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Never Stop Subtracting

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“The good is in the absence of the bad.” – St. Augustine

A thought in photography:

Perhaps it is more effective to ditch/delete/remove our “bad” photos, than worry too much about figuring out what our “good” photos are to keep.

Culling your photos

This is what I realized about photography in general:

It is all about subtraction.

For example:

  1. Composition is all about figuring out what superfluous elements to subtract from your frame.
  2. Making a photo-series or project is figuring out what superfluous photos to remove (photos you don’t like or care for).
  3. Life is about figuring out what you HATE doing; and arranging your life in a way to avoid doing what you hate.
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On digestion

A thought on digestion:

Perhaps to improve our digestion is figuring out what foods to SUBTRACT from our diet — foods which irritate us (like dairy for Asian people, etc).

For example:

  1. Subtract dairy/cheese/milk/cream
  2. Subtract gluten, carbs, sugars
  3. Subtract high fructose corn syrup and simple starches
  4. Subtract beer, wine (red and/or white), or other liquors

Via negativa health

And for general health:

  1. Subtract cigarettes (obviously)
  2. Subtract weed, cocaine, and other uppers/downers
  3. For insomnia, subtract bright screens at night (turn off lights at night, make your house very dark).

Via negativa psychology

To feel less anxious or depressed, figure out the irritants or bullshit to subtract from your life:

  1. Subtract negative people (get rid of the leeches).
  2. Subtract ‘bullshit work’
  3. Subtract news, media, or things which trigger your anxiety or heart rate.

The point ain’t to subtract for the sake of it

The ultimate goal:

Not to subtract to become a zero. Instead, subtracting all the superfluous bullshit from your life in order to focus and concentrate on what is truly meaningful to you!

ERIC

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  • Is Hope a Vice?
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  • Happiness is Metabolism Health and Strength
  • You’re the Hero
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  • Why Do We Prize the Rare?
  • The Joy of Uncertainty
  • How Should I Best Use My Time and Life?
  • A Life Without Pain or Suffering Isn’t a Life Worth Living
  • Free or Unfree?
  • What Do You Really Care For in Life?
  • Anti-Satisfaction in Life
  • Why Think?
  • The Eternal Return
  • Only Do What is Best for You!
  • Truthiness
  • Why Be Happy?
  • Permissionless Living
  • In Praise of Unconventional Wisdom
  • Become the Change Which You Wish to See in the World
  • Happiness
  • Beyond Freedom
  • Idolize People, Not Stuff
  • What Makes You Stronger? What Makes You Weaker?
  • Why Hate?
  • The Secret of Happiness
  • You’re Constantly in a State of Becoming
  • Life is about Choices, Not Obligations
  • Anti-Nihilism
  • First, Do What is Best for You.
  • Live Dynamic
  • How to Prosper
  • Is the Point of Life to Be Satisfied?
  • SUPREME EFFORT OF WILL.
  • How to Become more Idealistic
  • Thrivival 101
  • Create Yourself
  • Non-Small
  • Inspiration
  • How to Live a Heroic Life: Dare the Heights!
  • Human Augmentation
  • Prune
  • Happiness: Do What You Want to Do (And Don’t Do What You Don’t Want to Do)
  • Avoid Vain (Empty) Pursuits in Life
  • Modern Slavery
  • Kill the Leeches
  • Wisdom Augmentation
  • Why We Need Friction in Life
  • Straight Line Philosophy
  • What’s Your End-Game in Life?
  • Create Your Own Happiness Today
  • Desire Both Pain and Pleasure in Life
  • Try the Impossible
  • SELF-RESPECT
  • Anti-Social Extrovert
  • Never Blame Anybody But Yourself
  • Human Flourishing
  • Simpler, Not Better.
  • How to be Free
  • Embrace the Extremes
  • Cultivate Your Own Culture
  • COURAGE.
  • Thrivival
  • Inner Power
  • How to Live a Purposeful Life
  • My Definition of Happiness
  • Why Change is Good
  • Why Work?
  • How to Live the Happiest Possible Life
  • The Two-Pronged Approach to Maximize Joy in Your Life
  • You Always Have Another Option!
  • INFINITISM
  • Never Stop!
  • What is Your Self-Directed Purpose in Life?
  • Live Today Like it Were Your Last
  • Do You Photograph to Live, or Live to Photograph?
  • ARTIST-PHILOSOPHER
  • Live Life to the Fullest!
  • In Praise of Selfishness
  • Why You Must Be a YAY-SAYER to Succeed in Entrepreneurship and Life
  • Why I Love Walking
  • Live Life Like a Video Game!
  • Simple Luxuries in Life
  • Treat Your Life Like a Fun Experiment!
  • Only Prove it to Yourself
  • You Don’t Always Need to Feel Joyful to Live a Fulfilling and Meaningful Life
  • Life is Too Short to Be Bored!
  • Money Cannot Destroy Boredom
  • How to Find Inspiration in Life
  • Why You Must Ignore Haters to Succeed and Win in Life
  • An Active Life is a Happy Life
  • My Simple Joys in Life
  • Never Stop Striving
  • How to Motivate Yourself in Life
  • How to Be Optimistic in Life
  • How to Dictate Your Purpose in Life
  • In Praise of a Dynamic Life
  • PURPOSE.
  • How to Enjoy Life
  • Photography Therapy
  • How to Conquer Regret
  • Take Your Play Very Seriously.
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  • Memento Vivere
  • Destroy in Order to CREATE
  • Trust Your Body More Than Your Mind
  • Make Photos to Make Meaning in Your Life
  • Seek Knowledge, Not Information
  • The Purpose of Human Life
  • How to Overcome Impedence
  • Why I Love Death
  • How to Be Centered in the Eternal Now
  • How to Be Happy
  • Why Do You Care What Others Think of You?
  • Why I’m Happy
  • Why?
  • Why I’m So Prolific
  • How to Reduce LAG in Life

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