632: Jon Acuff | Give Yourself the Gift of Done

Jon Acuff (@jonacuff) is the New York Times bestselling author of seven books, including his Wall Street Journal #1 bestseller, Finish: Give Yourself the Gift of Done. [Note: This is a previously broadcast episode from the vault that we felt deserved a fresh pass through your earholes!]

What We Discuss with Jon Acuff:

• Why are only eight percent of new year’s resolutions realized? • (Incidentally, that’s the same percentage of applicants accepted to Juilliard.)

• The harm perfectionism causes • and what we can do to navigate through it.

• The Planning Fallacy • and how it causes overachievers to fail before even beginning.

• Strategic Incompetence • : why you should deliberately be terrible at some things.

• Secret Rules • : what they are, how they’re made, and how these invisible scripts affect our lives (and what we can do about it).

• And much more...

Full show notes and resources can be found here: jordanharbinger.com/632

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