After conducting an experiment on Instagram, Jen comes to Pete with many ideas about creativity, and serves up these noodles in this week's episode.

Specifically, in this episode Jen and Pete talk about:

• What is creativity?
• How can you tell when someone is creative?
• How might we practice creativity, to cultivate it as a skill?

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Pete has been experimenting with studying how he spends his time, and in sharing this with Jen, together they noodle on productivity, scheduling, to-do lists, white space, thrashing to action, and so much more. 

Specifically, in this episode Jen and Pete talk about:

• How might a time audit be executed?
• What does it mean to faff around?
• What are tools or strategies one might use to be more productive?

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Being coaches themselves, Pete and Jen dive in to discussion about why even coaches need coaching in order to make progress and get unstuck.

Specifically, in this episode Jen and Pete talk about:

• Why do people at the top of their game, like executive leaders or professional athletes, still need coaches?
• How might a coach move your work forward in a way that you couldn't achieve on your own?
• How do coaches show up in Pete's life? And Jen's?

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This week, Pete brings Jen the following questions: What might happen when you lower the bar for yourself, and when might it be a good idea to do so?

Specifically, in this episode Jen and Pete talk about:

• How might a high expectation of a given situation actually have a negative impact?
• How do people's definitions of success differ when faced with similar circumstances?
• What is a practical utopia? And how might we use "practical" as a framework?

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This week, Jen and Pete noodle on the benefits of having a group of people in your life who can help you decide to say no to things, and they discuss tools for creating a community for that purpose.

Specifically, in this episode Jen and Pete talk about:

• Why might it be difficult to say no to certain opportunities?
• What is a non-promotable task?
• How can you create a No Club in your own life?

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This week, Pete and Jen explore the inverse of a concept they both practice by asking the question, what happens when we open ourselves up to more possibilities, even if those possibilities aren't an immediate hell yes?

Specifically, in this episode Jen and Pete talk about:

• What is the "Hell yes, or no" concept? And what is the inverse of that?
• Where might the "Hell no, or yes" idea show up in our lives?
• How does action create information?

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This week, Pete and Jen discuss the question of, what happens when people experience the exact same thing but perceive it entirely differently?

Specifically, in this episode Jen and Pete talk about:

• How do people's lived experiences influence how they might react to something?
• How do sonder and empathy relate to the concept of the perception paradox?
• What are specific examples of when Pete has experienced the perception paradox? And Jen?

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After being mentioned in a podcast by some of her favorite thought leaders, Jen explains her idea of first pancakes, and she and Pete thrash about the relationship between creativity and courage.

Specifically, in this episode Jen and Pete talk about:

• What is Jen's first pancake idea, and how does it manifest itself in every day life?
• Why does it take courage to be creative?
• Why might the mistakes or failures be necessary for eventual success?

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This week, it is Pete's turn to dive into his process of reflecting on 2022 and preparing for 2023, and Jen helps by peppering in some questions to further illuminate his path of thought. 

Specifically, in this episode Jen and Pete talk about:

• How might a past year review help in preparing for a new year?
• What four questions are important to ask yourself when deciding on a theme for the coming year?
• What are Pete's two words for the year, and how did he arrive there?

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In Part 1 of this series to begin 2023, Jen and Pete talk about how they might reflect on the year past and how they might plan for the future year(s), and discuss possible tactics that help them accomplish those tasks.

Specifically, in this episode Jen and Pete talk about:

• How might a five-year plan influence goal-setting for the current year?
• How is goal setting related to a recognition of values?
• What is Jen's sentence for the year, and how did she arrive there?

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Learn more about Pete's work here (https://humanperiscope.com/) and Jen's work here (https://jenwaldman.com/).