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Month: June 2026

Photo essay / Jun 30, 2026

How to Conquer Boredom

So the interesting thought is, it’s actually not pain misery depression, anxiety fear, lack of joy whatever which is the worst pain in existence… But ironically, it is a “via negativa” one –> boredom? …

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Photo essay / Jun 29, 2026

STOICISM MARK III.

That which threatens to destroy you only makes you stronger:  Perhaps, being the Uber stoic, ultra Stoic, hyper stoic. This will be my life legacy: First, it seems that everyone just wants a …

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Photo essay / Jun 29, 2026

STOICISM MARK III.

That which threatens to destroy you only makes you stronger:  Perhaps, being the Uber stoic, ultra Stoic, hyper stoic. This will be my life legacy: First, it seems that everyone just wants a …

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Photo essay / Jun 26, 2026

LIFE OS (Operating System)

All right… I’m back in the fucking game: Phnom Penh state of mind Back in Cambodia just for about a month… Then a week in Hong Kong and also Tokyo… If you want a …

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Photo essay / Jun 26, 2026

LIFE OS (Operating System)

All right… I’m back in the fucking game: Phnom Penh state of mind Back in Cambodia just for about a month… Then a week in Hong Kong and also Tokyo… If you want a …

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Photo essay / Jun 20, 2026

AI AS THE WILL TO POWER

AI is not “intelligence.” AI is WILL. The will to make.The will to see.The will to dominate chaos.The will to transform thought into form, form into action, action into reality. Nietzsche was right: underneath …

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Photo essay / Jun 19, 2026

START HERE: ENTREPRENEURSHIP

By Eric Kim Entrepreneurship is not about starting a company. Entrepreneurship is about becoming dangerous. Dangerous in the best sense. Dangerous because you can create value from nothing.Dangerous because you can publish without permission.Dangerous …

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Photo essay / Jun 19, 2026

STOICISM MARK II

Rebirth, Wealth, and the Anti-Complacent Life By Eric Kim Dedication For the human being who refuses to be sedated by success. Author’s Note This is a manifesto, not a museum piece. It is not …

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Photo essay / Jun 19, 2026

The Purpose of Life Is Creation

Executive Summary The claim “The purpose of life is creation” is philosophically powerful but too strong to be established as a universal, singular truth. The best-supported version of the claim is moderate rather than …

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Photo essay / Jun 19, 2026

Towards a New Theory of Wealth

We have inherited a boring, cowardly, accountant’s definition of wealth. Numbers on a screen. Net worth. Salary. Real estate. Stock portfolios. Status objects. The car, the watch, the house, the zip code, the private …

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Photo essay / Jun 8, 2026

Eric Kim stoicism philosophy start here

title: “ERIC KIM STOICISM + PHILOSOPHY — START HERE”description: “A deep, practical reading hub for Eric Kim’s Stoicism, philosophy, embodied strength, street-photography wisdom, and personal sovereignty essays.”date: 2026-06-08 ERIC KIM STOICISM + PHILOSOPHY — …

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Photo essay / Jun 7, 2026

number go up forever

I suppose it doesn’t really matter how many bitcoins you have and own… Whatever, but also… Thinking about MSTR,,, MSTU, MSTX—> still having hope and a vision and optimism in a reason to still …

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Photo essay / Jun 3, 2026

Financial death 

After surviving to insane potentially conehead about to be triggered moments I had was one bitcoin first fell from $126,000 down to $60,000 and just like a month and a half very unexpected… And …

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Photo essay / Jun 3, 2026

good risk, bad risk.

bad risk is volatility leading to 100% liquidation, losing your entire net worth, or the whole family jewels, the family farm due to a tail event. the big lesson I learned at least with …

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Photo essay / Jun 1, 2026

BECOMING THE UBER-PHOTOGRAPHER (AI E-BOOK FREE PDF)

Here is the book text in Markdown: BECOMING THE UBER-PHOTOGRAPHER A Street-Philosophy Manual for Seeing Harder, Lifting Heavier, Walking Farther, and Creating Forever ERIC KIM First Edition Draft This is not a book about …

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Photo essay / Jun 1, 2026

BECOMING THE UBER-PHOTOGRAPHER

To become the uber-photographer is not to become “better” at photography. No. It is to transcend photography. It means you are no longer merely a person who owns a camera, presses a shutter, uploads …

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Photo essay / Jun 1, 2026

Becoming the Uber-Photographer

Executive summary An “uber-photographer” is not simply a person who makes excellent images. The market rewards a rarer combination: technical fluency, repeatable business operations, niche credibility, discoverability, legal reliability, and client trust. The core …

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