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Adam Alter

A psychologist at New York University, specializing in the science of how to get unstuck and overcome challenges.

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99 snips
May 18, 2023 • 1h 6min

How to Get Unstuck (a scientific take) | Adam Alter

We want to hear from YOU! Take our survey.Have you ever felt stuck in any part of your life? Trapped in a soul-sucking job, an unfulfilling relationship, a health, fitness or performance plateau, or a creative rut? What if there was a way to tap scientifically-validated principles to get unstuck, break free from the invisible forces holding you back and unleash your full potential? What if you could literally engineer breakthroughs? Turns out, you can.Adam Alter joins us to discuss his new book Anatomy of a Breakthrough: How to Get Unstuck When It Matters Most, which explores the often unavoidable experience of feeling stuck - whether it's a relationship, career, or health issue - and what we can do to turn stuckness into breakthrough. Adam shares strategies and mindset shifts to get unstuck and how simplifying and experimenting can ultimately help us make progress.Stuckness is an inevitable part of the human experience, especially for long-term goals that have a lull period in the middle. We become fixated on the end goal and overlook the journey.When stuck, people feel anxious, confused, isolated, and like their struggles are unique even though stuckness is universal. It leads to a flailing response that doesn't help.The first step is managing emotions by taking down the pressure and slowing down. Only then can you start to think strategically about how to move forward.Hitting plateaus is natural due to the plateau effect - constant methods become less effective over time. Anticipating plateaus and chunking large goals into smaller ones helps navigate through them.Failure is also inevitable but we have different cultural baggage around failure depending on the domain. The key is to reframe failure as learning rather than a stain on your character.Conducting a "friction audit" - identifying and removing obstacles - can reduce stuckness, especially if done periodically.Simplicity trumps complexity when stuck - focus on the 1-2 most important factors that will make the biggest difference now.Experimentation, exploration, and luck also play a role in breakthroughs. Being more exploratory increases serendipity.Surrounding yourself with different types of people, including those who challenge you, can enrich your life.You can find Adam at: Website | TwitterIf you LOVED this episode you’ll also love my January episode on the power of success scaffolding to achieve incredible visions.Check out our offerings & partners: My New Book SparkedMy New Podcast SPARKEDVisit Our Sponsor Page For a Complete List of Vanity URLs & Discount Codes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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65 snips
May 18, 2023 • 1h 7min

BREAKTHROUGH: How to Get Unstuck and Achieve Anything

"To be alive is to battle stuckness." So declares NYU professor Adam Alter in his new book, "Anatomy of a Breakthrough: How to Get Unstuck When It Matters Most." Adam has spent years studying why we get stuck — in dead-end jobs and creative cul-de-sacs — and, crucially, how to go from inertia to success.---What if Malcolm Gladwell, Adam Grant, Susan Cain, and Daniel Pink hand-picked the eight best books of the year and delivered them to your doorstep? We know that sounds too good to be true, but it's precisely what you'll get when you sign up for a hardcover subscription to The Next Big Idea Club!
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40 snips
Apr 8, 2024 • 49min

CM 263: Adam Alter on Simple Ways to Get Unstuck – Rebroadcast

Award-winning professor and author Adam Alter shares insights on getting unstuck, emphasizing the importance of embracing change and adaptability. He discusses overcoming creative challenges, valuing curiosity over perfection, and eliminating friction for better experiences. Strategies for unlocking creativity through diversity, taking action, and adopting an experimental mindset for personal growth are also highlighted.
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26 snips
Oct 18, 2023 • 28min

Why Adam Alter’s to-do list system is so simple

Adam Alter, Professor of Marketing at NYU’s Stern School of Business, shares his simple to-do list system and strategies for auditing productivity and energy. He emphasizes the value of physical tools and apps for running and the benefits of weekly audits. Alter also discusses the importance of diversification and sleep prioritization.
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25 snips
Jun 27, 2024 • 34min

Feeling Stuck? Here’s How To Achieve a Breakthrough, with Adam Alter

New York University's Adam Alter shares tips on achieving breakthroughs, exploring why people feel stuck and ways to overcome it. Discusses knowing when to quit, embracing failure, and enhancing creativity through recombination of ideas.
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18 snips
Sep 18, 2023 • 1h 3min

Breakthrough Mediocrity To Greatness With These 4 Strategies | Adam Alter

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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11 snips
Apr 3, 2024 • 7min

Quick Win: Quick Actions for Long-Term Gains with Adam Alter

Professor Adam Alter, New York Times bestselling author, shares top strategies for boosting productivity. Learn how to prevent small tasks from derailing big goals, clear mental clutter, and prioritize tasks effectively for long-term success.
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Jun 14, 2023 • 35min

How to get unstuck, with Adam Alter, PhD

Everyone gets stuck sometimes: in a creative pursuit that stalls, in a job or a relationship that isn’t working out, or even just at an exercise plateau. NYU psychologist Adam Alter, PhD, author of “Anatomy of a Breakthrough: How to Get Unstuck When It Matters Most,” talks about why getting stuck is such a universal experience, what you can do to get stuck less often, how you know when it’s time to quit versus push ahead, and the practical steps you can take to get past the mental or emotional hurdles that are keeping you stuck. For transcripts, links and more information, please visit the Speaking of Psychology Homepage. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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6 snips
Mar 14, 2024 • 53min

Epidose 296 - Adam Alter: The Anatomy of a Breakthrough

Adam Alter discusses feeling stuck in life and provides insights on how to break free in his book 'Anatomy of a Breakthrough'. Topics include goal-setting, the nature of breakthroughs, the balance between excellence and perfection, and the role of luck and creativity in achieving success.
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6 snips
Dec 27, 2023 • 35min

Encore - How to get unstuck with Adam Alter, PhD

NYU psychologist, Dr. Adam Alter, discusses why getting stuck is a universal experience and how to get unstuck. Topics include strategies for overcoming chronic stuckness, understanding and overcoming writer's block, navigating decision-making, the power of generative AI in overcoming stuckness, and the role of fear in being stuck.