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Mental Models

We go through life without ever questioning what we believe, even though many of those beliefs could easily be wrong. Our worldviews, perspectives, and beliefs can change just by listening to others. Because people take the time to share their thoughts, opinions, and knowledge, we get the chance to do so. That’s why I’m here doing the same, looking at life differently, challenging common beliefs, and learning to think in new ways. I also want to encourage others to do the same, because the more

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00:05:25

Adjusting isn't giving up

Mental Models ·

2025/11/29

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 conversation with me? Send me an email: mentalmodels@icloud.com.Rethinking the basics by questioning common assumptions and sharing perspectives that have shifted my own thinking.

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00:08:32

Pressured to always be "productive"

Mental Models ·

2025/11/21

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 have a conversation with me? Send me an email: mentalmodels@icloud.com.Rethinking the basics by questioning common assumptions and sharing perspectives that have shifted my own thinking.

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00:08:35

Modern work vs. natural limits

Mental Models ·

2025/11/14

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 burn outs and frustrations awaken.Got questions or want to have a conversation with me? Send me an email: mentalmodels@icloud.com.Rethinking the basics by questioning common assumptions and sharing perspectives that have shifted my own thinking.

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00:09:32

Something good always comes unexpected

Mental Models ·

2025/11/07

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 always happen over and over again.Got questions or want to have a conversation with me? Send me an email: mentalmodels@icloud.com.Rethinking the basics by questioning common assumptions and sharing perspectives that have shifted my own thinking.

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00:06:27

Overcomplicating the uncomplicated

Mental Models ·

2025/11/04

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 to see behind that curtain.Got questions or want to have a conversation with me? Send me an email: mentalmodels@icloud.com.Rethinking the basics by questioning common assumptions and sharing perspectives that have shifted my own thinking.

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00:08:10

Creating problems to feel alive

Mental Models ·

2025/10/25

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: mentalmodels@icloud.com.Rethinking the basics by questioning common assumptions and sharing perspectives that have shifted my own thinking.

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00:08:06

Lost until you search

Mental Models ·

2025/10/17

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 with me? Send me an email: mentalmodels@icloud.com.Rethinking the basics by questioning common assumptions and sharing perspectives that have shifted my own thinking.

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00:08:58

Opinions don't matter for someone else’s life

Mental Models ·

2025/10/13

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 conversation with me? Send me an email: mentalmodels@icloud.com.Rethinking the basics by questioning common assumptions and sharing perspectives that have shifted my own thinking.

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00:07:24

Climbing ladders leaning on clouds

Mental Models ·

2025/10/04

Even avoiding anything risky comes with a risk. Got questions or want to have a conversation with me? Send me an email: mentalmodels@icloud.com.Rethinking the basics by questioning common assumptions and sharing perspectives that have shifted my own thinking.

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00:08:10

Possessions do not make personality

Mental Models ·

2025/09/27

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 oneself.Got questions or want to have a conversation with me? Send me an email: mentalmodels@icloud.com.Rethinking the basics by questioning common assumptions and sharing perspectives that have shifted my own thinking.

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00:06:56

No plan survives reality

Mental Models ·

2025/09/20

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: mentalmodels@icloud.com.Rethinking the basics by questioning common assumptions and sharing perspectives that have shifted my own thinking.

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00:07:20

Can't pick your passion

Mental Models ·

2025/09/14

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 reasoning behind it that cannot be just thought to yourself.Got questions or want to have a conversation with me? Send me an email: mentalmodels@icloud.com.Rethinking the basics by questioning common assumptions and sharing perspectives that have shifted my own thinking.

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00:06:50

The futility of fixing flaws (and forgetting your own...

Mental Models ·

2025/09/07

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 never takes us as far as doubling down on our natural given strengths.Got questions or want to have a conversation with me? Send me an email: mentalmodels@icloud.com.Rethinking the basics by questioning common assumptions and sharing perspectives that have shifted my own thinking.

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00:07:42

It's never as bad as it is in your head

Mental Models ·

2025/08/31

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 about that worst case scenario: it’s never really that bad.Got questions or want to have a conversation with me? Send me an email: mentalmodels@icloud.com.Rethinking the basics by questioning common assumptions and sharing perspectives that have shifted my own thinking.

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00:07:57

Living under goals you never chose

Mental Models ·

2025/08/24

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: mentalmodels@icloud.com.Everything I do: https://tobiasphilipp.com.Rethinking the basics by questioning common assumptions and sharing perspectives that have shifted my own thinking.

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00:08:25

Honor in a humble restart

Mental Models ·

2025/08/17

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 the way they go and sometimes we just need to start over at the beginning.Got questions or want to have a conversation with me? Send me an email: mentalmodels@icloud.com.Everything I do: https://tobiasphilipp.com.About: Rethinking the basics by questioning common assumptions and sharing perspectives

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00:07:56

Only when there is nothing to fall back on

Mental Models ·

2025/08/09

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: mentalmodels@icloud.com.Everything I do: https://tobiasphilipp.com.About: Rethinking the basics by questioning common assumptions and sharing perspectives that have shifted my own thinking.

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00:07:47

When saving becomes spending

Mental Models ·

2025/08/03

Being too afraid of spending the money you made.Got questions or want to have a conversation with me? Send me an email: mentalmodels@icloud.com.Everything I do: https://tobiasphilipp.com.About: Public commentary on the state of the world from my POV by Tobias Philipp.

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00:05:48

Clutching calendars in an age of entropy

Mental Models ·

2025/07/26

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 have a conversation with me? Send me an email: mentalmodels@icloud.com.Everything I do: https://tobiasphilipp.com.About: Public commentary on the state of the world from my POV by Tobias Philipp.

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00:05:59

The long haul of the first inch

Mental Models ·

2025/07/21

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 minimum amount of work.Got questions or want to have a conversation with me? Send me an email: mentalmodels@icloud.com.Everything I do: https://tobiasphilipp.com.About: Sharing thoughts I’d normally keep to myself. To stay accountable, figure out what matters, and maybe help someone who’s in the same

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