ERIC KIM

How to “Improve” Men

ERIC KIM UNORTHODOX ETHICS PHILOSOPHY THINKING

Perhaps to make men more good, we must also allow them to become more bad and evil?

PHILOSOPHY BY KIM

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Essays by KIM

  1. The Art of Virtue: How to Become More Masculine and Manly
    How to Dominate
  2. JUST SHARE YOUR EXPERIENCES AND WISDOM WITH OTHERS.
  3. How to Get More Done in a Single Day – MEMENTO MORI PHILOSOPHY
  4. THINK FOR YOURSELF
  5. Cruel?
  6. GO DEMIGOD.
  7. How to Be Happy: Challenge and Danger Philosophy
  8. To Become Greater, You Must Become *LESS* Productive!
  9. Imperfect Beauty
  10. The Philosophy of Pleasure
  11. What Interests You?
  12. Anti Theory of Everything
  13. Become?
  14. STRONGER OR NOT?
  15. Carte Blanche Ideals
  16. CHOOSE JOY
  17. Don’t Judge Your Impulses
  18. On Becoming Less Human
  19. COWARDICE.
  20. The Philosophy of Futurism
  21. PHILOSOPHY IS VALUE-SETTING
  22. PHILOSOPHY IS NOT LIFESTYLE
  23. WHY STANDARDIZATION IS BAD.
  24. YOUR OWN TABLE OF VALUES.
  25. RETRO IS BAD.
  26. INSANELY LOFTY THOUGHTS.
  27. Strive to *Lose* Weight, Not *Gain* Weight
  28. DIABLO II ANALOGIES FOR REAL LIFE.
  29. If You Know Your *WHY* You Can Discover Any *HOW*
  30. Life is Too Short to Be Miserable
  31. What Consumption Takes Skill?
  32. OFF THE GRID.
  33. REALITY IS CRUEL.
  34. Pain is Information
  35. WHY REMOVE VULGARITY AND DISORDER FROM OUR EYES?
  36. AUTOTELIC.
  37. UNPLUG.
  38. How to Become a Philosopher
  39. SUBOPTIMAL IS OPTIMAL
  40. THE LUST FOR MORE.
  41. TO DO IS TO BECOME.
  42. IN PRAISE OF AGGRESSIVE.
  43. THE PHILOSOPHY OF OPTIMISM
  44. OUR PHILOSOPHICAL WILL TO EXISTENCE
  45. Is Hope a Vice?
  46. MOVE MEAN
  47. Carte Blanche Ideals
  48. One Interesting Thought
  49. What Lasts? What Doesn’t Last?
  50. A WOUND STIMULATES THE RECUPERATIVE POWERS
  51. Children & Purpose
  52. Thoughts on Becoming a Parent
  53. Where Does Our Desire to Upgrade Come From?
  54. WE ALWAYS NEED SOMETHING FURTHER TO ASPIRE TO.
  55. Self-Task Yourself an Awesome Mission in Life
  56. Differentiation vs Equalization
  57. My Passion to *Become* Something More
  58. No Aesthetic or Ethos is Forever
  59. What is Your Higher Purpose in Life?
  60. IT WILL NEVER SATISFY YOU.
  61. How to Decide
  62. Things You *Want* to Do vs Things You *MUST* Do
  63. Towards a More Beautiful Mode of Existence and Future
  64. EXTREME GRATITUDE.
  65. AMAP (As Much as Possible) or None.
  66. Why or How Does it Matter?
  67. The Philosophy of Time and Events
  68. How *Not* to Resent
  69. FORWARD LOOKING
  70. DOMAIN FLEXIBILITY.
  71. The Miracle of Human Growth
  72. EXTREME ADAPTATION.
  73. Why Plan?
  74. You Don’t Need to Justify Yourself
  75. The Philosophy of Ego
  76. True vs False Passions
  77. How to Achieve Tranquility
  78. On Making Your Own Philosophy
  79. The Purpose of Life is to Create New Life
  80. Think On!
  81. The Wisdom of Doing Nothing
  82. Congruency
  83. My Thoughts on Meditation
  84. The Philosophy of Purpose
  85. Emulate Yourself
  86. Good Fear, Bad Fear
  87. For the Betterment of Humanity or Just Yourself?
  88. What you *really* believe in and care for is manifested through your actions (or non-actions)
  89. Why Culture is Your Enemy
  90. YOUR EXPERIENCES ARE KING.
  91. LIFE IS INHERENTLY GOOD.
  92. Artistic, Physical, and Philosophical Muscles
  93. All New Experiences are Good Experiences
  94. What is the Purpose of X?
  95. UTILITY.
  96. Philosophy is a Luxury
  97. The Attempt is More Interesting than the Result
  98. Joyfulness vs “Happiness”
  99. Effectiveness Over Happiness
  100. Self Actualization
  101. MAXIMAL ENGAGEMENT
  102. Life & Pain
  103. On Living Every Day with No Regret
  104. Learn as if you’re going to live forever, live as if you’re going to die tomorrow
  105. Live Every Day Like it Were the Last Day of Your Life
  106. Self-Determination
  107. FALSE GRATITUDE vs REAL GRATITUDE
  108. HOW TO LIVE MORE
  109. THE UPSIDE OF TRAGEDY
  110. Satisfaction is a Sucker’s Game
  111. Supreme Repose
  112. WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF LIFE? According to ERIC KIM
  113. STUBBORN, FLEXIBLE
  114. EVERYTHING HAPPENS AS IT *SHOULD* HAVE HAD HAPPENED
  115. Good Addiction, Bad Addiction?
  116. What is the Best Life?
  117. The Philosophy of Thinking
  118. The Philosophy of Conspiracies
  119. Conspiracies
  120. Growth
  121. Skepticism.
  122. What Do You Really Want Out of Life?
  123. Seem or Be?
  124. Learn Through Pain
  125. Respect Yourself
  126. In Praise of Elitism
  127. Why Independent Thinking?
  128. I Will Never Die
  129. Bitter is Better
  130. The Genesis of Nihilism and Existential Dread
  131. The Ethics of Personal Enrichment
  132. Good vs Not Good
  133. Punished by Privilege
  134. Abstinence Over Moderation
  135. Just Leave Others Alone
  136. You Can Only Critique that Which You Truly Understand and Love
  137. ERIC KIM Critique of Metaphysics
  138. Only Trust Philosophers Who Deadlift
  139. Heuristic: If Someone Talks Shit About Others Behind Their Back, Most Likely They’re Also Talking Shit About You Behind Your Back
  140. Virtue is a Privilege
  141. What Are Your Life Goals?
  142. Honesty
  143. Why I’m Anti Moderation
  144. No Spite, No Malice.
  145. Ascending Life or Descending Life?
  146. Double Edged Sword
  147. Ignorance.
  148. Why I Don’t Trust “Nice Guys”
  149. Why You Must Share Your Opinion
  150. Selfish Isn’t Evil
  151. Wisdom is the Goal
  152. YOU ARE KING.
  153. MASTER YOURSELF
  154. What is “Good” for You is Often what is Bad for You
  155. Care.
  156. BITTERSWEET
  157. ONE REP MAX
  158. Morality and Ethics is the Snare
  159. BY HELPING YOURSELF, YOU BEST HELP OTHERS
  160. Insanity is Good.
  161. Think Deep.
  162. PHILOSOPHY IS THE FUTURE.
  163. Open Mind vs Closed Mind
  164. ENTHUSIASM IS GENIUS
  165. Towards a More Critical and Rigorous Line of Thinking
  166. How to Encourage and a Foster Independent and Free Thinking
  167. What is the Purpose of Life?
  168. WHY PHILOSOPHY IS SUPREME.
  169. Elitism.
  170. I Cannot Form an Opinion About Somebody Until I’ve Met Them in the Flesh
  171. ALL GENETICS ARE GOOD GENETICS.
  172. Happiness vs Freedom
  173. The Birth of a Hater
  174. My Way Isn’t the Right Way
  175. Walking as an Existential Thing
  176. Why I’m So Tolerant
  177. Mortal Gods
  178. THE HUMAN SPECIES
  179. Why I’m So Skeptical
  180. Just Follow the Money
  181. Why Selfish?
  182. WHY WE CANNOT BLAME OTHERS
  183. Why Are We So Anti Elitism?
  184. What Actually Interests You?
  185. How to Become Yourself
  186. SELF HATE
  187. Optimistic Fatalism
  188. Death is the Ultimate Creative Constraint
  189. FLUX.
  190. How to Think for Yourself
  191. FLESH
  192. How to Live the Best Life
  193. Why Live a Life Without Regrets?
  194. Why Plato Ruined Art and Aesthetics for Us
  195. Self Respect
  196. Hypocrite vs Contradict
  197. Ideals vs Reality
  198. Spaceship Philosophy
  199. What is Your Ideal Life?
  200. MY EXTREME GRATITUDE TOWARDS LIFE AND BEING ALIVE!
  201. Critique of Utilitarianism
  202. Don’t Treat Others the Way You Want to Be Treated
  203. The Eternal Recurrence of Tragedy and Joy in Life
  204. Elite Asceticism
  205. Why I Don’t Like Numbers
  206. Action and Reaction, Cause and Effect
  207. The Antidote to Nihilism: The Philosophy of Nothingness
  208. ERIC KIM Notes on Meditations by Marcus Aurelius
  209. EXPLOIT CHAOS.
  210. WHY I DON’T BELIEVE IN GENETICS
  211. Self-Wisdom
  212. The Future Belongs to the Fearless
  213. INDIVIDUALISM
  214. Why Live Forever?
  215. THIS TOO WILL PASS.
  216. Why Education?
  217. How to Become Yourself
  218. Things Shouldn’t Go Back to the Way They Used to Be
  219. Why Am I So Cruel?
  220. The Great Joy of Existence
  221. Virtue for the Sake of Virtue
  222. NO DISDAIN.
  223. INTELLIGENT IGNORANCE
  224. A LIFE WITHOUT PAIN, DIFFICULTY OR TRAGEDY ISN’T A LIFE WORTH LIVING
  225. BITTER IS BETTER.
  226. EXPLOIT THE BEST FROM TRAGEDY AND LIFE 
  227. DISREGARD FOR SELF-PRESERVATION
  228. PAIN.
  229. WHAT IF EVERYTHING IS NOT GONNA BE ALRIGHT?
  230. Tomorrow is Never
  231. Life is the Ultimate Creative Constraint
  232. EMBODIED REALITY
  233. BLACK SWAN
  234. THINGS WILL NEVER GO BACK TO THE WAY THEY USED TO BE
  235. What are you *really* afraid of?
  236. HAPPINESS ISN’T THE GOAL
  237. Philosophy is King
  238. Why is Selfish Evil?
  239. YOU’RE CONSTANTLY IN A STATE OF BECOMING
  240. ENTITLEMENT A SIN?
  241. NARCISSISM
  242. BE BRUTALLY HONEST WITH YOURSELF
  243. WHY FREE WILL?
  244. OBEY YOUR OPINION
  245. EGO IS GOOD.
  246. WHY IT IS GOOD TO BE INTO YOURSELF
  247. Seek the Good Pain
  248. Anti-Perfection in Photography, Art, and Life
  249. Can You Become an End into Yourself?
  250. WHY I LIVE
  251. Why I Hate Decline
  252. Why I Eat
  253. Why am I So Positive and Optimistic?
  254. EFFORT IS ENJOYMENT
  255. Never Stop Gaining
  256. TRUST YOURSELF
  257. A Life of Maximal Personal Independence
  258. What Do You Desire to Become?
  259. What Do I Want from Technology?
  260. Stratified Society
  261. Do You Love or Hate Reality?
  262. On the Brian, Body and Mind
  263. I’m Maximally Happy, Now What?
  264. Care over Fame
  265. ACTIVE NIHILISM
  266. Never Stop Subtracting
  267. How to Live a Happier and More Epic Life
  268. A Risker Life is a Better Life
  269. Only Work on Things You Can Imagine Doing for Eternity
  270. How to Maximize Your Happiness
  271. Influence
  272. The Gladiator Makes His Plans once He Enters the Ring
  273. Meditations on Meaning in Life
  274. There is Nothing More Interesting than Human Beings
  275. Is Hope a Vice?
  276. EGO
  277. Why Be Unique?
  278. Happiness is Metabolism Health and Strength
  279. You’re the Hero
  280. Is Productivity a Virtue or Vice?
  281. Why Do We Prize the Rare?
  282. The Joy of Uncertainty
  283. How Should I Best Use My Time and Life?
  284. A Life Without Pain or Suffering Isn’t a Life Worth Living
  285. Free or Unfree?
  286. What Do You Really Care For in Life?
  287. Anti-Satisfaction in Life
  288. Why Think?
  289. The Eternal Return
  290. Only Do What is Best for You!
  291. Truthiness
  292. Why Be Happy?
  293. Permissionless Living
  294. In Praise of Unconventional Wisdom
  295. Become the Change Which You Wish to See in the World
  296. Happiness
  297. Beyond Freedom
  298. Idolize People, Not Stuff
  299. What Makes You Stronger? What Makes You Weaker?
  300. Why Hate?
  301. The Secret of Happiness
  302. You’re Constantly in a State of Becoming
  303. Life is about Choices, Not Obligations
  304. Anti-Nihilism
  305. First, Do What is Best for You.
  306. Live Dynamic
  307. How to Prosper
  308. Is the Point of Life to Be Satisfied?
  309. SUPREME EFFORT OF WILL.
  310. How to Become more Idealistic
  311. Thrivival 101
  312. Create Yourself
  313. Non-Small
  314. Inspiration
  315. How to Live a Heroic Life: Dare the Heights!
  316. Human Augmentation
  317. Prune
  318. Happiness: Do What You Want to Do (And Don’t Do What You Don’t Want to Do)
  319. Avoid Vain (Empty) Pursuits in Life
  320. Modern Slavery
  321. Kill the Leeches
  322. Wisdom Augmentation
  323. Why We Need Friction in Life
  324. Straight Line Philosophy
  325. What’s Your End-Game in Life?
  326. Create Your Own Happiness Today
  327. Desire Both Pain and Pleasure in Life
  328. Try the Impossible
  329. SELF-RESPECT
  330. Anti-Social Extrovert
  331. Never Blame Anybody But Yourself
  332. Human Flourishing
  333. Simpler, Not Better.
  334. How to be Free
  335. Embrace the Extremes
  336. Cultivate Your Own Culture
  337. COURAGE.
  338. Thrivival
  339. Inner Power
  340. How to Live a Purposeful Life
  341. My Definition of Happiness
  342. Why Change is Good
  343. Why Work?
  344. How to Live the Happiest Possible Life
  345. The Two-Pronged Approach to Maximize Joy in Your Life
  346. You Always Have Another Option!
  347. INFINITISM
  348. Never Stop!
  349. What is Your Self-Directed Purpose in Life?
  350. Live Today Like it Were Your Last
  351. Do You Photograph to Live, or Live to Photograph?
  352. ARTIST-PHILOSOPHER
  353. Live Life to the Fullest!
  354. In Praise of Selfishness
  355. Why You Must Be a YAY-SAYER to Succeed in Entrepreneurship and Life
  356. Why I Love Walking
  357. Live Life Like a Video Game!
  358. Simple Luxuries in Life
  359. Treat Your Life Like a Fun Experiment!
  360. Only Prove it to Yourself
  361. You Don’t Always Need to Feel Joyful to Live a Fulfilling and Meaningful Life
  362. Life is Too Short to Be Bored!
  363. Money Cannot Destroy Boredom
  364. How to Find Inspiration in Life
  365. Why You Must Ignore Haters to Succeed and Win in Life
  366. An Active Life is a Happy Life
  367. My Simple Joys in Life
  368. Never Stop Striving
  369. How to Motivate Yourself in Life
  370. How to Be Optimistic in Life
  371. How to Dictate Your Purpose in Life
  372. In Praise of a Dynamic Life
  373. PURPOSE.
  374. How to Enjoy Life
  375. Photography Therapy
  376. How to Conquer Regret
  377. Take Your Play Very Seriously.
  378. How to Prosper
  379. Memento Vivere
  380. Destroy in Order to CREATE
  381. Trust Your Body More Than Your Mind
  382. Make Photos to Make Meaning in Your Life
  383. Seek Knowledge, Not Information
  384. The Purpose of Human Life
  385. How to Overcome Impedence
  386. Why I Love Death
  387. How to Be Centered in the Eternal Now
  388. How to Be Happy
  389. Why Do You Care What Others Think of You?
  390. Why I’m Happy
  391. Why?
  392. Why I’m So Prolific
  393. How to Reduce LAG in Life

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