At the start of the new year, Jen and Pete share their catchy catchphrases, which incorporate the ideas they'll be thinking about and working on this year.

Specifically, in this episode Jen and Pete talk about:

• What are some tools and strategies to utilize when creating goals and resolutions?
• Why does specificity of language matter?
• How might AI be useful in reflecting and planning?

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

After coining yet another phrase, Jen unpacks the idea of relative tanking with Pete, and together they ask the question of why small failures can feel so huge, and how to help with that.

Specifically, in this episode Jen and Pete talk about:

• What does relative tanking mean?
• Why might we have a tendency to over-examine and inflate our mistakes?
• When might it be a good thing to aim for just good enough?

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

In their annual tradition, Jen and Pete ping-pong back and forth, going through all of their favorite things of 2024.

Specifically, in this episode Jen and Pete talk about their favorite...

• fiction book.
• non-fiction book.
• podcast.
• The Long and The Short of It episode.
• documentary / film / TV show.
• aha moment.
• thing Jen and Pete changed their mind about.
• theatrical experience.
• question.

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

This week, Jen and Pete noodle on the idea of breaking plans and goals up in to smaller pieces, and wonder what that strategy might help accomplish.

Specifically, in this episode Jen and Pete talk about:

• How might we turn our dreams in to goals?
• How can constraints help with efficiency?
• What are some tactics in which to practice making things bite-sized?

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

Isn't it amazing that a podcast meant for curious people has never had an episode based solely on curiosity? This week, Pete and Jen change all that, and noodle together on the subject that is the basis for the creation of this podcast.

Specifically, in this episode Jen and Pete talk about:

• What does being curious mean?
• What is curiosity in action?
• How does approaching something with curiosity change the entire framework of your approach?

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

This week, Jen and Pete noodle on what it means to be a small fish in a big pond, and how they might create more opportunities for themselves to be the small fish.

Specifically, in this episode Jen and Pete talk about:

• What does being a small fish in a big pond mean, and what are some real-world examples?
• What strategies might we use to become the small fish in a big pond?
• How might we continue to investigate what we already have expertise in?

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

Inspired by Jen's ten lessons, this week, Pete goes through thirteen lessons around how to become a better communicator.

Specifically, in this episode Jen and Pete talk about:

1. Ask yourself, who's it for and what's it for?
2. Concise is nice.
3. Find your allies.
4. You are not a news reader. (Translation: You are not a news anchor.)
5. Fix your umm.
6. Be where your feet are.
7. Slides are not teleprompters.
8. Have a purple cow.
9. Tell stories.
10. Be like a comedian.
11. Don't be afraid of questions.
12. Leverage Gen AI.
13. Don't take yourself so damn seriously.

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

This week, in the spirit of modern-day Thanksgiving, Jen and Pete noodle on how they might turn their gratitude in to action.

Specifically, in this episode Jen and Pete talk about:

• What does "graction" even mean?
• How might we honor what we are grateful for with positive action?
• What are some words we can use as jumping off points, to start practicing graction?

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

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