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You may *feel *like a special snowflake, but even our best ideas usually take a predictable path: they\'ll pass through the 5 Phases of the Hype Cycle. Tech analyst\\xa0Jackie Fenn\\xa0created this\\xa0iconic graph (see below) 25 years ago, and it\'s been used to track innovations (yes, like blockchain) ever since. But the Hype Cycle isn\'t just for tech: understanding it can help you decide when to press ahead with a job, relationship, or New Year\'s resolution... or cut your losses and move on.

All this season, we\'re exploring the lifecycle of ideas, including a visit to a town by the Canadian border where one of the biggest Bitcoin mining operations in the world is ramping up, and some claim crypto can save a community in financial ruin.

Tell us what\'s going on in your life and where YOU are on the Hype Cycle right now: record a voice memo and send it to [ZigZag@StableG.com](zigzag@stableg.com).

**Also, our email newsletter is a must read.\\xa0**Sign up\\xa0for a bi-weekly letter from Manoush with links to her favorite articles and podcasts, a look behind-the-scenes at\\xa0Stable Genius Productions, and upcoming events. (For example, our guest Jackie Fenn wrote a novel about a programmer whose algorithm goes rogue!)

Who You\\u2019ll Hear: (@jackiefenn) Jackie Fenn, Senior Analyst at Gartner, (@manoushz) Manoush Zomorodi, host of ZigZag

ZigZag is the business show about being human.

Join a community of listeners riding the twists and turns of late-capitalism, searching for a kinder, more sustainable way. Manoush Zomorodi and Jen Poyant investigate how work and business impact our wellbeing and the planet we live on. On Seasons 4 and 5, hear from rebels and visionaries with radical ideas on how we can build stable lives, careers, and companies.

If you\\u2019re also interested in Jen and Manoush\\u2019s personal story and their adventures in starting their own business with a little help from blockchain technology, listen to the first three seasons, starting with Season 1, Chapter 1.