ATG 266 | The Algorithm Is Retraining Your Mind (And Why You Can't Win as a Leader)

All It Takes Is A Goal

Jon Acuff

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🗓️ 26 January 2026

⏱️ 69 minutes

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Why can't leaders win anymore? No matter what you say, someone's upset. In this conversation with Carey Nieuwhof, host of one of today's most influential leadership podcasts, we unpack why 49 hours a week on our phones has created 100 different experiences in a room of 100 people. From the woman who won't use plastic cutlery to why your weird uncle believes conspiracy theories, we explore how discipleship by algorithm is fragmenting society. We also talk about the false immediacy of social me...

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0:00.0	Let me ask you a quick question. How many years in a row have you set goals, but life got in the way?
0:09.5	Not because you lack motivation, but because you didn't have the clarity, consistency, or confidence to stick with it when things got busy.
0:19.0	That's exactly why I created the remarkable you community.
0:23.6	It's the only place where you get live group coaching from me, on-demand access to all my
0:30.5	courses in a community of people who actually care about finishing things together, not just
0:36.5	talking about them. If you've ever felt stuck,
0:39.5	overwhelmed, or feel like you're starting over every January, this is where that changes.
0:45.3	Go to johnachev.com slash community. That's johnacoff.com slash community. Let's build your most
0:53.1	remarkable year together.
0:58.7	Everybody watching or listening to this podcast has spent 49 hours this week on their phones,
1:06.6	according to stats. I could be in wormhole conspiracy theories on YouTube while you're trying to figure out
1:13.1	how to fix your car.
1:14.9	And my counterintuitive is Gen Z is in revival and retreat at the same time.
1:19.6	Both things are happening.
1:20.6	So we have this like false intimacy now.
1:23.3	So I think what that does is it creates impatience. And it creates like almost an entitlement.
1:28.3	Like, I'm one of your many followers.
1:31.3	And almost this sense that you can go from zero to 60 in 2.3 seconds in terms of your circle,
1:38.3	your relationship, your book sales, etc.
1:40.3	The other thing I would say, you know, talking about advice to leaders is,
1:44.7	is, hey everyone and welcome to the All It Takes a Goal podcast. I've spent the last 15 years
2:02.2	helping more than a million people achieve everything from their smallest first step to their
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