265. Rules

10/24/23 • 19 min

This week, Pete (a rule follower) and Jen (a non-rule follower) noodle on how we might leverage rules to help us create new habits, practices, and boundaries.

Specifically, in this episode Jen and Pete talk about:

What are some tactics we can use to create rules for ourselves?
What is the difference between a rule and a habit?
What are some examples of rules Pete follows? And Jen?

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This week, Pete (a rule follower) and Jen (a non-rule follower) noodle on how we might leverage rules to help us create new habits, practices, and boundaries.

Specifically, in this episode Jen and Pete talk about:

What are some tactics we can use to create rules for ourselves?
What is the difference between a rule and a habit?
What are some examples of rules Pete follows? And Jen?

To hear all episodes and read full transcripts, visit The Long and The Short Of It website: https://thelongandtheshortpodcast.com/.

To get in touch, send an email to: [email protected].

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

Previous Episode

264. If You Build It...

Jen has strong feelings about the phrase, "If you build it, they will come," and with Pete, they noodle on possible improvements and rewrites.

Specifically, in this episode Jen and Pete talk about:

Why is an invitation necessary when engaging other people in your work?
How might we validate our work while in the process of making it?
Why might inviting people to witness our projects be a scary thing to do? And how might we overcome that fear?

To hear all episodes and read full transcripts, visit The Long and The Short Of It website: https://thelongandtheshortpodcast.com/.

To get in touch, send an email to: [email protected].

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

Next Episode

266. Habit Audits

Building on ideas from previous episodes, Jen and Pete dive in to how they might take an audit of their current habits, and noodle on what that audit might teach them.

Specifically, in this episode Jen and Pete talk about:

What is a habit audit?
If you were to start with a clean slate, would you choose to pick up the habits you currently have?
What are some exercises that might help us to take stock of our current habits and make a decision on whether or not to keep them?

To hear all episodes and read full transcripts, visit The Long and The Short Of It website: https://thelongandtheshortpodcast.com/.

To get in touch, send an email to: [email protected].

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