

The Long and The Short Of It
Peter Shepherd & Jen Waldman
A weekly podcast for curious people ready to explore the art and science of being human from every possible angle: macro, micro, Australian, American, tall, short and everything in between.
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Jan 2, 2024 • 21min
275. 2024
In another annual tradition, Jen and Pete share how they are reflecting on the previous year and how they are planning for the coming year (or five years, in Jen's case).Specifically, in this episode Jen and Pete talk about:What are some useful questions Pete is using to prepare for 2024?What word is particularly exciting for Jen in her goals for 2024?What are some strategies to utilize in thinking about and voicing your own goals for 2024?To hear all episodes and read full transcripts, visit The Long and The Short Of It website: https://thelongandtheshortpodcast.com/.You can subscribe to our Box O’ Goodies here (https://thelongandtheshortpodcast.com/) and receive a weekly email full of book and podcast recommendations, quotes, videos, and other interesting things that Jen and Pete are noodling on. To get in touch, send an email to: hello@thelongandtheshortpodcast.com.Learn more about Pete's work here (https://humanperiscope.com/) and Jen's work here (https://jenwaldman.com/).

Dec 26, 2023 • 30min
274. Favo(u)rite Things: 2023
In their annual tradition, Pete and Jen go through their favorite things from the past year.Specifically, in this episode Jen and Pete talk about their favorite:Fiction bookNon-fiction book.Podcast.Episode of The Long and The Short Of It.Documentary/TV show/film.Aha moment.Video.Habit.Person.To hear all episodes and read full transcripts, visit The Long and The Short Of It website: https://thelongandtheshortpodcast.com/.You can subscribe to our Box O’ Goodies here (https://thelongandtheshortpodcast.com/) and receive a weekly email full of book and podcast recommendations, quotes, videos, and other interesting things that Jen and Pete are noodling on. To get in touch, send an email to: hello@thelongandtheshortpodcast.com.Learn more about Pete's work here (https://humanperiscope.com/) and Jen's work here (https://jenwaldman.com/).

Dec 19, 2023 • 20min
273. Pedestals
This week, Jen and Pete noodle on both looking up to someone on a pedestal and being the person put on the pedestal.Specifically, in this episode Jen and Pete talk about:What does it mean to put someone on a pedestal?How might status change within the same framework?How might we utilize our idolization of certain people?To hear all episodes and read full transcripts, visit The Long and The Short Of It website: https://thelongandtheshortpodcast.com/.You can subscribe to our Box O’ Goodies here (https://thelongandtheshortpodcast.com/) and receive a weekly email full of book and podcast recommendations, quotes, videos, and other interesting things that Jen and Pete are noodling on. To get in touch, send an email to: hello@thelongandtheshortpodcast.com.Learn more about Pete's work here (https://humanperiscope.com/) and Jen's work here (https://jenwaldman.com/).

Dec 12, 2023 • 18min
272. Big Scary Things
This week, Jen comes to Pete needing to be coached on how to approach a big scary thing that she's been working on.Specifically, in this episode Jen and Pete talk about:What are some strategies for taking on a big scary thing?Why might it be helpful to imagine what other people may say in response to the thing you're working on?How might we develop processes that are separate from outcomes?To hear all episodes and read full transcripts, visit The Long and The Short Of It website: https://thelongandtheshortpodcast.com/.You can subscribe to our Box O’ Goodies here (https://thelongandtheshortpodcast.com/) and receive a weekly email full of book and podcast recommendations, quotes, videos, and other interesting things that Jen and Pete are noodling on. To get in touch, send an email to: hello@thelongandtheshortpodcast.com.Learn more about Pete's work here (https://humanperiscope.com/) and Jen's work here (https://jenwaldman.com/).

Dec 5, 2023 • 17min
271. Broadway Jesus
This week, Jen poses a question to Pete: What would Broadway Jesus do?Specifically, in this episode Jen and Pete talk about:How might we take action, based on modeling our idol's behaviors?Why might it be difficult to receive a compliment, and how can we do so with grace?What might imitating an exemplar look like when you're stuck? And when you're succeeding?To hear all episodes and read full transcripts, visit The Long and The Short Of It website: https://thelongandtheshortpodcast.com/.You can subscribe to our Box O’ Goodies here (https://thelongandtheshortpodcast.com/) and receive a weekly email full of book and podcast recommendations, quotes, videos, and other interesting things that Jen and Pete are noodling on. To get in touch, send an email to: hello@thelongandtheshortpodcast.com.Learn more about Pete's work here (https://humanperiscope.com/) and Jen's work here (https://jenwaldman.com/).

Nov 28, 2023 • 18min
270. Quests
Throwing it back to old video games, Pete and Jen ping-pong back and forth about what we might learn from games like Zelda when thinking about leadership and growth.Specifically, in this episode Jen and Pete talk about:How might we think about challenges in life as quests?What are different ways in which we can level up?How might we find excitement in the unknown?To hear all episodes and read full transcripts, visit The Long and The Short Of It website: https://thelongandtheshortpodcast.com/.You can subscribe to our Box O’ Goodies here (https://thelongandtheshortpodcast.com/) and receive a weekly email full of book and podcast recommendations, quotes, videos, and other interesting things that Jen and Pete are noodling on. To get in touch, send an email to: hello@thelongandtheshortpodcast.com.Learn more about Pete's work here (https://humanperiscope.com/) and Jen's work here (https://jenwaldman.com/).

Nov 21, 2023 • 18min
269. Target Lists
In this week's episode, Jen teaches Pete about the ways she uses people, places, positions, and purpose to create target lists.Specifically, in this episode Jen and Pete talk about:Why might it be important to make target lists?What are some tactics for discovering people and places that you might want to add to your target lists?How are the lists for each category different? And how might they overlap?To hear all episodes and read full transcripts, visit The Long and The Short Of It website: https://thelongandtheshortpodcast.com/.You can subscribe to our Box O’ Goodies here (https://thelongandtheshortpodcast.com/) and receive a weekly email full of book and podcast recommendations, quotes, videos, and other interesting things that Jen and Pete are noodling on. To get in touch, send an email to: hello@thelongandtheshortpodcast.com.Learn more about Pete's work here (https://humanperiscope.com/) and Jen's work here (https://jenwaldman.com/).

Nov 14, 2023 • 17min
268. Action Learning
This week, Jen and Pete thrash about the idea of getting a group of people together and putting one person in the hot seat, and asking them only questions about the places they are stuck.Specifically, in this episode Jen and Pete talk about:What exactly is action learning? And what is it's inverse?How might hearing someone else describe a problem actual help you solve your own?What are different ways we can achieve action learning, even without a group?To hear all episodes and read full transcripts, visit The Long and The Short Of It website: https://thelongandtheshortpodcast.com/.You can subscribe to our Box O’ Goodies here (https://thelongandtheshortpodcast.com/) and receive a weekly email full of book and podcast recommendations, quotes, videos, and other interesting things that Jen and Pete are noodling on. To get in touch, send an email to: hello@thelongandtheshortpodcast.com.Learn more about Pete's work here (https://humanperiscope.com/) and Jen's work here (https://jenwaldman.com/).

Nov 7, 2023 • 17min
267. Sponge Mindset
This week, Jen and Pete ask the question of how we might be more like a sponge in the projects we are working on, in terms of soaking information in and also squeezing it out into the world.Specifically, in this episode Jen and Pete talk about:What are some tools we can utilize when we're stuck in the information gathering stage?What is a cut bait date?How might sharing what we're working on with others help in our creative process?To hear all episodes and read full transcripts, visit The Long and The Short Of It website: https://thelongandtheshortpodcast.com/.You can subscribe to our Box O’ Goodies here (https://thelongandtheshortpodcast.com/) and receive a weekly email full of book and podcast recommendations, quotes, videos, and other interesting things that Jen and Pete are noodling on. To get in touch, send an email to: hello@thelongandtheshortpodcast.com.Learn more about Pete's work here (https://humanperiscope.com/) and Jen's work here (https://jenwaldman.com/).

Oct 31, 2023 • 17min
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/.You can subscribe to our Box O’ Goodies here (https://thelongandtheshortpodcast.com/) and receive a weekly email full of book and podcast recommendations, quotes, videos, and other interesting things that Jen and Pete are noodling on. To get in touch, send an email to: hello@thelongandtheshortpodcast.com.Learn more about Pete's work here (https://humanperiscope.com/) and Jen's work here (https://jenwaldman.com/).