What is a Giraffe Person?

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 laundry can wait, a game-design cruise as a three-day batch, the limits of batching (friendship, sleep, fatigue), and why removing roadblocks between idea and execution makes you more productive. Plus follow-up on what a "giraffe person" is (and isn't), and a Rules Brain Corner about misremembering movie scenes.

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 [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 to you. So, uh, buy everything we linked to. Multiple times.

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/projects/bitewinggamesnick/rolling-deep-and-eureka-dice-adventure-roguelike-and-campaign Ryan Laukat / Red Raven Games: https://www.redravengames.com/ Unhelpful Advice: https://youtu.be/CpqWAOtR5z4 Do Go On: https://dogoonpod.com/ Do Go On — Burke and Wills: https://podcasts.apple.com/sg/podcast/5-burke-and-wills-australian-explorers/id1057458646?i=1000357767897 The Cracking the Cryptic podcast: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Y6BUidg2eQ&list=PLK-l8O0YikOm_s7DgInHZxYZm8hyrODUJ Peter's viral TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@peterchayward/video/7627563844382067989 Cortex: https://www.relay.fm/cortex Jamey Stegmaier's blog (which pushes the Slice much less than I remembered): https://stonemaiergames.com/10-more-indispensable-tools-for-every-kickstarter-creator-and-entrepreneur/ Slice parcel opener: https://amzn.to/4qy2mHg That Time You Killed Me: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/344258/that-time-you-killed-me - - - 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 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.

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: