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Quick Cut: S2E357 How to Get Unstuck - a Conversation with Adam Alter

Quick Cut: S2E357 How to Get Unstuck - a Conversation 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


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