold, no wait, too hot; too something, anyway. Show notes at: https://stationeryadjacent.com/episodes/233

  17. Episode 232 - Tiny Experiments. More homework for Justin.

    Episode 232 - Tiny Experiments. More homework for Justin. Briefly, Justin entertains the possibility of a book that is not...a hardback! Show notes at: https://stationeryadjacent.com/episodes/232

  18. EPISODE 231 MOMENTS IN LOVE

    Justin turns his house into a winter-proof version of a Jean-Michel Jarre stage setup while Stu tortures Star Wars metaphors. Show notes at: https://stationeryadjacent.com/episodes/231

  19. Episode 230: Time Travel. Can one go back in time?

    Stu is buried under a mountain of Filofax refills while Justin can’t find his VST controller. (No, Stu doesn’t know what that means, either.) Show notes at: https://stationeryadjacent.com/episodes/230

  20. Episode 229 - Margin

    Stu meanders off in random directions while Justin manfully tries to keep the old fool on track Show notes at: https://stationeryadjacent.com/episodes/229

  21. Episode 228 - Ageing - What nobody tells you

    An explosion of old man energy Show notes at: https://stationeryadjacent.com/episodes/228

  22. Episode 227 - Tech Stocks

    Justin plumbs new depths of grumpiness while Stu rediscovers time-honoured pro-procrastination techniques. Both ramble on and on. Show notes at: https://stationeryadjacent.com/episodes/227

  23. Episode 226 - Revisiting AI

    NEW Pry-bar updates! For real. A rapid-fire episode, brought to you by hiccups and thunder storms. Show notes at: https://stationeryadjacent.com/episodes/226

  24. Episode 225 - Rethinking Analogue Productivity

    The pry bar and the Nero’s firm are ever-present. JT has a hole punch that can kill people. Show notes at: https://stationeryadjacent.com/episodes/225

  25. Episode 224 - Trust

    Where has all the trust gone? Oh - and there’s a war on. Which is nice. Show notes at: https://stationeryadjacent.com/episodes/224

  26. EPISODE 223 - MARRIAGE (AND HOW TO MAKE IT WORK)

    Marriage. What could possibly go wrong? Show notes at: https://stationeryadjacent.com/episodes/223

  27. EPISODE 222 - ROBLOX. WHO KNEW?

    At the tender age of 55, Stu discovers that parenting is hard. Justin sighs. Show notes at: https://stationeryadjacent.com/episodes/222

  28. Episode 221 - Digital Legacies

    Justin and Stu accidentally frighten the bejesus out of themselves as they consider the admin load of death. Show notes at: https://stationeryadjacent.com/episodes/221

  29. Episode 220 - Productivity Stacks 2026

    Justin and Stu swap acronyms and jargon. Medical versus Accountancy. Nobody has a clue what anyone else is talking about. Business as usual, then. Show notes at: https://stationeryadjacent.com/episodes/220

  30. Episode 219 - Where’s the Joy?

    A palate cleanser after the heavy vibe of last week’s show. (And another plug for the classic movie (Justin’s favourite) Love Actually.) Show notes at: https://stationeryadjacent.com/episodes/219

  31. Episode 218 - The Opioid Crisis

    Two bewildered old men try to work out addiction and how best to deal with it. People dying on our streets. Is that the best we can do? Show notes at: https://stationeryadjacent.com/episodes/218

  32. EPISODE 217 - 2026 PROJECTIONS / GOALS / THINGS TO LOOK FORWARD TO

    JT and Stu walk through their goals for 2026 (and try to outdo each other in grumpiness). Show notes at: https://stationeryadjacent.com/episodes/217

  33. EPISODE 216 - ENSHITTIFICATION OF THE INTERNET. HOW DO WE FIX IT?

    Stu’s grumpy. JT is getting into leather. Show notes at: https://stationeryadjacent.com/episodes/216

  34. Episode 215 - If we don’t go to the office, where do we meet people?

    Stu’s confused. People study online, work online, even date online. Where do we expect younger folk to learn people skills? Show notes at: https://stationeryadjacent.com/episodes/215

  35. Episode 214 - Christmas chaos

    JT is in a Christmas mood - as long as Christmas comes exactly as specified... Show notes at: https://stationeryadjacent.com/episodes/214

  36. Episode 213 - Supercomputers or phones, as some call them

    Mobile phones are essentially supercomputers, that do memes too. Damned by faint praise? Show notes at: https://stationeryadjacent.com/episodes/213

  37. Episode 212 - Whoop!

    Whoop! What is it? Why is it? Show notes at: https://stationeryadjacent.com/episodes/212

  38. Episode 211 - Arete & Kakia

    Justin poses a profound question on the Choice of Heracles, Stu responds with Tom & Jerry (although in a marginally less sibilant fashion than last week). Show notes at: https://stationeryadjacent.com/episodes/211

  39. Episode 210 - Memento Mori

    The Giggle Bros get chatty about death. How jolly. Show notes at: https://stationeryadjacent.com/episodes/210

  40. Episode 209 - A Solid Foundation

    Justin is keeping his wheels and boosting Ring sales. Stu’s not doing very much at all. Show notes at: https://stationeryadjacent.com/episodes/209

  41. Episode 208 - Rethinking the Material Stuff

    Stu wants a medal for well, walking a bit and Justin wants more time for hobbies and more money for less work. Show notes at: https://stationeryadjacent.com/episodes/208

  42. Episode 207 - Nice bag, big boy

    Stu turning heads in London, while Justin supervises construction of a apocalypse-proof shed. Show notes at: https://stationeryadjacent.com/episodes/207

  43. Episode 206 - Duck, Duck Jeep

    Stu is playing, and losing, at Monopoly, and Justin fesses up to driving around with silly rubber ducks on his car windshield. Show notes at: https://stationeryadjacent.com/episodes/206

  44. Episode 205 - Pole to Pole

    Two spoiled middle-aged men have a privileged, first world problem whine before opining on things they barely understand. Show notes at: https://stationeryadjacent.com/episodes/205

  45. Episode 204 - Apples, Desks and other First world Problems

    Stu gets all gooey over Oakywood and ambivalent about Apples and Windows. Justin gets a new chainsaw and shed. Show notes at: https://stationeryadjacent.com/episodes/204

  46. Episode 203 - Productivity Writers

    The Best Ever Episode 203 of Stationery Adjacent. We’ve always been bright orange. #justsayin Show notes at: https://stationeryadjacent.com/episodes/203

  47. Episode 202 - Life before the Internet?

    No! Really. There was life before the internet. Two old men meander through their failing memories of getting by without the World Wide Web Show notes at: https://stationeryadjacent.com/episodes/202

  48. Episode 201 - What makes a good desk?

    Stu is embarrassed by the sheer volume of computer equipment in his house and is horrified by Apple’s interface devices. Justin casually mentions his "home office complex”. Is JT actually a Bond villain? Show notes at: https://stationeryadjacent.com/episodes/201

  49. Episode 200 - Living with Tourists

    Justin finds the marauding hordes of millennial wine hooligans unbearable, while Stu appreciates Cyprus' divide and conquer strategy. first world problems, anyone? Show notes at: https://stationeryadjacent.com/episodes/200

  50. Episode 199 - The Belated Watches

    Travel. Wildfires. Illness. What a month it has been! Justin eases Stu back onto the podcasting saddle. Show notes at: https://stationeryadjacent.com/episodes/199

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

A podcast at the intersection of analog and digital productivity

HOSTED BY

Justin Twyford and Stuart Lennon

Produced by Stationery Adjacent

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A podcast at the intersection of analog and digital productivity

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