Rethinking: Do you really think for yourself? Or is your worldview built on second-hand thoughts?

Imagine your brain is a theatre. The stage is empty – you could think anything you want. But the props are preselected. The dialogues scripted. The roles assigned. And the audience only claps if you don’t perform a scene they’ve never seen before.

Welcome to your mind. You think you’re thinking. In truth, you’re reciting – day after day. What you call insight is often repetition. What you believe to be your opinion is often conditioning. What you consider clarity is usually just the absence of contradiction.

If that sounds exaggerated, ask yourself: When was the last time you thought something that truly unsettled you?

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Rethinkography: Der rostige Eimer, den du nie tragen musstest

Was du auf diesem Bild siehst, ist mehr als nur ein verlassener, verrosteter Eimer mit roten Farbresten. Es ist ein Symbol für all die Lasten, die du in deinem Leben umgedreht mit dir herumträgst – aus alter Gewohnheit, aus falsch verstandener Verantwortung oder schlicht, weil du glaubst, es müsste so sein. Der Rost steht für die Abnutzung deiner Energie, deiner Klarheit, deiner inneren Freiheit. Die rote Farbe? Die Spuren deines Versuchs, es allen recht zu machen – und dabei dich selbst zu vergessen. Dieser Eimer wurde irgendwann abgestellt, umgedreht – und nie wieder bewegt. Vielleicht ist es Zeit, dass du begreifst: Es war nie deiner.

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Rethinking: The Big Lie of Responsibility

You call it integrity.
They call it dependability.
But inside, you’re burning out – slowly, quietly, invisibly.
Why?

Because you’re carrying things that were never yours.

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Rethinking: You Can’t Own It All – And Still Own Yourself

You are responsible. For your job. Your team. Your child. Your calendar. Your partner’s happiness. Your boss’s expectations. Your company’s culture. Your family’s legacy. The client’s satisfaction. The project’s outcome. The group dynamic. The tone of a meeting. The emotion in the room. The vacation planning. The unfinished tasks. The unspoken words. The pain someone else won’t face. The mess someone else left behind.

Tell me, what exactly are you not responsible for?

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Rethinking: You’re not leading – you’re repeating.

You believe you’re leading because you make decisions. Because you hold meetings, set targets, supervise teams, present visions in slides.
But let’s be brutally honest:
What you call “leadership” is often nothing more than the admin of outdated thinking. You repeat. You delegate. You control.
But you don’t think. Not really.

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Rethinking: You’re not thinking what you think. You’re thinking what you’ve learned to think.

Stop. Before you scroll down, ask yourself:

Which of your thoughts are truly yours?

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Rethinking: You Call It Balance – But It’s Just Well-Packaged Paralysis

You crave security. But what you actually cling to is stagnation.
You seek stability. But you’ve sold it to yourself as growth.
You call it self-care – but it’s psychological hibernation in disguise.

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Rethinking: Stop Solving Problems – Start Preventing Them – The R2A Wake-Up Call

You love solving problems, don’t you?

You call yourself a fixer. A leader. A go-to person in a crisis.
But here’s a brutal truth:

Every problem you solve is one you failed to prevent.

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Rethinking: Mental Leadership – How to Stay Ahead in Chaos

The Comedy of Chaos: Where Everyone’s Busy Being Busy

Let’s get one thing straight: Chaos is no longer the exception. It’s the default setting. And you? You’re still acting surprised. You’re still trying to “manage” it. Like some old-school traffic cop flailing arms at a four-dimensional intersection, pretending the system just needs more rules, better schedules, and—my favourite—another Zoom alignment.

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Rethinking: You Look Busy – But Are You Actually Alive?

You’re always on the move. Always available. Always heading to the next thing.
You call it flexibility, but it’s flight.
You call it structure, but it’s overcontrol.
You call it life – but deep down, it feels like mere execution.

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