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Month: July 2022

Photo essay / Jul 31, 2022

Chinese vs American Design

The Chinese are very good at copying and brute force, but they’re not good with aesthetics and creating things with sex appeal (American innovation). Asians are good at following directions and being subservient, but …

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Photo essay / Jul 31, 2022

Why uneven surfaces are ironically safer

when surfaces are uneven, you pay more attention. Whereas, if surfaces are flat, you become overconfident, and ignore potential potholes. Or perhaps, superficially more dangerous stuff is actually safer.

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Photo essay / Jul 31, 2022

PHYSICS THINKING

The good thing about physics thinking is that, besides the rules of physics, almost anything, and everything is possible. for example, Elon musk, having the vision of creating the grasshopper rocket, something that was …

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Photo essay / Jul 31, 2022

LABOR DIFFERENCES

The difference between labor in Asia and America; Asians do not believe in “workers rights“ for cheap labor. Nor do they care for safety. In America, it looks like the bulk of the cheap …

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Photo essay / Jul 31, 2022

Ignore, or 100% Focused Attention

A simple way to barbell your attention: with other people, either give them 100% of your undivided attention (no phone) or 100% ignore them. Maybe this is even a better way to interact with …

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Photo essay / Jul 31, 2022

Nobody Needs Your “Help”

Perhaps the best way to leverage yourself is to know and realize that nobody “needs your help”. Towards a more non-interventionalist approach. Also, this is the best way for you to conserve your physiological …

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Photo essay / Jul 31, 2022

HYPELIFTING

My new notion of “hypelifting”, which is essentially hyping yourself up, and attempting a very very heavy weight. Something that you are not certain whether you can do or not. Failure is not even …

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Squat
Photo essay / Jul 31, 2022

EXCEED YOURSELF.

Exceed yourself, exceed your own preconceived notions of what your “limits“ are. For example, mental blocks. When I’m back home in the states, I think I often get psyched out or intimidated by the …

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Photo essay / Jul 31, 2022

DON’T BE FOOLISH

As a heuristic, better to be led by the principle; “don’t be foolish” than the positive one, which is “be wise“.

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Photo essay / Jul 31, 2022

WHO IS TALLER?

Tallness as a desired thing. Tallness in human beings, and also tallness in buildings. Skyscrapers and hotels and condos. Also, tallness for our cars and vehicles; the reason why people like SUVs, is that …

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Travel street photography Eric Kim
Photo essay / Jul 30, 2022

The Philosophy of Traveling

Why travel? Towards what ends? Why I’m happier when I’m traveling or on the road For me, I prefer to travel and be on the road. Why? The irony — Things are LESS certain …

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Photo essay / Jul 30, 2022

OVERCONFIDENCE IS GOOD.

If we were not overconfident in ourselves and our abilities, nothing great would ever be attempted. Overconfidence good for entrepreneurship, risk taking, powerlifting. Entrepreneurship by KIM Become the change which you desire to see …

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Photo essay / Jul 30, 2022

DO NOTHING.

Laziness is a virtue. Doing more as a sign of weakness or insecurity. “Work ethic” as a slave morality.

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Photo essay / Jul 30, 2022

THOUGHTS.

MY LIFE GOAL— To come up with thoughts which can move the world! New thoughts, turbo thoughts, innovative thoughts— deeper thoughts, more profound thoughts, more unique thoughts, also more entertaining and fun thoughts!

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Photo essay / Jul 30, 2022

JUST WORKOUT ONCE A WEEK.

Once a week — one rep max attempt for deadlift, squat, floor bench press. Perhaps better just once a week, for a 2 hour session than everyday for 45 minutes to 1 hour. Better …

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Photo essay / Jul 29, 2022

THE CULT OF THE BODY.

The body as the apex thing. Anything which strengthens your body is good, anything which weakens your body is bad.

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Photo essay / Jul 29, 2022

CONTROL IS APEX

Gain more control in your photography, your blog and website, and your life, less influence and power and impact. Bitcoin as less convenient, but more control. Tesla is very cool, but you also have …

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Photo essay / Jul 29, 2022

Anti Sync

Perhaps everything in sync, and having everything part of a unified ecosystem is bad. Less control for you, even though it may be a better “user experience”.

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Photo essay / Jul 29, 2022

I Hate iPhone

Perhaps, for my next phone I’ll just switch back to android or Google pixel. Why? Too expensive, too buggy. Microphone not great. However, I really like the iPad. Especially the iPad Pro!

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