• S2E274 How to get Unstuck with Adam Alter

  • Mar 4 2025
  • Length: 31 mins
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S2E274 How to get Unstuck with Adam Alter

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  • Feeling stuck is an unavoidable part of the human condition. In this episode, bestselling author Adam Alter shares why almost everyone feels stuck in some way, how it can be a feature of progress and what to do to get unstuck and thrive when it matters most.

    YOU WILL LEARN:

    · The goal gradient hypothesis.

    · The dynamic of perfectionism.

    · The concept of simplification.

    MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:

    Adam Alter

    “Anatomy of a Breakthrough,” by Adam Alter

    “The Power of Habit,” by Charles Duhigg

    “The Tipping Point,” by Malcolm Gladwell

    The Shawshank Redemption

    NOTEWORTHY QUOTES FROM THIS EPISODE:

    “Stuckness is inevitable.” – Adam Alter

    “There is no success story … that doesn't involve multiple, repeated periods of stuckness.” – Adam Alter

    “Another way of thinking of perfectionism that's not as binary, that's more continuous, is excellence or mastery.” – Adam Alter

    “Excellence can be redefined across time.” – Adam Alter


    “Excellence is doing the best you can with what you have in the timeframe allowed.” – Brian Buffini


    itsagoodlife.com


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