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Blueprints for Life
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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
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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
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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.
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.
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.
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.





