Supermen don’t exist.

When I was young, I dreamed of becoming a kind of research “superman.”

After 25 years of research across 10 different countries, I’ve learned something simple: supermen don’t exist.

The real superpower is surviving one year after another without losing faith or courage.

No matter the conditions, I make the jump to the next year with even more energy.

My wife often tells me, “Your foolish side will get you into trouble.”

From a data perspective, her analysis holds in ~30% of observed cases.

In the other 70%, that same “foolishness” led me to real breakthroughs.

What looks bizarre from the outside is usually just some courage, faith in humanity an naive generosity mixed with consistency.

That’s how you keep moving forward when others stop.