Month: June 2022
stimulating environments
Which environments are best simulating for our minds?
Scratches are a badge of honor
Maybe it’s a good idea to try to intentionally scratch your phone, camera, and devices. This is living life on the edge. No need for stupid protection devices, cases or covers.
I JUST NEED ONE IF IT BE THE BEST.
If your kid is already perfect in your eyes, maybe one is enough.
Don’t train until failure
Just get a quick pump, go for a quick one rep max, and peace out. Do you want to keep some physiological energy in the tank, in order for you to do more important …
QUICK PUMP: HOTEL GYM WORKOUT ERIC KIM IPAD PRO SELFIE CENTER STAGE WIDE
iPad is great for selfie vlogging, especially with the new ultra wide lens:
Just get a quick pump and peace out.
My gym and working out ethos.
Games that takes skill, games that don’t.
My critique of a lot of modern day games, especially mobile games this this: it takes no skill. Honestly, if you look at it long enough, and click enough buttons enough, you will win …
HOTEL AS FORTRESS
The upside of living in a hotel — your own personal fortress.
Optimization is bad
Often when you try to optimize things, you either break it, or make it worse.
Critical Photography
What is critical photography? Critical coming from the Ancient Greek “Kritikosâ€, which means judge. As a critical photographer, you judge your own photos uncompromisingly, without concern for others. How and why should you be …
Photography is a Growing Field
The upside of investing in photography — its a growing field! Let us consider, the reason why people upgrade their iPhones is for the camera. Photography as the dominant form of communication, and artistic …
The Secret to Photographic Productivity
Simple idea: First of all, extra small JPEG. Faster transfer speeds and uploading speeds. Greater ability to publish more. Resourcefulness: Use any environment you’re in to make photos. Be the ultimate photo chameleon — …
Don’t break the law
It is illegal to be naked in public. But if you’re a man, you’re allowed to go topless in public. As a man being topless in public might provoke some chagrin, but just go …
I just want everything to be new, clean and neat.
Why I love living in a hotel, especially having a kid.
iPad Pro will make you a happier photographer
There are not a lot of things in life which can buy us happiness. But iPad Pro for photographers is one.
I don’t race
I’m also not interested in competing with others.
Boutique is Luxury
Boutique hotels, boutique stores, pretty cameras like the Ricoh GR, all new signs for luxury.
What you see is what you get
The joy of shooting 40mm with a Ricoh GR 3X is this: what do you see is what you get.
The joy of interaction
What Seneca loves the most is having things that he could interact with, cause-and-effect, pushing buttons, etc.
Stagnation is the enemy
It doesn’t matter how great or poor you are, stagnation is our greatest enemy.
Use calligraphy to illustrate your ideas
The reason I love Zenbrush 2 is my ability to illustrate my ideas. When I desire a futured image to better illustate my thoughts.
Growing versus dying fields
If you decide to go to college, or get a major, don’t study fields which are dying. Study things which are growing. For example, don’t study anthropology because it is a dying field. Study …
Think Carte Blanche
The problem with our thinking analogies is this: we think about how we were raised, and what our ideals were for ourselves when we were children. However, it seems the wise thing to do …
Ancient Greek Hero Mythology
The question is: what do you desire your child to become? For me, the best direction is towards creating your child into a demigod, or following the script of an ancient Greek hero mythology. …
What If Inequality Were a Good Thing?
Certainly things like human rights, equality between races and sexes, the right to vote, etc. is a good thing. However, thinking about things in general: equality is an ideal, not a reality. For example, …
Don’t get suckered by statistics
Statistics are good business. The most important thing I learned about studying sociology is the focus on statistics. Essentially I learned that statistics can be gamed, however you decide you want to bias your …
TVs are physiologically depressing
Whenever I’m surrounded by TVs, or see random news on TVs, it is actually physiologically depressing. Also bad for your health.
What if Putin takes over Europe?
Perhaps America will just stand back and let Europe fall.
I prefer hot and humid climates?
Is this why I was so productive while living of Vietnam? Also, the joy of being outdoors in hot and humid climates, and going indoors to nice air conditioning.
Do you want to become a wild predator, or a passive herd animal?
Also consider, does your diet mimic that of herd animals, like eating “plant-based foods“, or like a wild predator, where you prefer more fatty, higher cholesterol meat?
Beef liver
The best food to get your testosterone up, also what acts as a natural steroid, gives you more energy and power through the day, and will augment your muscular gains is beef liver. Just …
Avoid the Boring path
When walking, don’t take the boring route. Also in life, avoid the boring path.
The Best walking clothes
If your passion is walking, optimizing the right clothes is essential. I say: Merino wool leggings. Prevents your thighs from chafing one other. Also merino wool is the most breathable. Vibram five finger shoes: …
Don’t just build the product, also build the infrastructure
This is why Tesla will succeed in the long run. Same goes with Apple, Apple products, and the whole Apple, iCloud, and iMessage ecosystem. Also with Kanye West creating his STEM player, deep integration …
Guidance
Kids and adults who want to learn and develop need guidance.
Kinetic Play
What kids love the most — kinetic play. Is it the same for adults?
Life on the Road
Far more thrilling, dynamic and interesting than just being at home all-day. Also the upside of living on the road — you discover a new source of resourcefulness.
The Secret How to Get Kids to Sleep and Nap Insanely Well
Seneca at 15 months has an epic 3 hour nap between around 11am to 2pm. Also at night, he can sleep from 6pm-6am. The secret: Insanely epic physical activity, walking and movement during the …
iPad Pro is Great
Insanely fast, especially with the new M-series chip. 100x better than iPhone Pro.
IRREGULAR PATTERNS
Irregular patterns are good — far more fascinating to look at!
FASTER TRANSFERS
For both money, crypto and files. A need for a faster blockchain, faster credit card payments. It should be instant — no lag, waiting, verification or delay. Why I still prefer a SD card …
If you don’t like it, just don’t buy it.
The logical idea.