Month: August 2022

For adapters, I prefer to just have the Apple thing.

Everybody in Cambodia uses telegram. Also, because telegram is privately owned and held, they have more power and control.

Or nowadays, Vietnam.

Being economical is boring. Pure performance or nothing. Also, when you attempt a one-rep max of the gym where either deadlift or squat, it is a bit of a show and performance. Far more …

Go big or stay home: Each side— 100kg+5kg (105kg) *2=(210kg). Bar is 25kg. Total 235KG (518 pounds) deadlift.

Either yea or no. With deadlift it’s a binary: You can either lift it off the ground or not. Love or hate. Either man or woman. Gay or straight. Either passionate or not.

Perhaps more bodybuilders should use this technique

To me, the only act of real courage is physical courage. The type of courage in the gym for attempting a new one rep max. Also perhaps in hand to hand combat. Not with …

Even if you’re were the richest person on earth, nobody wants to live in a polluted city. This is why all of the very rich mainland Chinese love to go to Vancouver; for the …

If things are already 90% optimal, just stick with it.

The reason why I am so addicted to deadlifts; during one rep max attempt, whether successes our failures, I go blank for about half a second. The ultimate out of body experience.

The downside of competition; we must abide by the “rules” of the competition. Rules, conventions, and what is standard and proper hold us back. For example, the only reason I don’t see more people …

“Question religion, question it all“ – JAY Z Become a heretic. Just like Jay Z. Also, perhaps this is how the ethos of mainland Chinese so interesting to me; their culture is carte blanche, …

With weightlifting, just use a neutral grip. Neutral grip for chin ups, deadlift (use a hex bar, or trap bar). For bench press, use dumbbells with a neutral grip. Also with push-ups, using push-up …

My no stress approach to powerlifting.

After the departure of Jony Ive, Apple products and colors have becoming incredibly lame. Perhaps the second coming back of Jony Ive will be akin to the second coming of Steve Jobs. Apple and …

How so? The best gym (Monkifit), the best city, the most hospitable people, also the most zen for a major city. Also, the best weather. Nice and bright, not that hot or humid.

RAW LIVING RAW LIFESTYLE No superfluous straps or accessories when lifting weights. No superfluous accessories. no AirPods. No headphones. No music, no podcast, no distractions. Reduced, raw. Raw text, plain text.

Similarly speaking, walk more to photograph more.

Also, IA WRITER is the goat! The killer app for macOS, iPad, and iPhone. The reason why you should never ever buy a Samsung, android, or Google pixel device ever again.

The ideal hyper car has no air conditioning, no power steering, no radio, no screens. No distractions. Also, the seat has no reclining option, is reduced and raw to just a carbon fiber hard …

No need to be rational, make sense, abide by any rules or heuristics. Each and every moment is unique and different. Each and every new day is different.

Also, driven by personal desire!

Street photography to maximize your photo productivity.

Unhurried. Slow. Not productive. Two phones. No case. Doesn’t even see productivity as a goal.

Perhaps it is because labor here is so much cheaper, and custodial staff are more industrious here. The bathrooms are 1 trillion times cleaner than any American bathroom. Also in Asia, no labor shortages.

Ultimately, I believe what drives consumerism and to some extent capitalism is the desire for uniqueness. For example with fashion, we strive to get that one outfit which sets us apart, that nobody else …

Being here in Phnom Penh, the price points for H&M products are actually affordable and in reach for local, up-and-coming middle-class Cambodians. Why are people so anti-fast fashion? My theory: it is an elitism …

For example, stainless steel components, titanium, YKK zippers, etc. Brass. The beautiful brass components in haptic industries products.

The problem with America is that it is too old. Too many old people, far outweigh the number of young people. Also, intelligent and rich people are no longer having children anymore. They would …

One of the hardest things is to stay productive, while having a kid. Especially, a young kid. Some thoughts: First of all, Siri voice dictation and commands. Practice saying “Hey Siri”— “take a note”, …

Like Jay said, you gotta keep it moving. Both physically and metaphorically. For example, my great joy of innovating this notion of blogging while walking, just using Siri voice dictate. Also, how does one …

Cool to see Brad Pitt in the new bullet train movie, yet, he looks really really old. Not in a good way. Funny enough, even Tom Cruise looks younger. Granted that Tom Cruise probably …

Just try to make the sequel really really good. Attempt to make it better than the original.

The richer one becomes, the fatter one becomes.

Vertical screens and tvs? The #1 screen to optimize for now is an iPhone or smartphone screen.

Insanely strong legs?