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Month: June 2022

Eric kim back flex
Photo essay / Jun 30, 2022

JUST GOPRO IT.

Striving towards physical perfection: GOPRO might be the most under-rated camera (video camera, still camera) or extracting screenshots out there:

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Eric Kim selfie topless
Photo essay / Jun 30, 2022

Photography Physiology

Dear friends, a thought on my mind: the importance of physiology in photography. What is physiology? The concept of physiology is kind of a more old-school one, which is falling a little bit out …

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Eric kim front flex
Photo essay / Jun 30, 2022

HAPPINESS IS NOT THE GOAL.

Upon much thinking and reflection, the realization: Happiness is not the goal of life, nor should ‘increasing your happiness’ be the goal. Perhaps a better goal is rather power augmentation. Increasing your physiological power, …

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Love iPad
Photo essay / Jun 29, 2022

I LOVE MY IPAD PRO!

There are not lots of pieces of technology or things that I love, but one of them which I really do love is the iPad Pro. It blows my mind how much I could …

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Lightness
Photo essay / Jun 29, 2022

Lighter is an Upgrade

If you want to upgrade your stuff, consider, the best “upgrade” isn’t something that is necessarily more powerful or capable, yet something that is lighter. For example, upgrading your iPhone to an iPhone mini …

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Resistance
Photo essay / Jun 29, 2022

RESISTANCE TRAINING.

Perhaps the key on becoming stronger has to do with resistance. Both physical, mental, and metaphorical.

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Seneca walking
Photo essay / Jun 29, 2022

The Best Environment for Your Kid

What is the best environment for your kid to grow up in? And personally speaking, after spending time with Seneca in the city, traveling, and in the suburbs (where there are literally no sidewalks), …

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Photo essay / Jun 28, 2022

Real gangsters don’t look like gangsters

Similarly speaking, real “successful“ people actually don’t look “successful”. Beware of appearances, appearances are often deceiving. Similarly speaking, often the strongest guy the gym doesn’t look like the strongest guy at the gym. There …

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Photo essay / Jun 28, 2022

Optionality is the best

For example, living somewhere where you don’t have to sign a lease, or any contracts. Also not owning a car.

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Eric Kim chalk
Photo essay / Jun 28, 2022

10 Photography Workout Ideas

Something fun I learned about CrossFit: this notion of WOD, which stands for a workout of the day. Maybe we photographer should also have the same concept: photography workout of the day. Some ideas: …

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Manly
Photo essay / Jun 28, 2022

How to Become More Manly

PODCAST If you’re a man, it seems wise to strive to become more manly. But what does this mean? To past philosophers, they called it becoming more “virtuous” (virtus meaning “man”.) But funny enough, …

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Photo essay / Jun 27, 2022

SUPER SOLID.

I don’t want any bugs. I want it to be insanely solid and stable and reliable.

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Photo essay / Jun 27, 2022

BECOME A CRYPTO GOD.

Don’t own any physical possessions. All I own is crypto. The ultimate etherial lightness. No car, no home. All of my fiat currency just goes into buying meat.

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Photo essay / Jun 27, 2022

Different is Not the Goal

What if being different, looking different, and owning different things were overrated? Perhaps a better goal to just just focus on our courage, and pursuing our interest, rather than being too focused on being …

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Photo essay / Jun 27, 2022

IGNORE THE NEWS.

The news is based on sensationalism in order to maximize “engagement“. Therefore, whenever you see TVs or the news on, force your eyes to look away.

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Photo essay / Jun 27, 2022

Activity Over “Meaning”

Don’t concern yourself to much about the “meaning” of your life. Rather, just focus on what you consider “virtuous activity” for yourself.

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Photo essay / Jun 27, 2022

Always Pack Extra

We always seem to run out of a thing, at the most inconvenient moments. For example, always pack extra facemasks, we always seem to run out of them, when we most need them.

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Photo essay / Jun 27, 2022

Meritocracy Over Inclusivity

Certainly nobody should be barred from success based on their race, class, social upbringing, etc. However, the notion of “inclusivity“ is misguided. For example, not all students get into Harvard. Harvard is an exclusive …

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Photo essay / Jun 27, 2022

DON’T RECORD YOURSELF

If you really need to focus, don’t record yourself Some thing I have noticed: when I record myself at the gym, I am less focused. Also, when I attempt a new one rep max, …

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