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Month: April 2022

Photo essay / Apr 14, 2022

Future-Proof Design

In praise of the minimalistic Tesla model 3, and Tesla model Y interior, and central screen. It is much more future proof than many modern cars being built today, even modern electric cars, with …

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Photo essay / Apr 14, 2022

Tesla Will Eat Uber’s Lunch

Assuming that Tesla could really make autonomous vehicles possible, all electric, it will eat Uber‘s lunch. Also, if one day in the future Tesla self-driving cars will fulfill Amazon packages and delivery, it will …

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Photo essay / Apr 14, 2022

Creative Vision

Don’t just use buzz words, or follow what’s trendy, or try to placate to the popular society trends. Rather, have a strong, singular, an obsessive creative vision for how things should be.

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Photo essay / Apr 14, 2022

Observe.

Letting Seneca play by himself, and keeping my distance, and just letting him do his own thing. But closely observing him.

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Photo essay / Apr 14, 2022

Sun Exposure

Why is sun exposure so good for our well-being? For myself, spending as much time in the direct sun as humanly possible. Shirt off, and short shorts.

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Photo essay / Apr 13, 2022

How to Become a Thinker

A thinker– someone who thinks. How to think more? Via negativa: Spend less time reading, listening to podcasts, watching movies, TV, shows, music. Let your mind and visual-audio sensory go more quiet and deaf.

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Photo essay / Apr 13, 2022

SUBURBAN LIVING

How do we live a virtuous life in the suburbs? Mall street photography Hiking Lots of walking around the house, front porch, backyard Mini road trips and day trips Date nights at new trendy …

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Photo essay / Apr 13, 2022

Once a Week

Better to workout insanely intensely once a week than everyday with “high” intensity. For example, better to do a one rep max attempt, powerlifting style, once a week, than bodybuilding style every single day.

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Photo essay / Apr 13, 2022

Price Robust

Invest in things and items which are robust to time and money. White Tesla Model 3 (uber-base model, black interior, no options or enhanced autopilot) as robust to time. Also iPhone SE. Also leather …

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Photo essay / Apr 13, 2022

Costco Business Center

The game changer, especially for getting beef, eggs, and other meat items. You can access it, even if you just have a normal Costco membership. Or get a Costco gift card as a “golden …

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Photo essay / Apr 13, 2022

Dynamic Warmup

Before working out, have as much of a dynamic warm-up as possible. Push-ups, bodyweight squats, Burpee‘s, pistol squats, dive bombers, One arm dive bombers, hip openers with kettlebell, kettlebell swings, Turkish get up, etc. …

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Photo essay / Apr 13, 2022

10 Creative Photography Ideas for You

Dear friends, To advertise my upcoming new ONLINE PHOTOGRAPHY CREATIVITY WORKSHOP, I wanted to share some quick thoughts with you on photography, art, and creativity: 1. Photography as the ‘Occam’s razor’ of artistic creativity …

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Photo essay / Apr 13, 2022

Why I Like Crypto

With Crypto, you don’t feel tied down, or tied to a bank or banking institution. More freedom to move your money, store it, or have the joy in speculation or seeing it go up …

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Photo essay / Apr 13, 2022

Flying is Better.

The last time Cindy and I did a road trip up to Berkeley, we drove. We took the 5 freeway all the way up and this is my thought: Perhaps we should only drive, …

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Photo essay / Apr 13, 2022

POISON PEN.

The poison in my penWhere to begin? From the start or end?From the foe or friend?

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Photo essay / Apr 12, 2022

More Fat, Less Food

If your goal is to eat less, eat more fat. For example, pork belly, beef belly, beef neckbones, beef liver.

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Photo essay / Apr 12, 2022

Clarity & Confidence

For public speaking or a book or an article or argument, the goal is clarity, and confidence. Make your argument as clear as possible, and say it as confidently as possible.

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Photo essay / Apr 12, 2022

Dynamic ways to work on your laptop

Leaning up against a counter top, putting one leg on top of a high chair/stool, and putting the laptop on top of one of your knees while typing and working on your laptop. The …

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Photo essay / Apr 12, 2022

Follow Your Own Inner Code of Ethics

Your own moral code, your own inner code of ethics, your own personal conscience as the ultimate rule. This is far more robust than any legal system, which can be gamed. Or in other …

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Photo essay / Apr 12, 2022

Don’t get greedy with food

I think other forms of greed is fine, but not greed for your stomach. This will lead to really bad indigestion, stomach pains, which is one of the worst type of pains. Also, getting …

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Photo essay / Apr 12, 2022

Beef Liver

Beef liver as one of the most unknown and underrated, cuts of organ meat, which is like a natural steroid and testosterone booster. Why? It is extremely high in cholesterol, which is a natural …

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Photo essay / Apr 12, 2022

Seek the New

Why do we always desire for things to be the way they used to be, rather than the way they can become

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Photo essay / Apr 12, 2022

Always think carte blanche

Always think first principles, don’t think by analogy or metaphor. Also don’t think about your past experiences. Also don’t think about what you were in the past, think about what you can become in …

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Photo essay / Apr 11, 2022

Praise?

Do you need to praise your kids? Or praise others? Not necessarily.

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Photo essay / Apr 11, 2022

Anti Sustainability

Better to live a short yet intense life, than a long and mediocre one. Disregard notions of “sustainability“. People always ask, “But is it sustainable?” Sustain simply means “to hold on” (tenere).

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