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May 2023
46m 38s

The Art and Science of Getting Unstuck

THE ART OF MANLINESS
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Do you feel stuck in life — that you aren’t making progress in a relationship, job, or goal and you don’t know how to fix the problem and move forward? Well, perhaps you can take a little solace in the fact that it’s a universal human experience, even amongst history’s highest achievers. Indeed, when Adam Alter, a social psychologist and professor of marketi ... Show More
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