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Stationery Adjacent — 234 episodes
Episode 233 - Instagram is awesome.
Episode 232 - Tiny Experiments. More homework for Justin.
EPISODE 231 MOMENTS IN LOVE
Episode 230: Time Travel. Can one go back in time?
Episode 229 - Margin
Episode 228 - Ageing - What nobody tells you
Episode 227 - Tech Stocks
Episode 226 - Revisiting AI
Episode 225 - Rethinking Analogue Productivity
Episode 224 - Trust
EPISODE 223 - MARRIAGE (AND HOW TO MAKE IT WORK)
EPISODE 222 - ROBLOX. WHO KNEW?
Episode 221 - Digital Legacies
Episode 220 - Productivity Stacks 2026
Episode 219 - Where’s the Joy?
Episode 218 - The Opioid Crisis
EPISODE 217 - 2026 PROJECTIONS / GOALS / THINGS TO LOOK FORWARD TO
EPISODE 216 - ENSHITTIFICATION OF THE INTERNET. HOW DO WE FIX IT?
Episode 215 - If we don’t go to the office, where do we meet people?
Episode 214 - Christmas chaos
Episode 213 - Supercomputers or phones, as some call them
Episode 212 - Whoop!
Episode 211 - Arete & Kakia
Episode 210 - Memento Mori
Episode 209 - A Solid Foundation
Episode 208 - Rethinking the Material Stuff
Episode 207 - Nice bag, big boy
Episode 206 - Duck, Duck Jeep
Episode 205 - Pole to Pole
Episode 204 - Apples, Desks and other First world Problems
Episode 203 - Productivity Writers
Episode 202 - Life before the Internet?
Episode 201 - What makes a good desk?
Episode 200 - Living with Tourists
Episode 199 - The Belated Watches
Episode 198 - Fire!
Episode 197 - Identity - what labels do we identify with, and what have we moved on from?
Episode 196 - Taking Notes on Books
Episode 195 - Social Media F&cked the World
Episode 194 - Boxstores versus Amazon versus Digital Books
Episode 193 - Gone but not Forgotten
Episode 192 - Listening to Books
Episode 191 - What was Stationery like as a kid?
Episode 190 - Work in the 80s, 90s compared to Now
Episode 189 - Life Before Mobile Phones
Episode 188 - A Perfect Daily System
EPISODE 187 - A GRAVEYARD OF DAILY SYSTEMS
Episode 186 - Doing Hard Things
Episode 185 - European Operating Systems
Episode 184 - Return to Work
Episode 183 - Top3 part two, Pencils and Notebooks
Episode 182 - Top 3 (part one): Fountain Pens and Ink
EPISODE 181 - THE ROLE OF "THE ARTS"
Episode 180 - Data Privacy (Nihilism)
EPISODE 179 INTENTIONAL MEDIOCRITY
Episode 178 - Book Reading, Discussing, Sharing
Episode 177 - Focus 2025 Follow Up
Episode 176 - Stationery of the Year
EPISODE 175 - 2025 FOCUS
Episode 174 - 2025 Predictions
EPISODE 173 - REFLECTIONS ON THE STATIONERY BUSINESS
Episode 172 - Ding Dong Merrily on High
Episode 171 - Three Productivity Routines
Episode 170 - Aging
Episode 169 - Stu's Tech Stack
Episode 168 - Overwhelm
Episode 167 - Back on Task
Episode 166 - Mix Tapes of Our Lives
Episode 165 - Entertainment - TVs & Movies
Episode 164 - Fall - How does life change?
Episode 163 - Accountability
Episode 162 - Fashion Week
Episode 161 - What To Read?
Episode 160 - Back to School.
Episode 159 - Virtues
Episode 158 - Classical Education and the Pursuit of Happiness
Episode 157 - Expectations and Framing
Episode 156 - Our Desk Tools
Episode 155 - Stationery Basics
Episode 154 - AI. What is it and where is it going?
Episode 153 - Notifications
Episode 152 - The Hidden Satisfaction of Subtraction
Episode 151 - Summer Expectations
Episode 150 - Carpe Diem.
Episode 149 - Retirement. Marry, snog or avoid?
Episode 148 - Email, Again
Episode 147 - Perfect Vacations
Episode 146 - Has Apple peaked?
Episode 145 - Quo Vadis? The future of podcasting.
Episode 144 - The Last Supper
Episode 143 - One Notebook To Rule Them All
Episode 142 - Stationery Minimalism: Pens
Episode 141 - Music to Move Your Soul
Episode 140 - Debate. A Dying Art?
Episode 139 - Continued Origin Stories
Episode 138 - Origin Stories (part I)
Episode 137 - Friends- The One Where The Boys Discuss Friendship
Episode 136 - What’s Stu doing with Task Managers?
Episode 135 - 40 Days and 40 Nights
Episode 134 - (Stu's) Apple 2024 Hardware Review
Episode 133 - State of the Notes
Episode 132 - How to achieve the impossible.
Episode 131 - E-mail. What’s new with Stu?
Episode 130 - 2024 - Stopping, Doing More and Trying.
Episode 129 - Holiday Traditions
Episode 128 - Live In The Present; The Future Is Not Guaranteed
Episode 127 - Stu’s New Journaling System
Episode 126 - New stationery kit for Winterfest?
Episode 125 - Men In (Hiking) Kilts!
Episode 124 - Be More Stu
Episode 123 - Daily Driver Setup
Episode 122 - Using An Assistant
Episode 121 - Desktop Clean up - Summer’s Over!
Episode 120 - Ten Bands To Get To Know You By
Episode 119 - Identity
Episode 118 - Monkeys And Pedestals
Episode 117- Grit Versus Quit
Episode 116- Staying Productive in Hot Weather
Episode 115 - Do, Defer, Delegate or Discard. Kill that list!
Episode 114- Balancing consumption versus creation?
Episode 113 - The Future of Computing?
Episode 112- Becoming A Problem Finder Rather Than A Problem Solver
Episode 111 - Who Am I Optimizing To Become?
Episode 110 - Rest and Recovery
Episode 109- GTD stage by stage: Reflecting and Engaging
Episode 108- GTD stage by stage: Organizing
Episode 107- GTD stage by stage: Clarify
Episode 106- GTD stage by stage: CAPTURE
Episode 105- How do you set up for deep work?
Episode 104 - Productivity Books: Written by Guys for Guys?
Episode 103 - The future of Work?
Episode 102 - If you didn't have to work, what would you do instead?
Episode 101 - Podcast Discussion 101
Episode 100 - Noting and Journaling: Kit. Methods. Benefits.
Episode 99 - What life lessons have we taken from our careers?
Episode 98 - How to write a great dissertation?
Episode 97 - Margin
Episode 96 - The Judith Matrix for Money
Episode 95 - Boredom
Episode 94 - Two for Tea (and Stu Rants!)
Episode 93 - The Great Resignation?
Episode 92 - Digital Planning for 2023
Episode 91 - Has Digital Struck Back?
Episode 90 - 2023 Yearly Themes
Episode 89 - Social Media. Has it peaked?
Episode 88 - Six-month Sabbatical
Episode 87 - Recap of How We Did This Year
Episode 86 - New Year, New Goals
Episode 85 - Gifts for Stationery Nerds
Episode 84 - Gratitude Journaling
Episode 83 - How To Change Your Perspective To Change The Outcome.
Episode 82 - The Economics of Notebooks
Episode 81 - The Importance of Friendships
Episode 80 - Planner Season
Episode 79 - Systems Versus Tools
Episode 78 - Digital Writing Update
Episode 77 - Managing Backups
Episode 76 - Managing Data
Episode 75 - Managing Planning
Episode 74 - Managing Reading
Episode 73 - Managing Notes
Episode 72 - Managing Task Managers
Episode 71 - Managing Calendars
Episode 70 - Managing Instant Communication
Episode 69 - Managing Email
Episode 68 - Budgeting
Episode 67 - Digital Weeding
Episode 66 - Notes. What are they good for? Say it again…
Episode 65 - Accountability
Episode 64 - Summer Productivity.
Episode 63 - Following Up On Our 2022 Goals
Episode 62 - Reducing Friction
Episode 61 - Criticism
Episode 60 - Turning life upside down
Episode 59 - Effective Voice Mail
Episode 58 - Procrastination
Episode 57 - Work and identity
Episode 56 - Productivity On The Road
Episode 55 - Hobby Jobs vs Jobby Jobs
Episode 54 - Hey, Hey, Hey…again!
Episode 53 - #EDC
Episode 52 - Collection Confessions
Episode 51 - Pencil Lead Snobbery
Episode 50 - Utilities
Episode 49 - Mindsets
Episode 48 - Traveling…again…
Episode 47 - Look Death In The Eye
Episode 46 - Panic Stations!
Episode 45-The Importance of Hobbies
Episode 44 - Attention on the Intention
Episode 43 - Perfect, the enemy of done…
Episode 42- An Update on Obsidian and PKM
Episode 41- The Tyranny of Checklists
Episode 40 - New Year, New Focus?
Episode 39 - Holiday Traditions
Episode 38 - The Yearly Review
Episode 37 - Year-End Planning, Review, and Goal-Setting
Episode 36 - What's in a Mission Statement?
Episode 35 - Willpower. Finite or infinite?
Episode 34 - White Space
Episode 33 - The Importance of Process
Episode 32 - Deeper Relationships
Episode 31 - Negotiations
Episode 30 - How To Have A Good Fight
Episode 29 - Rethinking….do we get stuck in our beliefs?
Episode 28 - Working stuff out in a Journal. New-age nonsense or valuable tool?
Episode 27 - Embracing uncertainty
Episode 26 - Checklist Manifesto
Episode 25 - Lead or Lag Measures
Episode 24 - Organisation. Tags or Folders? Or both?
Episode 23 - Set Up for Productivity
Episode 22 - Obsidian Obsession For Personal Knowledgement
Episode 21 - System Switching - advanced procrastination or progress?
Episode 20 -Just nicely whelmed...
Episode 19- Personal Retreats and Reflection
Episode 18 - The Power of No
Episode 17 - Sabbaticals
Episode 16 - An Inky Disaster in Your Trousers!
Episode 15 - Music for Deep Work
Episode 14 - Productive (or) Procrastination?
Episode 13 - Indexing (and an intro to PKM)
Episode 12 - Corporate Motivation
Episode 11 - Collaboration Tools
Episode 10 - Podcasts We Listen To
Episode 9 - Accountability (are town hall meetings corporate masturbation?)
Episode 8 - A Deep Dive On Our Analog Tools
Episode 7 - Measurement
Episode 6 - The Importance of Routines and Rituals
Episode 5 - Task Boards
Episode 4 - Tomato Timers, Oh My!
Episode 3 - Living In A World With Email
Episode 2 - Calendars & Time Blocking
Episode 1 - Much To Do About Something
Episode 0 - Getting to know us…