The Holiday Season is just around the corner. But how do we, as Stationery Nerds, leave hints for gifts? This episode answers all of those questions and spends your own money too!

No spreadsheets were created in the making of this show, but Stu and Justin dive into the economics of notebooks and the factors that are changing our beloved stationery hobby.

It's planner season. Lot's of choices and hype. Which tools will Stu and Justin choose for the next year? Listen in and find out.

Stu and Justin go a little philosophical this week - thinking about how we implement systems and tools in our lives. We probably have some good ideas for you as well.

This week Stu and Justin talk Planning. After all, how could we be a productivity focused podcast without discussing direction. And, we contemplate what happens when a plan goes off the rails.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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?

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.

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!

Justin and Stu disagree over Baumeister and Tierney's conclusions about willpower, which makes the discussion interesting and lively! If we can't agree on terms, can we still come up with useful takeaways? We think so.

Justin and Stu talk about white space or margin in our lives and how to balance work, life, and margin when things take an unexpected turn. We also chat about quality control on fountain pen nibs. And wonder how this affects people getting into the hobby.

In this episode, Stu and Justin discuss how to have a good fight in the workplace, and how to deal with interpersonal conflicts. Lots to unpack and a focus on the task conflict is much better for relationships.

Justin and Stu take a deep dive into the subject of journaling. How do we use it, what value it has, how to journal, and even, what to do with your journals when you die! Join us for a great discussion.

Justin and Stu catch up after a few weeks away and talk about the latest Apple gear and decide if it will help our productivity. We then dive a little deeper into the idea of checklists. Do they work? Are we using them? Lots to discuss.

Justin confesses how much the last episode cost him and sets the bar for the most expensive podcast. Stu lobs the ball right back at the Homework Podcast, and we dive deep into how we use tags or folders in our organizational systems.

How would you set up a new workspace for ultimate productivity? Justin is moving and we dive into the lessons from Stu's workspace to look for ideas.