Stationery Adjacent

We love books. Hardcover, softcover, and even digital. Stu and Justin talk about how we read. Discuss our differing approaches, and suggest what you should consider about reading. Show notes at: https://stationeryadjacent.com/episodes/074 Please consider supporting: Pumpkin and Friends Charity Pumpkin and Friends Charity (@pumpkin_charity) / Twitter Support a Pumpkin and Friends at PayPal. Me

What is a note, and how do we use them? What tools do we use for note-taking and note-making? Join us as we dig into our note-taking workflow this week. Show notes at: https://stationeryadjacent.com/episodes/073

Task managers are a favourite way for many of us to keep organized. Particularly Justin. We both discuss how we use our trusted systems to stay organized and stress-free in our organization. Show notes at: https://stationeryadjacent.com/episodes/072

Calendars. Simple things, really. Not so in practice, especially when your hosts use them differently. We go deep on how we use calendars in all the different ways. Show notes at: https://stationeryadjacent.com/episodes/071

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

Stu has been doing a lot of serious thinking and reading. He explores how he is adjusting his thinking about life and thinking of turning his life upside down. Show notes at: https://stationeryadjacent.com/episodes/060

Justin is being harassed by a new vendor that doesn't know how to use voicemail. We figured it would be a great topic until we realized that Stu doesn't get phone calls. It's a North American thing, and we cover it from that perspective. Show notes at: https://stationeryadjacent.com/episodes/059

Well, we finally got around to talking about procrastination. We'd put it off as long as we could. And, yes, we both still do put things off from time to time. Show notes at: https://stationeryadjacent.com/episodes/058

Justin and Stu talk about the relationship between work and identity, and we both have some interesting thoughts on this topic. Is the relationship between work and identity good or bad? Show notes at: https://stationeryadjacent.com/episodes/057

Stu returns from travelling - the first time since lockdown - and lives to tell us of productivity on the road. How has travel changed and what thoughts do we have after two years on Zoom? Show notes at: https://stationeryadjacent.com/episodes/056

Jobby Jobs, Hobby Jobs, Side Hustles, and Passion Projects. Stu and Justin have all of them. And we discuss our relationship with them and where we think we are going. Show notes at: https://stationeryadjacent.com/episodes/055

Stu is playing with different email applications and processes again. We dig deep to understand what this change is and how it affects productivity. Show notes at: https://stationeryadjacent.com/episodes/054 WD My Passport for Mac External Hard Drive HDD, USB-C and USB-A Compatible | Western Digital MixPre-6 II - Sound Devices GarageBand for Mac - Apple Logic Pro - Apple --- Universal Control: Use...

Stu’s traveling soon and that means a visit to our EDC and a rethink of what EDC is after two years of working from home. We unpack and then repack our bags for this stationery adjacent travel adventure. Show notes at: https://stationeryadjacent.com/episodes/053

It's confession time. We come clean about the things we collect and ask ourselves: what do we have too much of? Are we going to act upon it? Could some herds be trimmed? Show notes at: https://stationeryadjacent.com/episodes/052

Justin and Stu talk about STUFF. We all have it. What cognitive load does it present? How can we separate our perceived value of the stuff from the reality of what it's worth? Show notes at: https://stationeryadjacent.com/episodes/051

An Apple event has us excited, and then we go deep down the rabbit hole of Utilities - those pieces of software that we use that just make our days a little more productive. Who will spend more on new software by the next episode? Show notes at: https://stationeryadjacent.com/episodes/050