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Breakthrough Mediocrity To Greatness With These 4 Strategies | Adam Alter

Sep 18, 2023
In this episode, renowned academic and speaker, Adam Alter, discusses strategies to get unstuck in life, such as recognizing psychological traps and managing emotions. He also shares life lessons we can learn from fish and explains how to create a hot streak. If you want to break through mediocrity and reach greatness, this episode is for you.
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  • Recognizing the need for change is essential to break free from being stuck in life.
  • Slowing down and observing before taking action can lead to effective progress.

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Recognizing Being Stuck

In this podcast episode, Adam Alter discusses the importance of recognizing when we are stuck. He explains that there are two types of being stuck: immediate awareness and the malaise that comes from living the same routine every day. Often, external changes or a push to question orthodoxy can help us recognize the need for change. Alter emphasizes the value of curiosity and self-questioning as tools to break free from stuckness.

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