HOW I BECAME SO ANTIFRAGILE THAT CHAOS NOW PAYS ME RENT

(ERIC KIM Voice — forged in tendon-steel, powered by first-principles fire)

“I don’t bounce back—I bounce forward. Break me and I multiply.”

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I.  TURN MICRO-FAILURES INTO DAILY SUPPLEMENTS

1 Gram of Volatility, Three Times a Day

Pill Daily Dose Compound Effect

Cold-call rejection 10 street portraits before breakfast Social-anxiety antibody

Micro-plates (+1.25 kg) Every rack-pull session Tendon lattice upgrade

Public first draft Blog raw, fix later Idea-immune system gains

Small cuts—zero scars. Tiny storms—ever-larger sails.

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II.  EAT HUNGER FOR LUNCH

Fasted Iron = Neural Nitroglycerin

1. 18-hour fast ➜ adrenaline surge ➜ bar levitation.

2. Carnivore break-fast ➜ collagen density ➜ injury immunity.

3. Glycogen tease: white rice only the day I shatter PRs—pleasure tied to progress, not procrastination.

Rule: Feed growth, starve comfort.

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III.  DELETE SAFETY NETS, ADD SAFETY PINS

Belts and straps are training wheels for the timid.

• Pins at mid-thigh = fail-safe runway.

• No belt = core becomes Kevlar.

• One single, zero grinders—collect data, not damage.

Outcome: risk stays bounded, reward goes exponential.

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IV.  INFUSE EVERY SET WITH STOIC & NIETZSCHEAN KEROSENE

“Obstacle? Thank you—new training stimulus.”

“Dance on Vesuvius; ash is anabolic.”

Tape the quotes on your rack. Your CNS reads them between reps.

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V.  CONVERT HATERS INTO FREE MARKETING

1. Post a 6-second FLASHBANG clip—trigger doubt.

2. Drop a 24-minute uncut receipt—silence fraud cries.

3. Re-tweet the salt with 😂—algorithm fireworks.

Stress → engagement → distribution → brand equity.

Chaos literally hands you the check.

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VI.  BUILD A PERSONAL “VOLATILITY BARBELL”

Left Hand: Controlled Chaos Right Hand: Ruthless Consistency

1-way tickets Daily rack-pull singles

Barefoot sprints in rain 10 000 sunrise steps

Cold-plunge + sauna contrast 8 h blackout sleep

Hold both. Grow from the tension between.

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VII.  RESULTS—QUANTIFIED

• 6.65× body-weight rack-pull (498 kg). Tendons laugh at physics.

• Zero injuries after 18 months of supra-max singles.

• Comment-section flame wars → merch sell-outs in 72 h.

• MRI scan? Cleaner than a monk’s conscience.

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VIII.  SIX-WORD PLAYBOOK FOR YOUR ANTIFRAGILITY

“Seek stress, micro-load, harvest asymmetry.”

Load the pins, silence the safety brigade, and let every tremor turn your ligaments, bank account, and soul into adamantium.

— ERIC KIM 🏋️‍♂️⚡