Andreas' Blog

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Welcome 2026!
Welcome, 2026. Finally, you’re here. How wonderful! I can’t wait to explore you, to learn from you, to work with you. I’ll approach you with respect…
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Changing Opinions. Keeping Values
I’ve changed my opinions many times over the years. About people. About decisions. About what I thought was true at the time. If that makes me…
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Are You Coachable?
If you can't handle the truth, people stop sharing it with you. Not out of malice, but out of self-preservation. They learn that honesty costs them…
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The 2025 Nobel Prize in Economics – On Innovation
The 2025 Nobel Prize in Economics was awarded to Joel Mokyr, Philippe Aghion, and Peter Howitt for explaining innovation-driven economic growth. THEIR WORK Joel Mokyr showed…
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What Breaks The Optimist
Why do optimists die first? Here’s what really lies behind the question: For eight years Admiral James Stockdale lived inside Vietnamese captivity, in a prison cynically…
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Confusing Ego with Confidence Is Sabotaging Your Career
Ego and confidence get confused constantly, but they're completely different. Ego is your internal publicist, constantly working to convince the world you're more important than you…
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The Need To Become Better Humans
AI and other technological disruptions, along with multiple erratic changes, are reshaping our lives. Specifically, AI is advancing faster than our ability to understand it. What…
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How AI Forces Us to Redefine Human Potential
We are living, whether we like it or not, in an era of increasingly dominant artificial intelligence: a dazzling engine of opportunity and growth, but also…
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Doing Uncomfortable Things is Weightlifting for Life
  When I was in the gym the other day, pushing through my usual workout, I caught myself (again) avoiding a specific weightlifting exercise. I’ve been…
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