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How I Embrace Failure: The Unseen Path to Success
Posted in Innovation

How I Embrace Failure: The Unseen Path to Success

Estimated read time 5 min read
Posted on 12 January 20242 March 2026
by Robbrecht van Amerongen

Looking at my experience, my failures stand out in my memory. It is a biological principle to take painful moments…

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Everybody is good at their own job, and at everybody else’s job
Posted in Personal Growth

Everybody is good at their own job, and at everybody else’s job

Estimated read time 5 min read
Posted on 9 November 20163 March 2026
by Robbrecht van Amerongen

We are all good at our own jobs. We had extensive training, education or are autodidacts. Unfortunately, we sometimes are…

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Stop teaching our children career skills; Teach them life skills
Posted in Critical Thinking

Stop teaching our children career skills; Teach them life skills

Estimated read time 5 min read
Posted on 21 September 201614 March 2026
by Robbrecht van Amerongen

The rise of robots, algorithms, and machine learning will free us humans from mandatory labor. Finally, we will be able to…

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Why the Myers-Briggs Test (MBTI) Is Misleading, Harmful, and Poorly Suited for Workplace Decisions
Posted in Critical Thinking

Why the Myers-Briggs Test (MBTI) Is Misleading, Harmful, and Poorly Suited for Workplace Decisions

Estimated read time 8 min read
Posted on 30 September 201515 March 2026
by Robbrecht van Amerongen

The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) is one of the best-known personality tests in the world. It is widely used in…

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Why Static Specialization is the Silent Killer of Your Career
Posted in Leadership

Why Static Specialization is the Silent Killer of Your Career

Estimated read time 4 min read
Posted on 24 October 201412 April 2026
by Robbrecht van Amerongen

For decades, the golden rule of career success was simple: Specialization. Becoming a specialist was your moat. It differentiated you…

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