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Adjusting isn't giving up
There’s no failure in quitting something and going into a different direction. Consistency is just about not giving up even if different roads have to be taken.Got questions or want to have a…
Pressured to be productive
There’re things that need to be done and there’re things that don’t need to be done. So instead of giving energy and attention to unnecessary things we can just be “lazy”.Got questions or want to…
Modern work vs. natural limits
We all have a maximum capacity and therefore ability to do things on a day to day basis. Limits can be stretched but only to a certain extent. Combining that with work that you don’t care about and…
Something good always comes unexpected
Some situations might feel hopeless but you can never know what’s around the corner. When you least expect it, something you never knew was coming is there. This has always happened and will also…
Overcomplicating the uncomplicated
Most things really aren’t that complicated but with all the options, an overload of information and endless unsolicited advice all these uncomplicated things get way too complicated and we’re unable…
Creating problems to feel alive
Craving drama and things going wrong to be able to feel something and have something to fight for.Got questions or want to have a conversation with me? Send me an email:…
Lost until you search
Nobody knows what they actually want but the only way to find out is by trying and definitely not listening to what other people want or expect you to do.Got questions or want to have a conversation…
Opinions don't matter for someone else’s life
Opinions don’t have a lot of meaning when it comes to how to live your life. A life is lived to have its own experiences, not to be a copy of someone else’s.Got questions or want to have a…
Every choice is a gamble
Even avoiding anything risky comes with a risk. Got questions or want to have a conversation with me? Send me an email: [email protected] the basics by questioning common assumptions…
Possessions do not make personality
Comparison made by the hand of possessions brings nothing more than a skewed image. The differentiator is in personality, built by actions, achievements and things that cannot be taken away from…
No plan survives reality
Every plan is destined to fail once put into action because it’s impossible to plan for every variable and unexpected event.Got questions or want to have a conversation with me? Send me an email:…
Can't pick your passion
If you simply just don’t want something you cannot force yourself to “just want it”, that doesn’t make sense. The people that are obsessed with something have a natural urge or very strong and deep…
The futility of fixing flaws (and forgetting your own strengths)
We always quickly tend to look at what is going wrong or what we did wrong to try and fix our flaws and avoid making the same “mistakes” or trying to improve but I think that fixing our flaws will…
It's never as bad as it is in your head
In my experience, the only things that’s keeping me from doing or achieving the things I want to pursue is some kind of fear and being scared for some worst case scenario. But really thinking deep…
Living under goals you never chose
When people try to oppose their will on you despite you not even wanting to do that and have a completely different plan.Got questions or want to have a conversation with me? Send me an email:…
Honor in a humble restart
Sometimes we just find ourselves in a position where we’re much further back than where we once were. That’s hard to accept because we know we can do better, and we’ve done better, but things just go…
Only when there is nothing to fall back on
If there’s anything you really want to do but somehow it’s just not working out.Got questions or want to have a conversation with me? Send me an email: [email protected] I do:…
When saving becomes spending
Being too afraid of spending the money you made.Got questions or want to have a conversation with me? Send me an email: [email protected] I do: https://tobiasphilipp.com.About:…
Clutching calendars in an age of entropy
In an entropic world, structures and calendar-keeping reduce any chance of discovering something new. Great opportunities arise in entropy, not in structures and disciplines. Got questions or want to…
The long haul of the first inch
The stretch of doing everything, seeing nothing and wondering what is the problem. Everything always takes much more time and effort than we think which makes us quit way before we even did the bare…
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