YOUR OWN TABLE OF VALUES.

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Do not base your own values based on money, popular acclaim, fame, or the number of people who buy into something.

Instead — you the philosopher and legislator — you can create your own new table of values Carte Blanche.

PHILOSOPHY by KIM

Philosophical Essays

  1. RETRO IS BAD.
  2. INSANELY LOFTY THOUGHTS.
  3. Strive to *Lose* Weight, Not *Gain* Weight
  4. DIABLO II ANALOGIES FOR REAL LIFE.
  5. If You Know Your *WHY* You Can Discover Any *HOW*
  6. Life is Too Short to Be Miserable
  7. What Consumption Takes Skill?
  8. OFF THE GRID.
  9. REALITY IS CRUEL.
  10. Pain is Information
  11. WHY REMOVE VULGARITY AND DISORDER FROM OUR EYES?
  12. AUTOTELIC.
  13. UNPLUG.
  14. How to Become a Philosopher
  15. SUBOPTIMAL IS OPTIMAL
  16. THE LUST FOR MORE.
  17. TO DO IS TO BECOME.
  18. IN PRAISE OF AGGRESSIVE.
  19. THE PHILOSOPHY OF OPTIMISM
  20. OUR PHILOSOPHICAL WILL TO EXISTENCE
  21. Is Hope a Vice?
  22. MOVE MEAN
  23. Carte Blanche Ideals
  24. One Interesting Thought
  25. What Lasts? What Doesn’t Last?
  26. A WOUND STIMULATES THE RECUPERATIVE POWERS
  27. Children & Purpose
  28. Thoughts on Becoming a Parent
  29. Where Does Our Desire to Upgrade Come From?
  30. WE ALWAYS NEED SOMETHING FURTHER TO ASPIRE TO.
  31. Self-Task Yourself an Awesome Mission in Life
  32. Differentiation vs Equalization
  33. My Passion to *Become* Something More
  34. No Aesthetic or Ethos is Forever
  35. What is Your Higher Purpose in Life?
  36. IT WILL NEVER SATISFY YOU.
  37. How to Decide
  38. Things You *Want* to Do vs Things You *MUST* Do
  39. Towards a More Beautiful Mode of Existence and Future
  40. EXTREME GRATITUDE.
  41. AMAP (As Much as Possible) or None.
  42. Why or How Does it Matter?
  43. The Philosophy of Time and Events
  44. How *Not* to Resent
  45. FORWARD LOOKING
  46. DOMAIN FLEXIBILITY.
  47. The Miracle of Human Growth
  48. EXTREME ADAPTATION.
  49. Why Plan?
  50. You Don’t Need to Justify Yourself
  51. The Philosophy of Ego
  52. True vs False Passions
  53. How to Achieve Tranquility
  54. On Making Your Own Philosophy
  55. The Purpose of Life is to Create New Life
  56. Think On!
  57. The Wisdom of Doing Nothing
  58. Congruency
  59. My Thoughts on Meditation
  60. The Philosophy of Purpose
  61. Emulate Yourself
  62. Good Fear, Bad Fear
  63. For the Betterment of Humanity or Just Yourself?
  64. What you *really* believe in and care for is manifested through your actions (or non-actions)
  65. Why Culture is Your Enemy
  66. YOUR EXPERIENCES ARE KING.
  67. LIFE IS INHERENTLY GOOD.
  68. Artistic, Physical, and Philosophical Muscles
  69. All New Experiences are Good Experiences
  70. What is the Purpose of X?
  71. UTILITY.
  72. Philosophy is a Luxury
  73. The Attempt is More Interesting than the Result
  74. Joyfulness vs “Happiness”
  75. Effectiveness Over Happiness
  76. Self Actualization
  77. MAXIMAL ENGAGEMENT
  78. Life & Pain
  79. On Living Every Day with No Regret
  80. Learn as if you’re going to live forever, live as if you’re going to die tomorrow
  81. Live Every Day Like it Were the Last Day of Your Life
  82. Self-Determination
  83. FALSE GRATITUDE vs REAL GRATITUDE
  84. HOW TO LIVE MORE
  85. THE UPSIDE OF TRAGEDY
  86. Satisfaction is a Sucker’s Game
  87. Supreme Repose
  88. WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF LIFE? According to ERIC KIM
  89. STUBBORN, FLEXIBLE
  90. EVERYTHING HAPPENS AS IT *SHOULD* HAVE HAD HAPPENED
  91. Good Addiction, Bad Addiction?
  92. What is the Best Life?
  93. The Philosophy of Thinking
  94. The Philosophy of Conspiracies
  95. Conspiracies
  96. Growth
  97. Skepticism.
  98. What Do You Really Want Out of Life?
  99. Seem or Be?
  100. Learn Through Pain
  101. Respect Yourself
  102. In Praise of Elitism
  103. Why Independent Thinking?
  104. I Will Never Die
  105. Bitter is Better
  106. The Genesis of Nihilism and Existential Dread
  107. The Ethics of Personal Enrichment
  108. Good vs Not Good
  109. Punished by Privilege
  110. Abstinence Over Moderation
  111. Just Leave Others Alone
  112. You Can Only Critique that Which You Truly Understand and Love
  113. ERIC KIM Critique of Metaphysics
  114. Only Trust Philosophers Who Deadlift
  115. Heuristic: If Someone Talks Shit About Others Behind Their Back, Most Likely They’re Also Talking Shit About You Behind Your Back
  116. Virtue is a Privilege
  117. What Are Your Life Goals?
  118. Honesty
  119. Why I’m Anti Moderation
  120. No Spite, No Malice.
  121. Ascending Life or Descending Life?
  122. Double Edged Sword
  123. Ignorance.
  124. Why I Don’t Trust “Nice Guys”
  125. Why You Must Share Your Opinion
  126. Selfish Isn’t Evil
  127. Wisdom is the Goal
  128. YOU ARE KING.
  129. MASTER YOURSELF
  130. What is “Good” for You is Often what is Bad for You
  131. Care.
  132. BITTERSWEET
  133. ONE REP MAX
  134. Morality and Ethics is the Snare
  135. BY HELPING YOURSELF, YOU BEST HELP OTHERS
  136. Insanity is Good.
  137. Think Deep.
  138. PHILOSOPHY IS THE FUTURE.
  139. Open Mind vs Closed Mind
  140. ENTHUSIASM IS GENIUS
  141. Towards a More Critical and Rigorous Line of Thinking
  142. How to Encourage and a Foster Independent and Free Thinking
  143. What is the Purpose of Life?
  144. WHY PHILOSOPHY IS SUPREME.
  145. Elitism.
  146. I Cannot Form an Opinion About Somebody Until I’ve Met Them in the Flesh
  147. ALL GENETICS ARE GOOD GENETICS.
  148. Happiness vs Freedom
  149. The Birth of a Hater
  150. My Way Isn’t the Right Way
  151. Walking as an Existential Thing
  152. Why I’m So Tolerant
  153. Mortal Gods
  154. THE HUMAN SPECIES
  155. Why I’m So Skeptical
  156. Just Follow the Money
  157. Why Selfish?
  158. WHY WE CANNOT BLAME OTHERS
  159. Why Are We So Anti Elitism?
  160. What Actually Interests You?
  161. How to Become Yourself
  162. SELF HATE
  163. Optimistic Fatalism
  164. Death is the Ultimate Creative Constraint
  165. FLUX.
  166. How to Think for Yourself
  167. FLESH
  168. How to Live the Best Life
  169. Why Live a Life Without Regrets?
  170. Why Plato Ruined Art and Aesthetics for Us
  171. Self Respect
  172. Hypocrite vs Contradict
  173. Ideals vs Reality
  174. Spaceship Philosophy
  175. What is Your Ideal Life?
  176. MY EXTREME GRATITUDE TOWARDS LIFE AND BEING ALIVE!
  177. Critique of Utilitarianism
  178. Don’t Treat Others the Way You Want to Be Treated
  179. The Eternal Recurrence of Tragedy and Joy in Life
  180. Elite Asceticism
  181. Why I Don’t Like Numbers
  182. Action and Reaction, Cause and Effect
  183. The Antidote to Nihilism: The Philosophy of Nothingness
  184. ERIC KIM Notes on Meditations by Marcus Aurelius
  185. EXPLOIT CHAOS.
  186. WHY I DON’T BELIEVE IN GENETICS
  187. Self-Wisdom
  188. The Future Belongs to the Fearless
  189. INDIVIDUALISM
  190. Why Live Forever?
  191. THIS TOO WILL PASS.
  192. Why Education?
  193. How to Become Yourself
  194. Things Shouldn’t Go Back to the Way They Used to Be
  195. Why Am I So Cruel?
  196. The Great Joy of Existence
  197. Virtue for the Sake of Virtue
  198. NO DISDAIN.
  199. INTELLIGENT IGNORANCE
  200. A LIFE WITHOUT PAIN, DIFFICULTY OR TRAGEDY ISN’T A LIFE WORTH LIVING
  201. BITTER IS BETTER.
  202. EXPLOIT THE BEST FROM TRAGEDY AND LIFE 
  203. DISREGARD FOR SELF-PRESERVATION
  204. PAIN.
  205. WHAT IF EVERYTHING IS NOT GONNA BE ALRIGHT?
  206. Tomorrow is Never
  207. Life is the Ultimate Creative Constraint
  208. EMBODIED REALITY
  209. BLACK SWAN
  210. THINGS WILL NEVER GO BACK TO THE WAY THEY USED TO BE
  211. What are you *really* afraid of?
  212. HAPPINESS ISN’T THE GOAL
  213. Philosophy is King
  214. Why is Selfish Evil?
  215. YOU’RE CONSTANTLY IN A STATE OF BECOMING
  216. ENTITLEMENT A SIN?
  217. NARCISSISM
  218. BE BRUTALLY HONEST WITH YOURSELF
  219. WHY FREE WILL?
  220. OBEY YOUR OPINION
  221. EGO IS GOOD.
  222. WHY IT IS GOOD TO BE INTO YOURSELF
  223. Seek the Good Pain
  224. Anti-Perfection in Photography, Art, and Life
  225. Can You Become an End into Yourself?
  226. WHY I LIVE
  227. Why I Hate Decline
  228. Why I Eat
  229. Why am I So Positive and Optimistic?
  230. EFFORT IS ENJOYMENT
  231. Never Stop Gaining
  232. TRUST YOURSELF
  233. A Life of Maximal Personal Independence
  234. What Do You Desire to Become?
  235. What Do I Want from Technology?
  236. Stratified Society
  237. Do You Love or Hate Reality?
  238. On the Brian, Body and Mind
  239. I’m Maximally Happy, Now What?
  240. Care over Fame
  241. ACTIVE NIHILISM
  242. Never Stop Subtracting
  243. How to Live a Happier and More Epic Life
  244. A Risker Life is a Better Life
  245. Only Work on Things You Can Imagine Doing for Eternity
  246. How to Maximize Your Happiness
  247. Influence
  248. The Gladiator Makes His Plans once He Enters the Ring
  249. Meditations on Meaning in Life
  250. There is Nothing More Interesting than Human Beings
  251. Is Hope a Vice?
  252. EGO
  253. Why Be Unique?
  254. Happiness is Metabolism Health and Strength
  255. You’re the Hero
  256. Is Productivity a Virtue or Vice?
  257. Why Do We Prize the Rare?
  258. The Joy of Uncertainty
  259. How Should I Best Use My Time and Life?
  260. A Life Without Pain or Suffering Isn’t a Life Worth Living
  261. Free or Unfree?
  262. What Do You Really Care For in Life?
  263. Anti-Satisfaction in Life
  264. Why Think?
  265. The Eternal Return
  266. Only Do What is Best for You!
  267. Truthiness
  268. Why Be Happy?
  269. Permissionless Living
  270. In Praise of Unconventional Wisdom
  271. Become the Change Which You Wish to See in the World
  272. Happiness
  273. Beyond Freedom
  274. Idolize People, Not Stuff
  275. What Makes You Stronger? What Makes You Weaker?
  276. Why Hate?
  277. The Secret of Happiness
  278. You’re Constantly in a State of Becoming
  279. Life is about Choices, Not Obligations
  280. Anti-Nihilism
  281. First, Do What is Best for You.
  282. Live Dynamic
  283. How to Prosper
  284. Is the Point of Life to Be Satisfied?
  285. SUPREME EFFORT OF WILL.
  286. How to Become more Idealistic
  287. Thrivival 101
  288. Create Yourself
  289. Non-Small
  290. Inspiration
  291. How to Live a Heroic Life: Dare the Heights!
  292. Human Augmentation
  293. Prune
  294. Happiness: Do What You Want to Do (And Don’t Do What You Don’t Want to Do)
  295. Avoid Vain (Empty) Pursuits in Life
  296. Modern Slavery
  297. Kill the Leeches
  298. Wisdom Augmentation
  299. Why We Need Friction in Life
  300. Straight Line Philosophy
  301. What’s Your End-Game in Life?
  302. Create Your Own Happiness Today
  303. Desire Both Pain and Pleasure in Life
  304. Try the Impossible
  305. SELF-RESPECT
  306. Anti-Social Extrovert
  307. Never Blame Anybody But Yourself
  308. Human Flourishing
  309. Simpler, Not Better.
  310. How to be Free
  311. Embrace the Extremes
  312. Cultivate Your Own Culture
  313. COURAGE.
  314. Thrivival
  315. Inner Power
  316. How to Live a Purposeful Life
  317. My Definition of Happiness
  318. Why Change is Good
  319. Why Work?
  320. How to Live the Happiest Possible Life
  321. The Two-Pronged Approach to Maximize Joy in Your Life
  322. You Always Have Another Option!
  323. INFINITISM
  324. Never Stop!
  325. What is Your Self-Directed Purpose in Life?
  326. Live Today Like it Were Your Last
  327. Do You Photograph to Live, or Live to Photograph?
  328. ARTIST-PHILOSOPHER
  329. Live Life to the Fullest!
  330. In Praise of Selfishness
  331. Why You Must Be a YAY-SAYER to Succeed in Entrepreneurship and Life
  332. Why I Love Walking
  333. Live Life Like a Video Game!
  334. Simple Luxuries in Life
  335. Treat Your Life Like a Fun Experiment!
  336. Only Prove it to Yourself
  337. You Don’t Always Need to Feel Joyful to Live a Fulfilling and Meaningful Life
  338. Life is Too Short to Be Bored!
  339. Money Cannot Destroy Boredom
  340. How to Find Inspiration in Life
  341. Why You Must Ignore Haters to Succeed and Win in Life
  342. An Active Life is a Happy Life
  343. My Simple Joys in Life
  344. Never Stop Striving
  345. How to Motivate Yourself in Life
  346. How to Be Optimistic in Life
  347. How to Dictate Your Purpose in Life
  348. In Praise of a Dynamic Life
  349. PURPOSE.
  350. How to Enjoy Life
  351. Photography Therapy
  352. How to Conquer Regret
  353. Take Your Play Very Seriously.
  354. How to Prosper
  355. Memento Vivere
  356. Destroy in Order to CREATE
  357. Trust Your Body More Than Your Mind
  358. Make Photos to Make Meaning in Your Life
  359. Seek Knowledge, Not Information
  360. The Purpose of Human Life
  361. How to Overcome Impedence
  362. Why I Love Death
  363. How to Be Centered in the Eternal Now
  364. How to Be Happy
  365. Why Do You Care What Others Think of You?
  366. Why I’m Happy
  367. Why?
  368. Why I’m So Prolific
  369. How to Reduce LAG in Life

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