How to Get Unstuck — with Adam Alter

The Prof G Pod with Scott Galloway

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Careers, Entrepreneurship, Business

4.6 • 4.1K Ratings

🗓️ 8 June 2023

⏱️ 52 minutes

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Adam Alter, a professor of marketing and psychology at NYU, and the author of several books including his latest, “Anatomy of a Breakthrough” joins Scott to discuss what to do about feeling stuck, choosing when to explore vs exploit your career options, and why he thinks Lionel Messi is the greatest soccer player of all time. Follow Professor Alter on Twitter, @adamleealter. Scott opens by discussing why he does not think Apple’s Vision Pro product will be successful. Algebra of Happiness: it’s never too late to right a wrong. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:36.7	Episode 253-253 is the area code covering Tacoma, Washington and the surrounding areas in
0:42.8	1953. Queen Elizabeth II was crowned at Westminster Abbey. There was a huge dilemma over who
0:49.7	would take care of her corbures once the Queen passed. When it was determined they were
0:54.3	all under the age of 16, Prince Andrew volunteered.
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1:12.9	Welcome to the 253rd episode of the ProFG pod. In today's episode, we speak with Adam
1:18.0	Alter, a professor of marketing at NYU Stern, a colleague. The bestselling author of
1:25.6	Irresistible and Drunk Tank Pink. Our interview with Adam today comes from a live stream. We
1:30.3	did together with section, our higher education startup where we discussed his latest book,
1:34.9	Anatomy of a Breakthrough. How to get unstuck when it matters most. Adam is sort of a,
1:39.5	I don't know, he's not that young anymore, but he was always the kind of superstar, young
1:43.6	superstar in the faculty of NYU Stern. NYU actually has a really strong faculty. It's
1:48.2	super easy to recruit because you call a world class faculty member at Ashessay or, you
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