Month: June 2022

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: Record yourself at the gym: just use your iPhone, Ricoh GR 3, or gopro to record your workout. Then when you…

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, nowadays it seems that the trend is to strive towards manliness is not really a desired goal. We are trying to…

Go to the gym less frequently, get angry or erupt leas frequently, blow your load less frequently (conserve your mojo!!)

How much can you skqwaaaaaat bro?

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

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.

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 “different”.

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.

Better to have a random photo associated with the thing than no photo.

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

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.

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 institution, and maintains their rank based on exclusivity, not inclusivity. What we should be doing instead is focusing on meritocracy: merit.…

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, or attempting to lift a very heavy weight, recording myself is hugely distracting and detrimental to my focus. The take away…

Don’t respond.

The left foot and right foot is different. Also, the distribution of all the toes are different locations and sizes.

Aspire means to breathe. Also, aspiration is the secret to optimism. Also, Focus on growth. Relentless growth. Growth at any cost. For physical growth, when it comes to your muscles, tendons, bones, the news, a simple rule: attempt a one rep max lift, once a week, and spend the rest of the time eating beef…

You don’t want your engine to be loud, you yourself want to be loud.

Lamborghini — in praise of the aspirational marketing.

My personal thought is that the phones in the future will be more about security. Your digital wallet to everything, your personal bank account, your cryptocurrency, your identity, two factor authentication, etc. Perhaps my next phone will be a Google Pixel — for the most security in a phone.

Why are all the new Apple devices, laptops, etc so boring? Even the commercials and films put me to sleep. For example, I just watched the new MacBook Air with M2 chip commercial and film, and I found it to be very lame and boring.

10x more coffee, 10x more meat?

A simple thing in life — good coffee. Ideally at your local coffee roaster, freshly roasted. Ethiopian, light roast as my favorite. My new enthusiasm for the ”Techni Vorm” automated coffee maker. Good coffee, ideally great coffee as an ideal tool for the entrepreneur.

I want to become the burger king: The more fire, the better! I love burger patties!

My zen zone:

An observation I’ve discovered while raising Seneca: 80-90% of his ‘personality’ is based on how I’ve been raising/training/exposing him to things, and his environment. Perhaps 10-20% might be his ‘nature’– the fact that he is a boy and has more testosterone than girls.

Vegetarians and vegans always get up on the case for meat eaters, but why not the reverse?

IRONICALLY ENOUGH, it feels “free”. Also, I like how my purchases don’t get tracked. Also, it gives me a better gauge of whether something is “worth it“ or not.

When you fly somewhere, try to stand as much as humanly possible. Just stand in the back of the plane with the airline crew.

Think at the decade+ level.