Month: August 2023

I Hate mosquitoes, but, there might be a higher order of necessity of mosquitoes existing on the planet. Who knows if mosquitoes are indirectly necessities for pollinating plants etc.

Also, if you don’t want to get bitten by mosquitoes, simply avoid where they congregate. Or cover-up!

Mosquitoes are a part and necessity of life. Other people are the same. If they annoy you, just think of them and treat them like mosquitoes. Pesky but critical.

I no longer care for nor obey the well being or preferences of others

Luxury thinking.

Disobey — never obey.

Never acknowledge any “rules”.

Bitcoin.

The other day, woke up pretty early, got some good writing done (Man on a Mission), was feeling high strength, and decided that it may be a good opportunity and chance for me to go househunting and apartment hunting in LA with Cindy. We loaded up our car, and drove down to LA, spent the whole day there and came back, and after the whole day there coming back, this was the most fatigued I felt in a very long time.

Thoughts on my mind:

Why was I so tired? Is it still the jet lag, or is it the fact of being stuck in the car all day, or driving all day?

Commuting?

Commute — to change, alter (con muto).

meytH— to change, to exchange, to move.

What does it mean to commute, what is a commute?

I suppose after studying the etymology, to commute means to simply exchange places. For example, typically you sleep in your home, wake up, and then you commute to work, whether it be walking driving etc.

In modern day times, or if you live in LA or southern California, the notion of a commute is generally speaking being stuck in traffic or being stuck in a car or being stuck driving for several hours a day.

For example, in my case, starting off in Orange County and driving to LA, even with Cindy and carpool, it still took us about an hour and five minutes to get to LA. And the tricky thing about driving to LA especially coming from Orange County is that the closer you get to LA, the more ratchet it gets. People drive more aggressively, the freeways become more condensed, interchanges become a little bit more unpredictable and confusing.

Concrete Islands

I call it “concrete archipelago hopping” to quote my friend Evyn Le Espiritu.

Basically the issue in LA, and a lot of southern California is that all of these different neighborhoods are like concrete islands, which instead of being separated by water is separated by traffic.

For example, Cindy and I toured several neighborhoods which included Marina del Rey, some outskirts of Santa Monica, Culver City, Westwood, etc. Even though they are all in close proximity to UCLA, during rush hour, trying to go from the east side to the west side is all local and you’re stuck in bumper-to-bumper traffic.

Would a Tesla solve this issue?

Another thing that I’ve learned which is intelligent in Asia, Southeast Asia, is that rich people don’t drive themselves; either have private drivers, or just ride grab taxi or an Uber anywhere. In Asia, only servants drive.

In America we have this funny strange thing in which we want to be the driver. We want to be the man at the helm, the cockpit, inside the fuselage.

Even the notion of a modern-day sports car or a hyper car, I think the general analogy is that it is almost like having your own private jet fighter. I think this is what Lamborghini is going for, you may not be able to buy a jet fighter, and be like Tom Cruise, but, you can have your own land based jet fighter which is a modern day Lamborghini.

However, even if you have the worlds best Lamborghini or car or hyper car whatever, during peak rush-hour in LA, you’re stuck. I don’t know anybody who likes to drive during bumper-to-bumper rush-hour.

The curiosity on my mind is this:

If I had a Tesla, either with basic auto pilot, the one which does the “smart cruise control“ on the freeway, auto staying in the lane and keeping distance in front of the other car, or even full auto pilot, would this solve the issue?

For example, let me assume that in the morning, before leaving to LA at 10 AM, I was at 100% energy, honestly I think it would have just been better for me to go to the gym and try to hit over 10 plates for my atlas lift. After driving commuting going to LA coming back, I felt like my battery went down to a critical low of 2%.

Thus my curiosity:

If I had a Tesla, either with basic auto pilot or full auto pilot, would having to commute and drive deplete me of less energy?

For example, if I had auto pilot, would my energy levels still be at close to 100%? At 90%? At 80%? At 60%? 50%? 40%? 30%? Or about the same?

I know that when I’m stuck in traffic, but someone else is driving me, like during peak rush-hour in Saigon, it didn’t really bother me too much to be stuck in traffic. I just used that time to review my photos on my iPhone, or even publish some ideas to my blog, using my iPhone.

Jet lag?

Was I so tired yesterday because I was still jetlagged? Still a little bit uncertain, but the general takeaway point:

Conserve your energy and strength.

I think some certainties:

1. Driving drains your battery

Having to actively drive yourself saps you of your strength and energy: for example, typically I am able to easily atlas lift over nine plates at the gym, but yesterday after driving all day, and hitting the gym, I was so fatigued that I barely had energy and chutzpah to do seven plates. Being cognizant of my body, I still had the muscular strength to lift more, but, my overall feeling and just was I didn’t have the chutzpah to do it. Therefore purely speaking from a productivity energy perspective, if you want to maximize your energy, and to minimally deplete your energy, drive as little as humanly possible.

Chutzpah vlog >

I like this analogy of thinking of your human energy like a battery or a smart phone battery. That is, when you wake up first thing in the morning, and during the day, you got 100% battery life, but as the day goes on, your battery life gets drained. Things you could do to recharge your battery include drinking more ERIC KIM COFFEE, taking a nap, or sleeping. Sometimes also good way to recharge your battery is ironically hitting the gym, lifting weights, doing the hot sauna, or even going out in the direct sun, catching some sun.

2. I don’t like tint

For the 2010 Prius that we recently inherited, it has pretty much full tint. Close to limo tint in the back and the back windshield, the front is quite dark, and I think there’s even a little bit of tint on the front windshield.

For myself, I get maximum physiological energy when I am in the direct sun, or I have the privilege and opportunity to get more direct light. Therefore, I don’t like tint or tint in cars because it makes things darker, and I feel like this saps me of some of my energy. Maximum sunlight and brightness is key for me to maximize my physical energy.

Therefore being stuck in the car all day, the downside is it because you are stuck in the car all day with tint, you have less energy and power.

3. Gravity on your legs and joints

Another big downside of being stuck in a car, or being seated in either the front seat or the backseat of a car is that when you are in a sitting position, and gravity doesn’t have an opportunity to work on your legs. I have a theory that when you do not have the privilege to stand, walk, or have the opportunity for gravity to work on your legs, your lower body, your back, your spine, your hips, your knees, your ligaments and joints etc., Your metabolism and physiological energy shuts down.

Therefore, even if you had a 100% private driver, or even the $15,000 self 100% self driving tesla, still being forced to be in a seated position is positively bad for you.

Lesson: optimize your life such a manner in which you are never sitting.

4. How to watch a movie, or TV show series?

One of the things I hate about flying is that you are forced to sit the whole time. Whenever possible, Seneca included, I prefer to stand, kill time by walking around the cabin, etc.

Was it Virgin Airlines, or some sort of other airlines which had some sort of club lounge in which you were able to stand and hang out? I think this is a really good idea for airplanes.

Anyways, another simple thought I have is if there is a TV show, a series, or a movie you want to watch, it seems that the best idea is to watch it while standing, while walking outdoors, just download it to your iPad Pro, and walk around while watching it outside. This is far superior of a watching experience; I believe the greatest benefit of movies films and cinema is that motivates you to move, literally. Any sort of movie or action film which inspires you to move your legs walk around, is good.

For example, when I first watched the Foundation series on Apple TV+, I would just download it all to my iPhone or iPad Pro, and watch it while walking around the block with an umbrella during the summertime in the blazing Southern California sun.

Therefore as a fun experiment, avoid sitting.

Act, talk, and behave unique.

For example, my insanely epic 840 pound one rep max sumo rack pull.

Why it is useful going to Asia; it seems that in Asia, the culture in Asia, labor is leveraged much more effectively.

For example, Asia tends to be way cleaner than America. Why? A lot of the labor in regards to keep cleaning places etc. is primarily focused on low class labor. In America, because of minimum wage and notions of “dignity of labor”, people who are mildly educated or stuck doing these Luanne jobs, whereas the work should be done by law

Vlog

My favorite concept:

The other day, woke up pretty early, got some good writing done (Man on a Mission), was feeling high strength, and decided that it may be a good opportunity and chance for me to go househunting and apartment hunting in LA with Cindy. We loaded up our car, and drove down to LA, spent the whole day there and came back, and after the whole day there coming back, this was the most fatigued I felt in a very long time.

Thoughts on my mind:

Why was I so tired? Is it still the jet lag, or is it the fact of being stuck in the car all day, or driving all day?

Commuting?

Commute — to change, alter (con muto).

meytH— to change, to exchange, to move.

What does it mean to commute, what is a commute?

I suppose after studying the etymology, to commute means to simply exchange places. For example, typically you sleep in your home, wake up, and then you commute to work, whether it be walking driving etc.

In modern day times, or if you live in LA or southern California, the notion of a commute is generally speaking being stuck in traffic or being stuck in a car or being stuck driving for several hours a day.

For example, in my case, starting off in Orange County and driving to LA, even with Cindy and carpool, it still took us about an hour and five minutes to get to LA. And the tricky thing about driving to LA especially coming from Orange County is that the closer you get to LA, the more ratchet it gets. People drive more aggressively, the freeways become more condensed, interchanges become a little bit more unpredictable and confusing.

Concrete Islands

I call it “concrete archipelago hopping” to quote my friend Evyn Le Espiritu.

Basically the issue in LA, and a lot of southern California is that all of these different neighborhoods are like concrete islands, which instead of being separated by water is separated by traffic.

For example, Cindy and I toured several neighborhoods which included Marina del Rey, some outskirts of Santa Monica, Culver City, Westwood, etc. Even though they are all in close proximity to UCLA, during rush hour, trying to go from the east side to the west side is all local and you’re stuck in bumper-to-bumper traffic.

Would a Tesla solve this issue?

Another thing that I’ve learned which is intelligent in Asia, Southeast Asia, is that rich people don’t drive themselves; either have private drivers, or just ride grab taxi or an Uber anywhere. In Asia, only servants drive.

In America we have this funny strange thing in which we want to be the driver. We want to be the man at the helm, the cockpit, inside the fuselage.

Even the notion of a modern-day sports car or a hyper car, I think the general analogy is that it is almost like having your own private jet fighter. I think this is what Lamborghini is going for, you may not be able to buy a jet fighter, and be like Tom Cruise, but, you can have your own land based jet fighter which is a modern day Lamborghini.

However, even if you have the worlds best Lamborghini or car or hyper car whatever, during peak rush-hour in LA, you’re stuck. I don’t know anybody who likes to drive during bumper-to-bumper rush-hour.

The curiosity on my mind is this:

If I had a Tesla, either with basic auto pilot, the one which does the “smart cruise control“ on the freeway, auto staying in the lane and keeping distance in front of the other car, or even full auto pilot, would this solve the issue?

For example, let me assume that in the morning, before leaving to LA at 10 AM, I was at 100% energy, honestly I think it would have just been better for me to go to the gym and try to hit over 10 plates for my atlas lift. After driving commuting going to LA coming back, I felt like my battery went down to a critical low of 2%.

Thus my curiosity:

If I had a Tesla, either with basic auto pilot or full auto pilot, would having to commute and drive deplete me of less energy?

For example, if I had auto pilot, would my energy levels still be at close to 100%? At 90%? At 80%? At 60%? 50%? 40%? 30%? Or about the same?

I know that when I’m stuck in traffic, but someone else is driving me, like during peak rush-hour in Saigon, it didn’t really bother me too much to be stuck in traffic. I just used that time to review my photos on my iPhone, or even publish some ideas to my blog, using my iPhone.

Jet lag?

Was I so tired yesterday because I was still jetlagged? Still a little bit uncertain, but the general takeaway point:

Conserve your energy and strength.

I think some certainties:

1. Driving drains your battery

Having to actively drive yourself saps you of your strength and energy: for example, typically I am able to easily atlas lift over nine plates at the gym, but yesterday after driving all day, and hitting the gym, I was so fatigued that I barely had energy and chutzpah to do seven plates. Being cognizant of my body, I still had the muscular strength to lift more, but, my overall feeling and just was I didn’t have the chutzpah to do it. Therefore purely speaking from a productivity energy perspective, if you want to maximize your energy, and to minimally deplete your energy, drive as little as humanly possible.

For example, when I woke up this morning I felt great, really high energy and strain was ready to hit the gym, but instead decided to go to LA to go house and apartment hunting.

However, after about an hour drive there, in about an hour and a half drive back, and then hitting the gym, I substantively feel weaker. For example, even Atlas lifting six plates felt arduous to me, I had no energy. For reference, I can do over 10.

Therefore, some thoughts and theories; first and foremost, it seems that the best way to optimize your life is a life which requires no commute. Typically what a lot of people do is live further away from work, and live in a nicer or more spacious place further out, or save money. I said I do the opposite, live as close as humanly possible to your workplace, even if your apartment or house may be more expensive, worse, shittier etc. You cannot fool biology.

Also, maybe as a sidenote, don’t do long drives or commute if you don’t have to. And if you’re going to do it, expect and know that it will drain you of all your energy and strength.

Maybe this is also the intelligence of having a private driver, or just riding an Uber everywhere. You could let the driver drain their energy, and you conserve your own personal energy for greater things.

I’m not 100% sure, but this is where the allure of autopilot, or even the basic highway cruise control autopilot is so interesting to me; if it could give you a little bit more energy, or prevent you from losing a little bit of energy, it definitely seems worth it.

Therefore, perhaps we should change our attitude about cars and driving. Rather than thinking of driving as a luxury, and thinking of luxury cars, avoid it like the plague.

The true luxury is not owning a car, or not needing to drive anywhere, and being able to walk everywhere.

In other words, don’t be a “good guy”, or even good or virtuous.

Also, don’t be “respectful” either.

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THE BEST WAY TO FIGHT JET LAG:

THE FORM:

Yes.

My three passions.

Investing and betting on yourself?

Maybe it is a good idea that if you make a bunch of websites, each one has a different theme?

It is OK that everyone has different preferences! 

I suppose the question is this; how do we allow everyone to their own preferences?

For example, I really hate the cold, and I prefer it really hot. Therefore in the winter time, I like to blast the heat, whereas it seems that others hate it so hot, and would prefer me to not blast the heat so much.

However conversely, I personally hate air conditioning. I would prefer the windows open or a fan on. But others prefer having air conditioning on.

At the same time, I prefer it really bright, I always prefer having all the lights on. Yet I am chastised for “wasting money“, but others would have the air conditioning blast on all day, isn’t that also “wasting money“?

I suppose the moral of the story is this:

When I pursue my own preferences, I am “wasting money“, but when others advance their own personal preferences, it isn’t.

Thus, it is a form of cherry picking ethics and virtues. Then in other words, when others tell you not to pursue your preferences because you are somehow “wasteful”, or “wasting money”, maybe it is best to just ignore them and proceed.

Therefore, it seems that the wise path in life is to realize that other people are not governed by rationality, logic, etc. Nor consistency. Others seem to lack self wisdom or self knowledge, so maybe it is best to not ask for the rationality. Because they do not know.

PHILOSOPHY BY KIM

Essays by KIM

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

Masters of Philosophy Â»

• Seneca
• Marcus Aurelius
• Publilius Syrus

Personal Philosophy Â»

• You Are the Light of the World
• Your Soul is a Diamond in the Rough
• Why Live?

Stoicism Â»

• How to Be a Stoic Street Photographer
• How to Use Photography as Self-Therapy
• How to Free Your Soul From Disturbance

Zen Philosophy »

• How to Be a Zen Street Photographer
• Zen in the Art of Street Photography
• How to Find Tranquility in Your Photography

Life Lessons Â»

• How to Conquer Your Fears in Life
• Conquer Yourself
• How to Focus

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ERIC KIM OMAKASE COFFEE

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