Stationery Adjacent

Consumption versus creation. Is it a war of attention, or does one need the other? Stu and Justin examine our thoughts on this interesting and often championed topic. Show notes at: https://stationeryadjacent.com/episodes/114

Virtual Headsets, AI, and Machine Learning - are all in the news lately. Justin and Stu discuss where we think these will add value and how the future of computing will develop. Show notes at: https://stationeryadjacent.com/episodes/113

Inspired by a newsletter email from Greg McKeown, we discuss the ideas of Problem Finding versus Problem Solving. And present some ideas from our own experience. Show notes at: https://stationeryadjacent.com/episodes/112

Who am I optimizing to become? A question from a book that brought interesting and passionate responses from at least one of the hosts! Show notes at: https://stationeryadjacent.com/episodes/111

Are you feeling burned out? We deal with it too. And in this episode, we talk about some causes and remedies. In short, retire early, and live in the Mediterranean. Show notes at: https://stationeryadjacent.com/episodes/110

In this final episode in our series on GTD, we discuss reflecting and engaging and sum up our thoughts and takeaways about GTD. Show notes at: https://stationeryadjacent.com/episodes/109

We continue deep diving into Getting Things Done and discuss the critical organizing stage. We talk about our systems and approaches to organizing our tasks. Show notes at: https://stationeryadjacent.com/episodes/108

Stu tries to upset everyone on the internet and give the fussy editor a heart attack! And we carry on our journey along the path of GTD this week, focusing on Clarify. Show notes at: https://stationeryadjacent.com/episodes/107

Stu is reimplementing a complete Getting Things Done system, and we want to discuss best practices. We start this week by talking about CAPTURE. How do we get things out of our minds and into a Trusted System? Show notes at: https://stationeryadjacent.com/episodes/106

What is deep work, and how do you set up for it? In this episode, Justin and Stu discuss our practices for Deep Work. Show notes at: https://stationeryadjacent.com/episodes/105

Two privileged, middle-aged white guys are talking about productivity books. It seems it's a thing. This week, we wonder why productivity books are written mainly by guys and wonder what we are missing from other essential viewpoints. Show notes at: https://stationeryadjacent.com/episodes/104

What will work look like in 50 years? In this episode, we discuss our thoughts on it. One of us is much more optimistic than the other. Show notes at: https://stationeryadjacent.com/episodes/103

This week, we talk about Stu's reality and Justin's fantasy - what would we do if you didn't have to work...interesting and different ideas, for sure! Show notes at: https://stationeryadjacent.com/episodes/102

101...always a basics course. And in this episode, we go back to the basics of what we are doing with the podcast. Our conclusion - it's a conversation between friends, including you, the audience! Show notes at: https://stationeryadjacent.com/episodes/101

Stu and Justin celebrate our 100th anniversary by talking about noting and journalling. This topic is how we met and started chatting, and here we are two years later. Show notes at: https://stationeryadjacent.com/episodes/100

Stu and Justin reflect on what went well in our careers and what didn't. We think there are ideas and takeaways for everyone at any stage of their careers. Show notes at: https://stationeryadjacent.com/episodes/099

Stu is doing the student thing and needs to write an academic paper. So we discuss the whole educational process and how it relates to the real world and help Stu make some difficult decisions on his topic! Show notes at: https://stationeryadjacent.com/episodes/098

Stu is feeling better, so we discuss constraints and margin. Almost two sides of the same coin! Show notes at: https://stationeryadjacent.com/episodes/097

A listener, Judith, suggested an Eisenhower Matrix for money. And it made a lot of sense. We talk about it and see how we can use it in our lives. Show notes at: https://stationeryadjacent.com/episodes/096

How do you alleviate your boredom? Stu and Justin wonder about the value of boredom and how to incorporate more boredom into your life. Show notes at: https://stationeryadjacent.com/episodes/095

Stu has feelings. Lots of feelings. And wants to share them! We also talk about tea and discuss the rituals surrounding it. Show notes at: https://stationeryadjacent.com/episodes/094

We have all heard of the Great Resignation, but Justin and Stu go a little deeper to discuss our views on why it happened and what the impact will be. We also suggest some remedies! Show notes at: https://stationeryadjacent.com/episodes/093

We revisit our Digital Planning processes and tools. Unsurprisingly, we've both changed how we do things again. Show notes at: https://stationeryadjacent.com/episodes/092

In this show of tangents, Stu realizes that the man posting the show controls the language! We also discuss whether the time of analog has passed and if digital has struck back. Show notes at: https://stationeryadjacent.com/episodes/091 Justin's New YouTube Account: Beyond Your Front Door - YouTube Please like and subscribe!

In this episode, Stationery Adjacent does Cortex, and Stu and Justin discuss our yearly themes. It's interesting to see what we independently came up with. Show notes at: https://stationeryadjacent.com/episodes/090