diff --git a/src/documentation/performance_tips.ipynb b/src/documentation/performance_tips.ipynb
index ca065a9c..f6a99e47 100644
--- a/src/documentation/performance_tips.ipynb
+++ b/src/documentation/performance_tips.ipynb
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@
     "import time\n",
     "from concurrent.futures import ThreadPoolExecutor\n",
     "from itertools import repeat\n",
-    "from typing import Any\n",
     "\n",
     "from intelligence_layer.core import NoOpTracer, Task, TaskSpan"
    ]
@@ -61,21 +60,21 @@
    "outputs": [],
    "source": [
     "class DummyTask(Task):\n",
-    "    def do_run(self, input: Any, task_span: TaskSpan) -> Any:\n",
+    "    def do_run(self, input: str, task_span: TaskSpan) -> str:\n",
     "        time.sleep(2)\n",
-    "        print(\"Task1 complete\")\n",
-    "        return input\n",
+    "        print(f\"Task1 complete with input: {input}\")\n",
+    "        return input.upper()\n",
     "\n",
     "\n",
     "tracer = NoOpTracer()\n",
     "\n",
-    "task_input = [\"A\", \"B\", \"C\", \"D\"]\n",
+    "multiple_task_inputs = [f\"input-{i}\" for i in range(4)]\n",
     "task = DummyTask()\n",
     "\n",
     "\n",
     "result = task.run_concurrently(\n",
-    "    task_input, tracer\n",
-    ")  # this finishes in 2 seconds instead of 8\n",
+    "    multiple_task_inputs, tracer\n",
+    ")  # this finishes in 2 seconds instead of 8 when looping over the inputs\n",
     "result"
    ]
   },
@@ -100,18 +99,18 @@
     "\n",
     "\n",
     "class DummyTask2(Task):\n",
-    "    def do_run(self, input: Any, task_span: TaskSpan) -> Any:\n",
+    "    def do_run(self, input: str, task_span: TaskSpan) -> str:\n",
     "        time.sleep(2)\n",
-    "        print(\"Task2 complete\")\n",
-    "        return input\n",
+    "        print(f\"Task2 complete with input: {input}\")\n",
+    "        return input.upper()\n",
     "\n",
     "\n",
     "# initialize all tasks and inputs\n",
     "task_1 = DummyTask()\n",
     "task_2 = DummyTask2()\n",
     "\n",
-    "task_input_1 = list(range(10))\n",
-    "task_input_2 = list(range(10, 20))"
+    "task_input_1 = list([f\"input-{i}\" for i in range(10)])\n",
+    "task_input_2 = list([f\"input-{i}\" for i in range(20)])"
    ]
   },
   {