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The Real Problem With AI in Schools Isn’t Cheating
The conversation about AI in schools is almost always about cheating. That's not the biggest problem. This one didn't start with a chatbot. It started on a three-hour car ride to Grandma's house — back when children sat in the backseat with nothing to do but listen to the adults talk about life. Then we handed them headphones.Read article
Have You Been Socially Adjusted? Would You Like To Be?
We’ve never been more connected—yet many people feel more isolated than ever. As technology reshapes how we think, interact, and spend our time, a quiet shift is beginning to take place. More and more people are stepping back, searching for something deeper than constant connection—and rediscovering what it truly means to be present.Read articleA World of Vanishing Miracles?
When every image can be faked, the miraculous starts to feel like a feature. Andy Andrews reflects on how we've lost our sense of wonder—and why getting it back matters.Read article
Why I’m Skipping The Super Bowl
This is in no way a rant designed to urge you not to watch the Super Bowl. Frankly, I won't know (or care) whether you do or don't. Personally however, after having watched at least some of every Super Bowl for the past forty years–and actually attending one–I will not be tuning in to this […]Read article
Let’s Talk College Football!
Are you a parent? Perhaps you are the owner of your own business or the leader of a major corporation. Do you want your family or your business to be the very best? Assuming your answer is yes, here are a few more questions that can clarify your own direction as you choose what kind of leader you will be.Read article
Please…An Important Message from Andy
Am I wrong to assume that you believe, as I do, that America is in big trouble? And how crazy is it that we have witnessed an extremely slow rise and fall to end up here?Read articleThe Rarest Achievement in Sports
During the last 125 years, over 5 million men have played college football. More than 25,000 of them have gone on to the pros. However, only ten have accomplished what might be the rarest achievement in the history of sport: winning the Heisman Trophy and being enshrined into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.Read articleWhy Even Vote?
First, allow me to say that I will not attempt to sway your vote one way or the other. Frankly, I am not an admirer of either candidate. I never have been. My wife and I have two sons—both young adults—and like you, we are aware that virtues like “respect for others” and “polite behavior” are a reflection of character. That said, it is ironic that many of us now find ourselves in the position of choosing a president of the United States whose conduct we would not tolerate in our own family.Read articleGenerational Anger Defused: The True Story of a Choice That Changed Everything
Is there anything that can be done about the anger that divides us? In this video, Andy Andrews shares a true story of a single day, and a choice that changed everything.Read articleThe Best Response Ever!
Criticism is inevitable in public life. Andy Andrews shares the best response to unfounded criticism he has ever seen: Dabo Swinney’s answer to Paul Finebaum.Read articleYes, We DO Get Along!
The news would have us believe we can’t get along. After speaking in all fifty states, Andy Andrews sees something different every day, starting with a checkout line in Bay Minette, Alabama.Read article
A Day Of Remembering
To some, it’s a day off. Andy Andrews remembers the World War II and Korea veterans he knew, and those who never returned, on this day of memorial.Read article
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About Andy Andrews
Hailed by a New York Times reporter as “someone who has quietly become one of the most influential people in America,” Andy Andrews is a best-selling novelist, speaker, and consultant for the world’s largest corporations and organizations. He is the author of the New York Times bestsellers The Noticer, How Do You Kill 11 Million People?, and the modern classic, The Traveler’s Gift.