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S2E274 How to get Unstuck with Adam Alter

S2E274 How to get Unstuck with Adam Alter

Update: 2025-03-04
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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


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S2E274 How to get Unstuck with Adam Alter

S2E274 How to get Unstuck with Adam Alter