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Whether or not you think college is a scam, it is undeniable that college campuses are great. Great architecture, great student life, great human activity. College and college campuses are a pseudo-utopia. So the …
I wonder this barbell theory: if you want to maximize your money making potential, maybe it is good to separate your money making profession and your passion. For example, you’ll probably make a lot …
What is life? Growth and change. Thus if you just optimize your life towards growth and change, how can you fail?
We Will Never Be Pleased.
The notion of “Just in Time†comes from the Toyota way. Similar to notions of kaizen. Anyways the notion of Just in Time is fascinating to me because it is similar to the notion …
As parents, what I think we want is to make more meaningful photos of our kids. Artistic and more beautiful photos of the kids, that brings us more joy delight and gratitude.
A philosophical classification system: almost everything in life you could either categorize as ascending or descending. Then the focus becomes to only focus on that which is ascending, and a void understand that which …
Perhaps if you live somewhere uber-boring like the suburbs, we must be inventive and figure out: How can we spice up our boring lifestyle — and make it more exciting?
What is ‘perfection’? Perhaps it is simply a striving for more. More perfect, more efficient, more effective.
WHY APP? The motivation: From Nietzsche — if a man knows his ‘wherefore?’ he can discover any ‘how?’
Dear friend, The unstoppable passion I have: Trying to discover the maximum amount of passion in my photography, and the maximum amount of enjoyment and joy in my photography. This decade+ journey has resulted …
Photolosophy idea.
After much experimentation with Leica cameras, and all the other cameras on the market, this is what I have learned: Ricoh–Pentax is the supreme (the best) camera brand for photography. For videos and vlogging …
HAPTIC INDUSTRIES: my creative passion expressed in physical products:
Condense: Make it more dense, thicker, more compact [densus in Latin].
The best way to condense and compress your photos: Make video slide shows (.8 seconds for each photo) in iMovie and autoplay it:
What is life all about? Striving for more.
If you have a choice and option in life, opt to *NOT* be miserable. Don’t surround, interact or engage with miserable people, consume miserable news, have miserable thoughts, or dwell on past misery or …
Life lesson about equipment, our tools, things, clothes, cars, etc — Even though we get the best, we won’t be satisfied. Then what does this mean?
Why read? Reading too is a form of consumption, but at least it takes skill and brain input from you to interpret. Whereas many video games, tv shows and films take zero skill to …
If you seek more happiness in your life, seek more control.
How to make our happiness visible through our photos:
Control over convenience, control over money power and influence.
First sent on ERIC KIM NEWSLETTER > The holidays are coming up. What does this mean? A chance for us to think about what kind of experiences we want to invest in, and what …
What do we really want in our photography? To discover our true voice and vision in our photography. To differentiate our photography from others. But how does one do this?
What is popular is often wrong. Also, what is popular is often bad. Rare is better. The rare for the rare.
My simple prediction: in the next 30 years, we will see NFT and nonfungible tokens increase in use and popularity. Also, the trend for digital possessions, and digital ownership, rather than physical ownership.
What do we hate the most when it comes to movies and films? When it is predictable and cliché. But why is it that we want people to be predictable? Why is it that …
Perhaps to be more productive and creative, don’t just stick to 100% arabica coffee. Integrate robusta into it.
I have a photographic memory. That is, my memories are just photos. I don’t actually remember actual events, but I remember the photos surrounding them.
Are experiences worth it if you don’t remember them? Probably not.
I am all for buying experiences, not stuff. and this is where Airbnb is so great: Airbnb is both an aesthetic, home and living and lifestyle experience, and typically good for reawakening your mind, …
Finally was able to make it out to Joshua tree, after many years of living in Southern California. Highly recommended for a quick family road trip. Just rent a nice Airbnb close by, and …
Some things you can ask for this holiday season: Ricoh GR 3, or Ricoh GR 3X. Eric Kim wrist strap or Eric Kim neck strap for your Ricoh GR. An Airbnb experience and travel …
The saying that diamond is made from pressure. Also, compression tights, compression clothing as good for your health. Also in praise of compressed files, like zip files. Also compressed design, being able to fit …
Dear friend, What is my personal modus in photography? Simple — Helping you achieve your personal maximum in your photography.
A quick money and entrepreneurial thought: Best to take lots of small financial risks rather than make a few foolish really-big expensive financial investments (I think it is a very bad idea buying a …
Not sure what the purpose of your life is? If your passion is photography, it is simple: It is to make photos.
Do not separate your ‘work’ and ‘career’ with your passion (photography). They are the same thing.
When you’re not sure your audience will like it or not, just take the risk and publish it.
The future of photography, publishing, and possessions — all digital.
A random thought this morning — Perhaps digital possessions are superior to physical possessions.
Even though at times we may feel there is nothing to photograph:
If you want the best and happiest life, perhaps hiking must be a part of your lifestyle regimen:
Why travel? A good way to reset. Reset the way you do things, your daily routine, how you see and interact with the world.
Don’t buy it for the flashy aesthetics because you will sooner or later bore of it. Also anti perfection notions in aesthetics. All aesthetic ideals are trends. Even wabi sabi.