Defining Your Sandbox

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 Overton window, survivorship bias, magnetic phone chargers, and how to protect yourself when joining a collaboration (spoiler: don't. Or at least communicate.).

Chapters 0:00 Intro 0:34 Follow-up: Inside Out Thinking 4:46 Rules Brain Corner 6:22 What is a sandbox? 8:36 Starting at the extremes: kids, business splits, contracts 12:16 Revisiting your sandbox 15:33 The Overton window 18:22 Sandboxes as a 3D space of decisions 22:04 Why extremes help, and relationships 26:43 Peter and video games, and survivorship bias 32:34 Final thoughts on sandbox thinking 33:28 What's on my desk 38:27 Question from Abby: joining a collaboration 42:31 Outro

Links Word Salad: a daily puzzle (the app Peter found through TikTok): https://apps.apple.com/us/app/id6475351623 Things in Rings: https://www.amazon.com/s?k=Things+in+Rings+board+game&tag=petechaywcom-20 Things on Strings: https://store.asmodee.com/products/things-on-strings Rolling Deep: https://www.backerkit.com/projects/bitewinggamesnick/rolling-deep-and-eureka-dice-adventure-roguelike-and-campaign Hot Streak by Jon Perry: https://www.amazon.com/s?k=Hot+Streak+board+game+Jon+Perry&tag=petechaywcom-20 UFO 50: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1147860 The Overton window: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Overton_window Magnetic phone, watch and AirPods charging stand: https://www.amazon.com/s?k=wooden+magnetic+charging+stand+phone+watch+AirPods&tag=petechaywcom-20 Foldable travel magnetic charger: https://www.amazon.com/s?k=foldable+travel+magnetic+charger+phone+watch+AirPods&tag=petechaywcom-20 Phone stand (no charging): https://www.amazon.com/s?k=phone+stand+desk&tag=petechaywcom-20 Phone ring stand: https://www.amazon.com/s?k=phone+ring+stand&tag=petechaywcom-20 Fun Problems (Peter's previous podcast): https://funproblems.podbean.com/ Peter's TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@peterchayward Peter's YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@PeterCHayward

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