Month: March 2020

  • EXPLOIT THE BEST FROM TRAGEDY AND LIFE #PHILOSOPHY

    EXPLOIT THE BEST FROM TRAGEDY AND LIFE #PHILOSOPHY

    CERTAINLY there is good and bad in life. But, perhaps the best way to live is this: When shit hits the fan, figure out how you can benefit, profit, and EXPLOIT it in a good way for yourself! For example:

  • ERIC KIM STREET PHILOSOPHY

    ERIC KIM STREET PHILOSOPHY

    WHAT IS MY STREET PHILOSOPHY? LET ME SHARE:

  • DISREGARD FOR SELF-PRESERVATION #PHILOSOPHY

    DISREGARD FOR SELF-PRESERVATION #PHILOSOPHY

    Death and pain is nothing to us!

  • WHAT IS THE ROLE OF PHOTOGRAPHERS IN TODAY’S BRAVE NEW WORLD?

    WHAT IS THE ROLE OF PHOTOGRAPHERS IN TODAY’S BRAVE NEW WORLD?

    Today and right now — the role of the photographer is greater than ever!

  • WALK YOURSELF

    WALK YOURSELF

    My heuristic: If you’re still allowed to walk your dog outdoors, you’re allowed to walk yourself outdoors!

  • EXPOSURE IS GOOD.

    EXPOSURE IS GOOD.

    EXPOSURE IS GOOD. A life with zero exposure is bad.

  • ERIC KIM ROCK TOSS WORKOUT

    ERIC KIM ROCK TOSS WORKOUT

    The best workout? Just go to a park and throw around rocks!

  • JUST SHARE IT.

    JUST SHARE IT.

    Even if there is a .00001% chance that whatever you create and share has a chance of empowering 1 other human being on planet earth, it is worth sharing!

  • PAIN.

    PAIN.

    A NEW ATTITUDE AND PHILOSOPHY TO PAIN:

  • WHAT IF EVERYTHING IS NOT GONNA BE ALRIGHT?

    WHAT IF EVERYTHING IS NOT GONNA BE ALRIGHT?

    Life is cold and cruel. But that is okay!

  • YOUR DUTY IN LIFE IS TO BE STRONG!

    YOUR DUTY IN LIFE IS TO BE STRONG!

    What is your prime duty in life? To be strong!

  • GO LEGEND: ERIC KIM FREESTYLE POEM

    GO LEGEND: ERIC KIM FREESTYLE POEM

    GO LEGEND you’re a boss you are embossed with strength and virtue know that your virtue can fly higher. Stay woke stay dope. Know that your hope is divine and within yourself. Rely on yourself, and your own wealth. The future is strong and great. Don’t placate — stay straight! ERIC Why freestyle? To freestyle…

  • WHY DO WE LOVE NATURE?

    WHY DO WE LOVE NATURE?

    My theory: We love nature because it is the ultimate visual stimulus!

  • ASKING FOR PERMISSION IS FOR SUCKERS.

    ASKING FOR PERMISSION IS FOR SUCKERS.

    Asking for permission is for suckers. Why? Let me share.

  • FUTURE INDUSTRIES

    FUTURE INDUSTRIES

    What will be the industries of the future?

  • CREATE WHAT YOU LIKE TO CONSUME

    CREATE WHAT YOU LIKE TO CONSUME

    Simple idea — Whatever you like consuming, also create it! For example, if you like to read, also write! If you like to watch movies, make your own! If you like rap music or music in general, make your own raps and beats! If you like comics, draw your own comics!

  • ERIC KIM FREESTYLE RAP/POEM

    ERIC KIM FREESTYLE RAP/POEM

    ERIC KIM — filling to the brim. With the Dionysian wine and gin. Stay stim-packed like a berserker marine. Stay green with the miracle dream. Never ween off the coffee or juice. Stay loose and foot tight with your bright light goals. What is your next step? Only the world knows!

  • Why Making Videos and Vlogging is So Fun

    Why Making Videos and Vlogging is So Fun

    If you have never made videos or vlogged before, give it a go! It’s so insanely fun!

  • POST-MONETARY SOCIETY.

    POST-MONETARY SOCIETY.

    WHAT’S THE POINT OF MONEY IN A POST-MONETARY SOCIETY? I think we are currently seeing vestiges of this impending future. A future of Capitalism 2.0. Less focus on money. More focus on… something else?

  • WHAT DO YOU STAND FOR?

    WHAT DO YOU STAND FOR?

    WHAT DO YOU STAND FOR? What are you not willing to compromise for, no matter what?

  • WE’RE AT WAR.

    WE’RE AT WAR.

    WE’RE CURRENTLY AT WAR. Not against a human enemy — but a biological enemy. Humans versus the virus. Now is time for us to steel ourselves, and prepare for the harsh and cruel war we are about to experience as humanity.

  • Advertise Your Own Stuff

    Advertise Your Own Stuff

    Rather than advertising the wares of others, better to advertise your own stuff! Advertise your own services, your own products; advertise yourself. Advertise you.

  • THAT WHICH ATTEMPTS TO DESTROY YOU ONLY MAKES YOU STRONGER
  • BIOLOGICAL WARFARE

    BIOLOGICAL WARFARE

    Right now it is humanity vs CORONA virus.

  • WALKING (OUTSIDE) IS ONE OF THE GREATEST JOYS IN LIFE

    WALKING (OUTSIDE) IS ONE OF THE GREATEST JOYS IN LIFE

    When in doubt, walk (more) outdoors!

  • THOU SHALT NOT CROWD-SOURCE THY SELF-ESTEEM

    THOU SHALT NOT CROWD-SOURCE THY SELF-ESTEEM

    Your self-esteem must be self-generated, not quantified via external likes and external affirmation.

  • How to Procreate Art

    How to Procreate Art

    Art is our primary goal and fascination!

  • A HARDER LIFE IS A BETTER LIFE
  • INSPIRE.

    INSPIRE.

    To inspire means to breathe, or to blow wind into someone. To inspire someone means to blow motivation-energy and life-force into them! ZEN OF ERIC — now free.

  • BECOME BRAZEN

    BECOME BRAZEN

    The future belongs to the brazen:

  • YOUR OPINION IS IRREFUTABLE.

    YOUR OPINION IS IRREFUTABLE.

    Share your opinion. Why? There is no right and wrong when it comes to your opinion. And if you got a true opinion, best to share it with others!

  • THE FUTURE IS DIGITAL.

    THE FUTURE IS DIGITAL.

    This sounds silly and inconsequential, but I think truly — the future is digital.

  • STOICISM FOR DUMMIES

    STOICISM FOR DUMMIES

    MY INTRODUCTION TO STOICISM (simplified):

  • A LESS MATERIAL SOCIETY

    A LESS MATERIAL SOCIETY

    Our brave new society — less material-focused. More focused on digital goods, digital things, digital ideas… the future is digital!

  • ZEN OF ERIC EBOOK PDF: Now Available for Free!

    ZEN OF ERIC EBOOK PDF: Now Available for Free!

    ZEN OF ERIC is now available for FREE in HAPTIC SHOP. Pick it up to inspire and motivate you to discover more meaning in your personal (and photographic/artistic life).

  • Tomorrow is Never

    Tomorrow is Never

    Never put off until tomorrow that which you would regret not doing if you died today. What does this mean? One day you will die. Live today as if you were gonna die tonight. And better yet — ‘regret minimization framework‘ from Jeff Bezos. This means: Imagine you’re 90 years old and on your death…

  • EVERYDAY IS EQUAL TO EVERY OTHER DAY

    EVERYDAY IS EQUAL TO EVERY OTHER DAY

    Life advice from my friend Heraclitus: Treat everyday like it were your last. Because today is the perfect day.

  • Simulated Universal Basic Income

    Simulated Universal Basic Income

    It seems right now, we got a simulated universal basic income:

  • My Best Purchases of All-Time

    My Best Purchases of All-Time

    I don’t necessarily think that consumerism is bad. The difficulty is this: Some stuff you buy actually improves your life, and some stuff doesn’t. Through the last 10 years, here have been my best purchases thus far:

  • Don’t Be Scared!

    Don’t Be Scared!

    Like my niece Amelia says: Don’t be scared!

  • THE WORST IS YET TO COME.

    THE WORST IS YET TO COME.

    DON’T BE SUCKERED. The worst is yet to come.

  • POWER OVERWHELMING

    POWER OVERWHELMING

    Whats my goal? Power overwhelming.

  • WEALTH IS HEALTH

    WEALTH IS HEALTH

    True wealth is health.

  • CULTURE

    CULTURE

    A thought: It isn’t about race, gender, ethnicity, genetics, etc. It’s all about culture.

  • ACTOR OR REAL DEAL?

    ACTOR OR REAL DEAL?

    We often criticize hypocrites for saying one thing and doing another. But what is a “hypocrite”? I did some research and the Ancient Greek for hypocrite [hupokrínomai] actually means “stage player/actor”. So this is my interjection: It isn’t a matter of contradicting yourself or not (because if you live long enough, you’ll eventually contradict yourself…

  • WHAT CAN YOU CONTROL, WHAT CAN YOU NOT CONTROL? STOICISM

    WHAT CAN YOU CONTROL, WHAT CAN YOU NOT CONTROL? STOICISM

    Stoicism 101: Focus on what you can control, not what you cannot control.

  • Life is the Ultimate Creative Constraint

    Life is the Ultimate Creative Constraint

    What makes life so sweet? The fact it is the ultimate creative constraint!

  • FRESH AIR PHOTOS

    FRESH AIR PHOTOS

    Photos Which are a breath of Fresh Air. This is the type of photos I love. Why fresh air is more important than ever. Now that we are all stuck indoors all day, it seems that fresh air is more essential than ever. If anything, just going outside and being able to walk is the…

  • WHY AM I SO MOTIVATED?

    WHY AM I SO MOTIVATED?

    Where do I get my motivation from? My mom: She taught me self-esteem and self-confidence. My physical strength: My strong body and physiology motivates me to move a lot (literally to walk a lot), talk a lot, and to share a lot. My innate bull-shit detector: Whenever I smell BS, I get a great joy…

  • WHAT LEGACY DO YOU WANT TO LEAVE HUMANITY?

    WHAT LEGACY DO YOU WANT TO LEAVE HUMANITY?

    We will all die. At best we will live to be 120 years old. At worst, we will die tonight (or today). Thus the question: How can we live and direct our lives in a way in which we can leave a meaningful legacy to humanity?