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Your brain is weird. Ours are too.


Blueprints for Life is a show about making your brain work for you. Each episode, Nicole Cutler and Peter C. Hayward discuss mental models, personal systems, and practical tools for understanding yourself and navigating the world more effectively.


New episodes every two weeks.


Support the show: https://patreon.com/peterchayward
Join the Discord: https://discord.gg/BM3qDHf9FU


https://blueprints.fm/ 

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Zooming Out

Zooming Out

2026-08-2449:52

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 [email protected] Support the show: https://patreon.com/peterchayward Join the Discord: https://discord.gg/BM3qDHf9FU Logo by Rozie Pocket: https://www.tiktok.com/@cozyboardgames Please note that any sales made through the above links will reward us a small commission, at no extra cost for you. So, uh, buy everything we linked to. Multiple times.
Scarcity Mode

Scarcity Mode

2026-08-1001:09:09

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: http://waitbutwhy.com/2013/10/why-procrastinators-procrastinate.html Getting Things Done: https://amzn.to/4wibbX6 The Uploaded, by Ferrett Steinmetz: https://amzn.to/4hkcuRq  Condom Theroy: https://www.theferrett.com/2016/01/14/utilizing-condom-based-logic-surprisingly-useful/  Question for us? Email [email protected] Support the show: https://patreon.com/peterchayward Join the Discord: https://discord.gg/BM3qDHf9FU Logo by Rozie Pocket: https://www.tiktok.com/@cozyboardgames Please note that any sales made through the above links will reward us a small commission, at no extra cost for you. So, uh, buy everything we linked to. Multiple times.
Rules Brain

Rules Brain

2026-07-2759:13

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 [email protected] Support the show: https://patreon.com/peterchayward Join the Discord: https://discord.gg/BM3qDHf9FU Logo by Rozie Pocket: https://www.tiktok.com/@cozyboardgames Please note that any sales made through the above links will reward us a small commission, at no extra cost for you. So, uh, buy everything we linked to. Multiple times.
Feather, Brick, Truck

Feather, Brick, Truck

2026-07-0653:01

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 [email protected] Support the show: https://patreon.com/peterchayward Join the Discord: https://discord.gg/BM3qDHf9FU   Logo by Rozie Pocket: https://www.tiktok.com/@cozyboardgames Please note that any sales made through the above links will reward us a small commission, at no extra cost for you. So, uh, buy everything we linked to. Multiple times.
How to be a Giraffe Person

How to be a Giraffe Person

2026-06-2901:21:12

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/4xw8q6f  Sharpies: https://amzn.to/4ozQDao  How long does it actually take: https://www.scarymommy.com/lifestyle/how-long-does-it-actually-take-tiktok  Question for us? Email [email protected] Support the show: https://patreon.com/peterchayward  Join the Discord: https://discord.gg/BM3qDHf9FU  Logo by Rozie Pocket: https://www.tiktok.com/@cozyboardgames  Please note that any sales made through the above links will reward us a small commission, at no extra cost for you. So, uh, buy everything we linked to. Multiple times.
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