Blueprints for Life

In the eleventh episode of Blueprints for Life, Nicole Cutler and Peter C. Hayward discuss "Defining Your Sandbox", a framework for making big decisions by starting at the extremes and working your way in, and how to know when it's time to move the walls. Plus: follow-up on Inside Out Thinking (panel shows, Kevin Smith, and "I breathe oxygen" pitches), Rules Brain Corner (diapers, again), the Over...

In the tenth episode of Blueprints for Life, Nicole Cutler and Peter C. Hayward dig into batching: grouping similar tasks so you pay the cost of starting and stopping once instead of ten times. They cover flow state, why a dishwasher is a batching machine, emailing on Mondays, queueing posts and books so a system does the regular releasing, overstocking the unfun things (clothes, dishes) so laundr...

In the ninth episode of Blueprints for Life, Nicole Cutler and Peter C. Hayward discuss how learning how you process (externally, internally, a combination thereof) can benefit your thinking and make you better at everything, including kung-fu. - - - Question for us? Email life@blueprints.fm Support the show: https://patreon.com/peterchayward Join the Discord: https://discord.gg/BM3qDHf9FU Logo by...

In the eighth episode of Blueprints for Life, Nicole Cutler and Peter C. Hayward discuss how "inside thinking" and "outside thinking" can transform the way you pitch creative media, and help you find success (and jobs) (and LOVE) in various aspects of your life. Adam in Wales:  Allplay: https://www.allplay.com/ Joe's podcast, The Bits: https://rb.gy/53dzlf Rolling Deep: https://www.kickstarter.com...

In the seventh episode of Blueprints for Life, Nicole Cutler and Peter C. Hayward discuss the ridiculously helpful discussion concept of "Zooming Out", and how you can use it to improve literally every single relationship in your life.   Yes, even THAT one.   Make a List TikTok song: https://www.tiktok.com/@thefemalelead/video/7306189367863676192 Question for us? Email life@blueprints.fm Support t...

Nicole and Peter talk through Scarcity and Abundance mode: when you can use scarcity thinking to motivate you, and how most great creative work comes from a place of abundance. Mentioned in this episode: Space-Biff's review of Scuttle!: https://spacebiff.com/2017/05/18/scuttle/ Peter's hit game Things in Rings: https://amzn.to/4g25yGa WaitButWhy's blog post about the Instant Gratification Monkey:...

In the fifth episode of Blueprints for Life, Nicole Cutler and Peter C. Hayward discuss the concept of having a "rules brain". Monarch (finance app): https://monarch.com/referral/sl1uv058wb Question for us? Email life@blueprints.fm Support the show: https://patreon.com/peterchayward Join the Discord: https://discord.gg/BM3qDHf9FU Logo by Rozie Pocket: https://www.tiktok.com/@cozyboardgames Please...

In the fourth episode of Blueprints for Life, Nicole Cutler and Peter C. Hayward discuss the red flag rating system: feather, brick, truck. Original blog post: https://nik.art/feather-brick-truck/ Monster Rehab: https://amzn.to/4eBZLI0 Old Man Pill Organizer: https://amzn.to/3RaHjx8   Question for us? Email life@blueprints.fm Support the show: https://patreon.com/peterchayward Join the Discord: ht...

In the third episode of Blueprints for Life, Nicole Cutler and Peter C. Hayward discuss the best ways to become someone that the people in your life can rely on. Peter met John Cleese: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P0oHGT6ChRE   The monkey started a business: https://waitbutwhy.com/2015/03/procrastination-matrix.html   Colorful bandages: https://amzn.to/4uCYDsi   Bacon bandages: https://amzn.to/...

In the second episode of Blueprints for Life, Nicole Cutler and Peter C. Hayward discuss the concept of a Giraffe Person, a simple way to determine how much you can rely on the people in your life.   Podcast where Peter discusses The Intern: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/guilty-treasures-the-intern-with-peter-c-hayward/id1809274829?i=1000760456395 Help! – Peter's old puppet show https://ww...

In the first episode of Blueprints for Life, Nicole Cutler and Peter C. Hayward introduce themselves, and talk about how to make friends. Question for us? Email life@blueprints.fm Support the show: https://patreon.com/peterchayward Join the Discord: https://discord.gg/BM3qDHf9FU Logo by Rozie Pocket: https://www.tiktok.com/@cozyboardgames