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Month: April 2020
Success: Speak Your Mind Without Fear
My definition of success. Speaking fearlessly, creating fearlessly and sharing fearlessly. Success is the quantum of courage you exhibit, not how others react to you.
You’re the Authority, You’re the Author.
Who is your authority ?
Authority, author.
Do you own yourself? Are you the author of yourself and your own life?
Don’t obey any authority but yourself.
Humans Aren’t Lazy
No. We want to do things. We want challenge, fun, and more.
Be distrustful of anyone (psychologists, philosophers, economics, etc) who say:
The human desire is to do as little as humanly possible, to conserve our energy.
No. We desire to maximally expend our energy! To become more powerful, to gain more, and to indulge more of our desires. To achieve more, create more, and consume more!
Why Make Photos and Art During COVID-19?
Because photography is your life!
Elevate Yourself
Elevate yourself. Never placate others, only yourself.
Physiological Power
The ultimate power— physiological power.
How I Work on my MacBook Pro
My theories on working on a MacBook laptop:
Fuck Being Normal!
Life is About Levels
Don’t you desire to level-up in life?
The Body is the Soul
How to Conquer Paralysis by Analysis
Perfectionism is the enemy.
One Shot.
Male Beauty
Generative.
The best art, philosophy and knowledge is generative meaning —
You generate MORE and you put in MORE into something than you took from it.
The Great Passion
This is the fuel of your life.
Bodily vs Mental Prostitution
A thought:
Why is bodily prostitution is seen as morally depraved, whereas mental prostitution isn’t?
ON ELITISM
How elitism is good:
Seek Your Own Maximal Advantage in Life
This seems the most ‘rational’ thing to do.
The Body
Everything originates from our body. Thus the start of all of our philosophical inquires should start with our body, physiology before notions of “psychologyâ€, “soulâ€, “mindâ€, etc.
Your Ultimate Desire
What’s your ultimate desire? What are you willing to sacrifice in order to achieve it or get it?
Beyond money, fame, riches, etc. A deeper desire.
Ideals vs Reality
Thought:
Let us think less about lofty philosophical ideals… and instead, just look deep into human desires (whether ‘good’ or ‘bad’).
The first true step in philosophy — radical self-candor and honesty.
Private vs Public Porn
Don’t watch porn that you wouldn’t watch in public, or have others know you watch.
Energy Suicide
I recently came across a saying:
One drop of semen is worth 10 pints of blood.
For us men, does this mean that jerking off is energy suicide?
The Taste for Forbidden Knowledge
We want and like searching for forbidden knowledge and forbidden truth! My current interests:
- Sexual knowledge
- Physiological knowledge
- Religious and spiritual knowledge
- Amorality and ethics
We love and desire the forbidden fruit!
STRIVE TO BECOME THE MOST EPIC YOU POSSIBLE
YOU ARE THE END-GOAL. YOU ARE THE END-GAME!
WHAT DO YOU ASPIRE TO BECOME?
Become you.
JUST STREAM YOUR LIFE
YOUR LIFE IS THE ULTIMATE LIFE-STREAM!
Are You Allowed Or Not Allowed To?
In life — ask yourself the question:
Is there anything I’m NOT allowed to do which is getting in the way of my desired outcomes?
Photos Don’t Lie
The Upside of Accuracy in Photography
Art is the End-Game
What’s our end game in life? Simple — art. Arts creation.
Study Your Own Face
Selfie photo assignment.
ADVENTURE AWAITS YOU!
What do you gotta do? Just leave your apartment and home, and document your journey!
In Praise of Statues
Statues– a good source of artistic inspiration and motivation.
Nature is the Ultimate Visual Stimuli
Look at more nature… the ultimate visual stimuli.
The Hierarchy of Credence
Everyone is entitled to his or her own opinion, but not all opinions are of equal worth, weight. There is a hierarchy of opinion.
NEVER STOP MOVING!
When in doubt, keep moving!
How Does Google Know I’m Korean?
Google Arts and Culture app— my new favorite muse.
The Female Form
Why is it that the female form fascinates me so much? Some thoughts —
Cold Training and Walking as Highly Effective to Improve Your Mood
Why I prefer to live in cold (and warm) climates:
Why Write?
Writing — a tool to impute your thoughts into the external world.
How I Think
How to Make Art During COVID-19
Dear friend,
A thought —
How can we be inspired to make art during COVID-19?
Some thoughts:
Pain and Gain (2013, Michael Bay) Film Review by ERIC KIM
Totally a ‘low-brow’ film, but one of my new favorites.
Why Porn?
Why Do People Think Porn is Bad?
HAPPINESS FOR WHAT END?
We want to be happier … but towards what end?
THE CREATIVE CONSTRAINTS OF COVID-19
What if covid-19 is the best thing we can do for our lives and creativity?
THE BRAVE SHALL INHERIT THE EARTH
In today’s brave new world … with COVID and everything, it seems the only way to thrive is to be brave. And the good thing with bravery — we can actually control how much bravery we exhibit!
Spaceship Philosophy
Right now living in COVID-19, it is almost as if we are living on a spaceship. Let me explain:
WASTEFUL
Why is being wasteful seen as an evil? Some thoughts:
Your Own Renaissance
Renaissance literally means ‘re-birth’. Thus … perhaps we can use this opportunity as a personal re-birth or re-baptism of our artistic genius!
What Art I’ve Been Studying
Studying Renaissance art using iPad and Google ‘Arts & Culture’ app. [Download on Google Play, or Apple App Store].
Never Stop Uploading // Never Stop Sharing!
The principle for our digital lives:
Never stop creating, sharing, uploading. Keep the stream flowing!
Why Hypertrophy?
Hyper nutrition. To become bigger, stronger, more!
What is Your Ideal Life?
Let this thought be the starting point.
The Game of Composition
Composition is a Game. Like all games … don’t take it too seriously! Just have fun! :)
Why I Like to Shoot Layered Street Photography Compositions
The fun joy with shooting layers:
A visual challenge, joy, interest, and game!
When Times Get Tough, Just Keep Shooting!
A positive photo thought!
Motivational Nihilism
If there is no ultimate purpose to existence… isn’t this insanely awesome? This means that you can do anything you want, and you DON’T need to do anything you don’t want to do.
Shouldn’t this encourage us to do more of what we care for, and not do anything we don’t care for … assuming no morality and ethics and ultimate purpose in life?
Why Move?
Move to become more powerful, to procure more power, influence, impact. To move more is for us to become happier, more joyful, and stronger!
Why Photography?
Share Your Perspective and Point of View (POV)
The artist– we share our perspective, our point of view (POV).
Destruction is Also a Creative Act
High Brow vs Low Brow Art
No difference between the two. The question —
When I experience a piece of art, how does it affect my muscles?
Composition and Decomposition: Construct and Deconstruct Great Art
We all talk about composition , but why never the negative or opposite — decomposition?
Muscular Art
Let your muscles judge and guide your art and art creation. Also, judge an art work based on the effect of it on your body — your muscles, your physiology, whether it physically moves and motivates you!
In Praise of Working Hard
What I like about the working hard ethos;; we have control over our destiny. We can have pride that we are self-made.
Artistic Self-Confidence
What do we lack? Artistic self-confidence. How do we augment this? Some thoughts.
How to Build Your Self-Esteem
I have insanely high self-esteem. How and why? Some thoughts:
How to Live More
Are you living to die, or are you dying to live?