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How can you get unstuck on a project? Listen to this great conversation about how to get unstuck with Adam Alter for Hidden Brain: play.stitcher.com/episode/306081… He explains a few key skills for success in creative domains that I find myself using a lot as a scientist. These are

In “Anatomy of a Breakthrough,” NYU Stern professor Adam Alter *09 explains why people get stuck and offers a roadmap for how they can overcome that inertia, move forward, and thrive. PAW asked Alter to recommend three more books — see what he chose: paw.princeton.edu/article/three-…

Your Friday insight: “Everything is a remix of something else.” In this excerpt from his recent book, Adam Alter invokes Bob Dylan, Olivia Rodrigo, and Dave Grohl to illustrate how originality can mean recombining the familiar. behavioralscientist.org/on-the-quest-f…

Today on the Next Big Idea Daily, Adam Alter shares insights from his latest book "Anatomy of a Breakthrough" that will guide you to break free from what's preventing you from achieving your full potential. Listen now: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the… spotify.link/IVEZl3778Db

Excited to unbox this season's Next Big Idea Club delivery, which included a familiar book. Thanks Adam Grant, Malcolm Gladwell, Susan Cain, and Daniel Pink for including ANATOMY OF A BREAKTHROUGH in the Season 22 lineup! HT @panio

Really enjoyed speaking to Taylor Bledsoe again, this time about ANATOMY OF A BREAKTHROUGH!

A new meta-analysis on the impact of goal setting on performance found: 1. Process goals had a large effect on performance 2. Performance goals had a moderate effect 3. Outcome goals had a negligible effect

Thanks for having me on the show!

Next Big Idea Club Curators Malcolm Gladwell, Susan Cain, Adam Grant, and Daniel Pink have hand-picked their favorite nonfiction reads of the season. Congratulations to Adam Alter and Amy Edmondson! nextbigideaclub.com/magazine/next-…

SUPERCOMMUNICATORS, the new book by Charles Duhigg, one of my favorite business/non-fiction writers, is out today. I loved it from the first sentence of the prologue--it's beautifully written and insightful, and a lot of fun to read. penguinrandomhouse.com/books/677212/s…

Really enjoyed this!

Thanks so much for including IRRESISTIBLE in your The Guardian list, Aneesa Ahmed!

New paper from Norway: Banning smartphones in school - significantly decreased doctors visits for psychological symptoms and diseases among girls - reduced bullying among both genders - improved girls’ GPA and attendance rates - largest effect sizes were among the poorest kids

Enjoyed this conversation with Paul M. Rand of The University of Chicago, about all things frictiony and breakthroughy. Transcript and audio available at the link.

Honored to keynote #THiS24 in Austin this October! I’ll be discussing the process of getting unstuck on the path to breakthroughs, both personally and professionally. Can’t wait to connect with everyone in Austin! usertesting.com/resources/this

Really enjoyed this interview with Phill at Nudge!

My account was hacked, but should be good now. (You’ll know it’s been hacked again if I tell you to make crypto investments…)

I first read (and loved) Michael Morris, Professor at Columbia University's work as a grad student, and wrote a couple of papers that drew on some of his ideas. Excited to read his new book, TRIBAL, which is just out. Find it here! amazon.com/Tribal-Masteri…