MOTIVATE YOURSELF, MOTIVATE OTHERS
Simple thought in life: Strive to motivate yourself (to move) to the maximum, and share your ideas/thoughts with others… to also encourage them to move and motivate themselves!
March 2020
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HOW I DO CREATIVE WORK ON IPAD
If you’re stuck at home, iPad is a great creative device– to MAKE AND CREATE new art-works! Some ideas:
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DISCOURAGE OR ENCOURAGE?
In life, you can categorize almost everything into two categories: Things which ENCOURAGE you, and things which DISCOURAGE you. Then it seems the secret to life is this: Cut out things from your life which DISCOURAGE you, and ADD MORE things to your life which ENCOURAGES YOU. For example:
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A DAY IN THE LIFE OF ERIC KIM
I’ve always been curious about the ‘day of the life’ of other people. Here is my attempt to share my life:
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Tolerance
Tolerance: Don’t be a tyrant unto me, and I also don’t be a tyrant unto you. A more tolerant society is a better society. But what are the caveats?
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NOW IS YOUR CHANCE TO DOCUMENT HISTORY UNFOLDING!
As a photographer, now is your chance to document and capture an insanely significant period of human history. Go out and shoot!
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*SHOULD* I BE AFRAID?
A thought: During these moments of calamity, do I somehow have a duty or obligation to feel afraid and scared? If not, am I somehow a bad person? For example, I’m currently NOT afraid, but everyone else tells me that I SHOULD be afraid. Why SHOULD I be afraid? Perhaps it is because if I’m…
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WHAT’S THE POINT OF LIFE?
Humans to exist indefinitely, 2. Expression of human power, 3. Take human evolution to the next level.
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Luxury 2.0
When we can no longer buy luxury cars, luxury clothes, or have a place to flex our luxury things… what will be the future of luxury?
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WHY I LOVE PAIN
My theory: Pain as the driver of growth! Or in other words: You cannot become stronger without pain.
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TURBO THOUGHTS: PROPEL YOURSELF
What’s the point of moving? To propel yourself. To MOVE. Move forward, move upwards… move to a higher level… a new plane!
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Why Make Art During Calamity?
Question: During times of calamity, why make art? Why make photos? Drawings? Illustrations? Videos? Music? Poems? Writings? Why make anything?
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Science vs Philosophy
When we call something “scientific”, we mean to say it is supreme, irrefutable, and the apex. But can science ever prove anything? No. Science can only DISCONFIRM or FALSIFY wrong notions or ideas. So what are we to do? Best to put more focus on philosophy — which asks: Why is this even important in…
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MONEY IS MOVEMENT
Money is motivation. Motivation literally means “to move”.
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What are you *really* afraid of?
We all seem like we’re currently in a state of pandemonium. But what are we really afraid of?
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SEEK IMMORTAL FAME AMONGST MORTALS
A thought from my friend Heraclitus: A fun and noble life goal — strive to gain immortal fame amongst mortals and mankind!
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HAPPINESS ISN’T THE GOAL
A thought: Happiness isn’t the goal of life… but to GENERATE and GIVE BIRTH (to new ideas, new art works, and new humans!)
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Anything is Possible
The great uplifting thought: Anything in life (if we think about physics), IS POSSIBLE! And with digital entrepreneurship — truly anything is possible now!
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PAIN AND SUFFERING IS GOOD.
Pain and suffering as the great stimulus for life!
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FREEDOM FROM BOREDOM
What is the greatest threat we currently face? Boredom.
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BRAVE NEW WORLD OF DIGITAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Now is your chance. Your opportunity. This type of opportunity only comes once in (your) lifetime!
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Make Everything Meaningful
Not everything in life happens for a reason, but we can dictate HOW we want to make it meaningful.
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Philosophy is King
Whats the apex field of study or pursuit? Philosophy.
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ARS BETA
ARSBETA.COM — one of my great gifts to humanity. Without my team and squad (Kevin McKenzie, Cindy Nguyen, Annette Kim, Jun Goodhouse Kim, Ben Mills, Soren Zane), it wouldn’t be possible.
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FEAR.
Fear as the ultimate motivator. Fear as the ultimate filter in life. Fear — knowing that you can and will (eventually) die — you don’t do no bullshit in life and only work on what’s essential to you.
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YOU’RE STRONGER THAN YOU THINK YOU ARE.
Dear friend, Shit is hard, but remember: You’re stronger than you think you are.
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GENERATE
THE FUTURE BELONGS TO GENERATORS (those whom create, generate, and procreate)!
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WHAT IF YOU COULD NEVER LEAVE YOUR COUNTRY (EVER AGAIN?)
Not a crazy thought — What if you could never leave your own country ever again? Could you still live a happy, meaningful, hopeful, optimistic and great life? The ancient greeks didn’t have any interest in traveling Our new form of flexing your wealth and social class is travel. But what if we could never…
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What I Eat
What I eat in my diet:
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EXPECT THE UNEXPECTED
What is the best way to live? Expect the unexpected.
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GENERATE
Generate — genero, beget, produce, make. As artists, it is our mission to generate. To make, to produce, to beget art works. To procreate!
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GREEN IS GROWTH
Notions of flourishing. A green shoot, a green sprout — the sign of growth! Verdant [green and leafy and lush] pastures are good for growth. Humans like green, because it is beneficial for more food, and thus more human thriving?
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Cholesterol (Meat) is a Steroid
What is a steroid? It comes from “sterol” (same word as cholesterol). Theory: Foods with high cholesterol are good for muscle growth. Why? Increasing cholesterol increases our bodily steroid production, which increases our testosterone and human growth hormone. Lesson: To maximize muscular gains, eat lots of fatty meat (the fattier, the more cholesterol), the better.
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DRIVE.
To drive: to thrust, force, act. We need drive, we need the inner fire of being driven. Where does this come from? The desire to become stronger, to become more, to augment our ego!
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Overweight vs Overfat
The problem isn’t being “overweight”— it is about being “overfat”.
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NATTY OR NOT?
Natty or not? Natural or not? What does this mean?
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YOU ARE THE BLACK SWAN!
The rules do not apply to you.
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HOW I CHOOSE MY PHOTOS
How do I choose my photos?
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BLACKER IS BETTER
Black and white photos:
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Build a Website
One of the most creative things you can do while stuck at home: Build your own website! Register on bluehost.com and install wordpress.org. Only costs $4-10 USD a month. Cheaper than Netflix, and 100000x more productive!
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What is Motivation? Move Like a Child!
Motivation means to move. Motivate, similar to the word “motor” or “motus”. Children are “hyper-active”. But perhaps this is good. Let us become like children To move — we gotta feed our ego. My motivation to move is to augment my ego. The ego is the primum mobile Our desire to augment our ego is…
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HOME WORKOUT: DUMBBELL PRESS AND SQUAT
If you’re stuck at home (but can still order dumbbells or kettlebells on Amazon or online), or buy them at a local fitness store, this is a very simple workout you can do at home. Even works in my tiny apartment that is around 300 square feet.
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How to Grow Your Muscles
Growth is key. How to grow our muscles? Some thoughts:
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RESPECT
What is ‘respect‘? To look back at someone. ‘spek-‘, meaning to see, look, observe. Thus when we ‘respect’ someone — what does this really mean?
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EMOTION
Emotion: What moves us [e-moveo]. Without emotion, we wouldn’t move!
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Don’t Follow the News, Talk to Real People
During this chaos, I like to talk to real people.
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How to Profit from Calamity
When shit hits the fan, some thoughts.
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Capitalism 2.0
The brave new world of CAPITALISM 2.0 is upon us.
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How to Be Productive from Home
Dear friends, Okay looks like zombie apocalypse mode is fully on. If you’re working from home, here are some ideas to become more productive:
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BECOME YOURSELF
THE GOAL AIN’T TO BECOME ANYONE ELSE BUT YOURSELF!