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The Growth Mindset Illusion
80% of drivers think they’re above average– a statistical impossibility. Our overconfidence shows up everywhere. On a scale of 1 to 10, people most often rate themselves as a 7. Psychologists call this phenomenon illusory superiority. Take our learning journey. People who encounter Carol Dweck‘s work are pretty sure they have a Growth Mindset. After…
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Why You Should Ignore Most Advice About Picking a Major
A few weeks ago, I had a chance to talk to 500-or-so freshman at West Virginia University. I thought about the pressure they feel to pick the “right” major so they can find a well-paying job and launch their careers. No easy task in such a fast-moving labor market… and I’d argue we’re setting them…
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The Air We Breathe
Two dozen people sat in a 5th-floor conference room, coffees helping a jet-lagged crew make it through a long day of meetings. We had recently acquired a company with a proud and impressive culture. They set high standards, held one another accountable, and had consistently outworked the competition. It showed up in their numbers. Any…
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Artificial Intelligence, Genuine Stupidity
Ever since I found myself in a fast-casual-order-modification-service-agent-chat doom loop, I’ve been contemplating a series of posts called: 𝗔𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲, 𝗚𝗲𝗻𝘂𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗦𝘁𝘂𝗽𝗶𝗱𝗶𝘁𝘆. I’ll be looking for examples (so hit me up). The short of it: I’m increasingly frustrated with where we’re pointing the supposedly game-changing technology: I used to be a customer with wants and…
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The Revolution Will Not Be Brought to You by LiveNation and White Claw
Reflections on Oceans Calling, Industry Maturation, Brain Hemispheres, Music as Revolution, and Our Declining Civilization We stood in a driving rainstorm, wind blowing our poncho hoods off, our feet sinking into the sand. “Let’s give them until 10:00,” said one of our friends. We wondered if Blink-182 would even play. They were supposed to take…
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“Name It So We Can Tame It”
A year ago, I committed to a weekly LinkedIn post. I figured a deadline would serve as a forcing function for my writing. I didn’t know what form these posts would take, and I wondered what the point would be of adding my voice to an already noisy world. In the midst of the pandemic,…
Andrew Hilger
Andrew Hilger writes and speaks about leadership, AI, the future of work, and digital transformation.
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