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.

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.

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.

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.

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?

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?

Jobby Jobs, Hobby Jobs, Side Hustles, and Passion Projects. Stu and Justin have all of them. And we discuss our relationship to them and where we think we are going.

Stu is playing with different email applications and processes again. We dig deep to understand what this change is and how it affects productivity.

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.

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?

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?

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?

Justin survived his trip! And we dig deep into Carol Dweck's work on Mindset. Are there predominant mindsets for productivity enthusiasts?

With the pandemic becoming somewhat endemic, Justin and Stu are thinking we should show up for work, and that involves travel. It’s been so long, we are out of practice, and we discuss best practices and realize how differently we pack.

Premeditatio Malorum: We prepare for the worst. Or at least discuss the idea of a premortem for projects, weekly planning, and that sudden stop at the end of life!

What happens when things, inevitably, go off the rails? Justin and Stu discuss how this happens and our techniques for being kind to ourselves and refocusing our attention.

Are hobbies a fun thing to waste time or a valuable part of a well-balanced lifestyle? Justin and Stu discuss hobbies in our lives and how they fit in.

In this episode we run down our current systems and tools and get a little deeper on Stu's philosophy that we need to put Attention on the Intention. Stu should be a writer or something!

Is good enough really good enough? Is perfection really procrastination? Stuart and Justin discuss the fine balance of perfection verses production.

Justin quizzes Stu on how he uses PKM, and particularly Obsidian. Imports, MOCs, and Backlinks. Clever stuff!