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Stop Chasing AI Tools
Technostress and FOBO: The Nervous System Problem Behind AI Tool Overload
Feb 11
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Jurgen Appelo
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Closing the Lid on the Echo Chamber
How to Be Less Like Everyone Else and Start Thinking for Yourself
Dec 31, 2025
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Jurgen Appelo
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My 18-Month Battle With Expert Hallucinations
A cautionary tale of how both AI and human experts can be completely wrong
Oct 28, 2025
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Jurgen Appelo
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From Zero to Substack Bestseller
My Seven-Month Journey to 100 Paying Subscribers
Oct 23, 2025
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Jurgen Appelo
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The Stochastic Parrot vs. the Sophistic Monkey: I Trust AI More Than Most Humans
In a world drowning in human bias and misinformation, artificial intelligence offers surprisingly reasonable answers.
Oct 20, 2025
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Jurgen Appelo
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The Ultimate Guide to 100 Best AI Newsletters on Substack in 2025
Discover the top AI newsletters curated through ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, and Perplexity research - ranked by subscriber count with personal…
Oct 2, 2025
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Jurgen Appelo
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The Ultimate Guide to 100 Best AI Newsletters on Substack in 2025
Discover the top AI newsletters curated through ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, and Perplexity research - ranked by subscriber count with personal…
Oct 2, 2025
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Jurgen Appelo
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AI Alignment? How About Human Alignment?
How to Use AI as a Real-Time Accountability Partner for Your Values
Jul 29, 2025
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Jurgen Appelo
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Nonfiction Top 40 of 2024
The best nonfiction books published last year according to seven AIs.
Jul 23, 2025
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Jurgen Appelo
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In Times of Uncertainty, Insight Trumps Flow
Why it's OK to look like a befuddled, meandering fool. The age of AI is so disruptive, we must take time to prepare for a new future of work.
Jun 22, 2025
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Jurgen Appelo
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You’re an Ignorant Fool—The Law of Tragic Nuance
Being a Radical Centrist between hype and doom in the AI Debate Means Fighting Everyone. Here's Why Nuance Still Matters.
Apr 15, 2025
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Jurgen Appelo
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Fluent in AI or Clueless About People?
A CEO, a Memo, and the Sound of Screaming Creatives. (Agentic leadership is more than just rushing forward into the future of work.)
Apr 9, 2025
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Jurgen Appelo
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