selfie crimson red ERIC KIM eye

COWARDICE.

The only ‘bad’ which exists is which pertains to cowardice.

In life, think–

When did I truly desire to do x, y, z … but it is cowardice that stood in my way?

Perhaps the only time we should atone and feel regret is when it comes to cowardice. But when it comes to matters of exhaustion, weakness of willpower (which is often physiological exhaustion), or non-desire, feel no regret.

Once again:

With your true desires, let us strive to never exhibit cowardice!

ERIC


PHILOSOPHY by KIM

Philosophical Essays

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

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