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.
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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
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10 Aug 2026
Scarcity Mode
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/
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27 Jul 2026
Rules Brain
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
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6 Jul 2026
Feather, Brick, Truck
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
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29 Jun 2026
How to be a Giraffe Person
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
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1 Jun 2026
What is a Giraffe Person?
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://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6GmgIqB3meU
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: https://amzn.to/4vhmLS0
Peter's glass bottles: https://amzn.to/4uPVUwD
Flamecraft: https://amzn.to/3RDuhrY
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11 May 2026
How to Make Friends
In the first episode of Blueprints for Life, Nicole Cutler and Peter C. Hayward introduce themselves, and talk about how to make friends.
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