@Daojoan First thing that came to mind: Freud didnt bring "listening to ones self" into mainstream, but actually "listening to others". Back then doctors weren't supposed to listen to the psychotic fantasies of their patients. Freud and the Viennese circle made that mainstream.

So maybe .. that's the underlying issue for Mr. Andreessen?

Introspection is not something that necessarily costs energy. Listening to others and being compassionate about it does however and could be perceived as something holding one back. Then again that wouldn't sound like something one could willingly relate to, does it?