Achieving Breakthroughs - Using Behavioral Science to Overcome Being Stuck

Discover research-backed strategies for overcoming stagnation in this 34-minute lecture by NYU Stern School of Business professor Adam Alter. Learn how to navigate through career plateaus, relationship challenges, and personal roadblocks using behavioral science principles and proven methodologies. Explore key concepts like the Goal Gradient Effect, Narrow Bracketing, and the power of Sacred Pauses while gaining insights from success stories of accomplished individuals. Delve into the psychology of breakthroughs, understanding how to leverage the optimal failure rate, embrace creative recombination of ideas, and master the balance between exploration and exploitation. Drawing from his book "Anatomy of a Breakthrough," Alter presents practical tools and frameworks to transform feelings of being stuck into opportunities for growth and achievement.