Afterthoughts – Thoughts by Philip

'Quick ideas and a reminder to say more with less'

You are who you are
supposed to be.

We don't learn from other peoples mistakes.

Privilege means you get to choose
your struggle

I would never tell anyone to do anything I wouldn’t be willing to do myself.

You’re the only one who
can get in your way.

Everything we do matters.

If everything came from the same place, everything must be connected through it.

If you want an awesome life, learn to love doing what you hate

The most important step is the
next one.

Peace through boredom.

Empathy yields
action.

How public do you have to be to become a public person?

Our actions speaks for us when we are not around.

It's easier to blame the entire world than it is to blame yourself.

Strive for getting what you're worth, not what others have

If you're the type of person to want everyone to like you, are you also the type of person to like everyone?

It's a lot easier to make up rules than it is to follow them.

If you're missing something from your life and your solution did not help, trying doing the opposite

Women can do everything men does, but they're probably not going to.

You'll find enlightenment once you stop looking for it.

Not believing in religion is a privileged opinion.

It makes me sad when people are mean to each other, it makes me sadder when people are mean to themselves.

When changing bedsheets is too big of a task, I change the pillow case and save the rest for another day.

When changing bedsheets is too big of a task, I change the pillow case and save the rest for another day.

My method of thinking consists of pondering till I understand.

Get the bad news first.

Things can bring us joy, things can't make us fulfilled.

My purpose in life is going places and spreading joy. I'm basically Santa.

Parents generally want what they perceive to be the best for their children.

Live life without an
audience.

Discomfort does not equal harm

Nothing (y) + Something (x) = Everything
(n)

Women that says they are mature for their age probably only date immature men.

Ethical discussions tends to be unfruitful

What do parents feel when their child starts knowing something they don't?

A thought is a repetition of something you already understand, a reflection is discovering something you did not understand before.

All our attempts are either
a success or a lesson.

If an occasion is formal enough to care about ironing your t-shirt, you probably shouldn't wear a t-shirt.

Nothing is inherently
embarrassing.

Anytime I say the words "keep in touch", it never happens.

What one does effortlessly,
one does well.

I hope everyone receives as much kindness and compassion as they have given to others.

When we ask someone not to share a secret it is because we don't want to face the consequences of who we are keeping it from.

How much understanding of the world do you need to act?

You are who you are supposed to be.

Love is when you do what you can when you don’t have to.

Love is when you do what you can when you don’t have to.

Privilege means you get to
choose your struggle.

Why do we have to see something to believe it?

What most successful people have done is more of the things they didn’t want to do.

To everyone else you're
someone else.

Do you think about others the way you think about yourself?

Profound and profanity are closely aligned.

It’s just as problematic to want something too much.

The stronger you judge others, the stronger you judge yourself.

Money don't exist to those who
produce them.

No raindrop is responsible for
the flood

Quality measure of an experience: how many laughs were had.

Everything can be
written in
bullet-points.

No company should be
better than your own.

I prefer taking advice
from people who
are happy.

Document the journey,
not the destination.

The only time drinking water causes harm is when you're drowning.

..as long as you're learning.

Is it fun
or is it just easy
?

If you're not doing the
things that make you feel good,
you'll feel bad.

I write about the meaning
I find along
the way.

You're able to live with no cost if you are rent free on peoples minds

How deep do our thoughts go?

It is not your fault but
it is your responsibility

Do what energizes
you.

The most uncomfortable act you can commit is to only ever seek comfort.

If I can forgive the most heinous actions done to me, I can do anything

Sensemaking is never guaranteed.

In order to be someone, we need someone to be someone for.

What would you do if you knew you would not fail?

Everything is simple, nothing is easy

Hatred is
unproductive.

Don't you want life
to be less horrible,
all the time?

Keep your house in the same order you would when having guests over

If it does not cause you irreversible
emotional or physical harm, you should probably just do it.

We protest or riot when we don't know how else to take action, what are the steps before that?

What questions do I
avoid asking myself?

What questions do I
avoid asking myself?

What questions do I
avoid asking myself?

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