{"podcast":{"title":"Joy First®","slug":"joy-first-7061767","podcast_index_feed_id":7061767,"rss_url":"https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/66ed4a97c63b952f9ac375ff","website_url":"https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/joy-first","image_url":"https://assets.pippa.io/shows/cover/1726827065493-6ac89232-18bc-4400-928c-a55ad7bee1da.jpeg","author":"J.Nichole Smith","episode_count":49,"summary":"Discover why and how to put joy first in a world that rewards hustle over happiness. This bi-weekly show is for workaholics, founders, perfectionists and parents…the hardworking humans who struggle to find, choose or share joy because they are just so damn busy surviving. Expect inspiration, education and practical how-to’s for living and working in a way that allows you to easily and consistently prioritize joy over fear. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-25T10:19:00.364477+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/joy-first-7061767"},"episode":{"title":"Colour is Free, Instant, and Everywhere. So Why Aren't We Using It?","slug":"colour-is-free-instant-and-everywhere-so-why-aren-t-we-using-it","published_at":"2026-05-27T22:12:05+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/joy-first-7061767/colour-is-free-instant-and-everywhere-so-why-aren-t-we-using-it","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/joy-first-7061767","url":"https://shows.acast.com/joy-first/episodes/6a176c3530535b3e18902012","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/66ed4a97c63b952f9ac375ff/e/6a176c3530535b3e18902012/media.mp3","summary":"I have spent my career using colour as a precision instrument... For brands, for commercial photography, for building the kind of visual identity that makes people trust and buy. But somewhere along the way, I forgot to use it for myself. This is the first of our joy experiment episodes dedicated to colour, and it is a bit of a confession. Because even as a colour psychology expert, I got so caught up in life lifing, that I stopped consistently putting colour to work as an intentional joy practice on the day-to-day... Something I purposefully set out to rectify this year. In this episode I walk you through how that is changing: from the rainbow placemats pulled out of a cupboard, to the home renovation I have been putting off for five years, to getting my own colours done properly and discovering I am a Seaside even though my entire personality is Fireside. And the moment I realized doing in-person colour analysis for others, in Lancashire, is one of the most joyful things I have added back into my work. What we cover: — Why colour is one of the most underused joy tools we have (even though it is free and accessible right now) — The specific ways I am using colour for joy this year — The fear that stops most of us being brave with colour in our homes, and what I think it is really about — What happened when a colour expert finally got her own colours done — Why I started offering in-person colour consultations in Lancashire — What colour harmony actually feels like when you find it for yourself If you want to find your own colour and personality type, take the quiz: https://go.jnicholesmith.com/quiz And if you want to go deeper with your personal colours, including the AI tool I built to help you bridge what looks good on you with what you actually love, that is inside…","meta_description":"I have spent my career using colour as a precision instrument... For brands, for commercial photography, for building the kind of visual identity that mak…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":977,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/joy-first-7061767/episodes/colour-is-free-instant-and-everywhere-so-why-aren-t-we-using-it/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/joy-first-7061767/colour-is-free-instant-and-everywhere-so-why-aren-t-we-using-it.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}