Bayes, bayes thinking; the general idea is that you always adjust and make decisions based on the most immediate information that you have right now. For example, in regards to health. Sometime you might want to be in the hot sauna, on the days that it is dark murky and unpleasant, and other days you might just want to be out in the sun, sunbathing if the sun is good!
Always make decisions and decide based on the most immediate information that you have available right now!
When or where do I think better? I like big open plazas, the sun, and big spacious gyms.
I don’t care about the cold; I just need the sunlight!
Sometimes I prefer the ghetto grungy and gritty, sometimes I prefer up scale. When is ghetto better?
First, the pollution and climate. Even if you were a trillionaire, you would not want to live in China. Why? The weather is horrendous. It doesn’t matter if you have all the money in the world, without clean air, clear blue skies, greenery, and sun, none of it is worth it. Just think of Dr. Seuss, and the Lorax.
Second, America is starting to slowly become more antagonistic towards China. My thought is that Vietnam is a more friendly trade partner than China.
Third, innovation. China is really good at copying and producing things, not innovating things out of her own accord. Even consider Polestar; essentially it is a Chinese car company, but, they bought out Volvo, and the Swedes in order to innovate. This is not true innovation!
Also, note and consider how all the Chinese phone companies are effectively dead. Nobody wants to buy a Chinese phone, not even the rich mainland Chinese people. They would all prefer to have iPhones, iPhone pros. Even consider Vietnam; the noveau rich has zero interest in owning a Huawei phone, or anything like that. They all want the newest, most expensive luxury iPhone!
The future is America, Vietnam, South Korea, maybe Cambodia?
Unsuccessful people drive German cars. For example, Unsuccessful people drive Audis, BMWs, or even worse, a Volkswagen.
Successful people drive Priuses, white Honda Odysseys if they have a family, or better yet, don’t even drive or own a car.
Perhaps what I want is actually to spend more time with other people, to spend more time being social?
Maybe this is my passion?
For example, my passion in street photography is all about the social challenges?
Also, my passion about the gym is the social challenges? Also, the reason I loved college so much is for the social challenges?
Lifting very very heavy weights.
“The gym should be a place to go to have fun!“ – Joe Gold
The gym should be a fun social club?
Things which I love but have poor durability:
1. Vibram 5 fingers EL X model: Literally the only “ shoes†I wear, but after hard-core daily use and hard-core walking, they fall apart relatively quickly.
Going to a gym, choosing a gym … more about the environment and vibes and facilities and amenities than anything else?
A funny observation; why is it that no personal trainers really look that fit?
My primary and end goal passion!
The ethos of true pioneers!
Just visualize it!
Also, what do you want to look like?
For example, the best way Apple should approach marketing is to not promote mediocre products like anything by Microsoft, Zoom, or even mention PCs, android etc.
For example on the Mac mini page, why is there a screenshot of Microsoft PowerPoint? PowerPoint sucks. Apple Keynote is 1 trillion times better.
Mac Studio — the design and form factor and shape is ugly!
My next set up— maybe just a Mac Mini?
As few plugins as humanly possible to just have it run!
Only you wear use what you have produced yourself!
In praise of a hybrid method —
eric [at] Eric Kim.com
I believe that all photographers should have kids:
Some simple tips on being inspired in photography:
Become more:
I will easily photograph until I die!
Seneca at age 2 years, 8 months … no more diapers, not even over nights! 100% underwear!
Also, he now also knows how to climb on top of the toilet seat (facing towards the flusher), prop himself up, and pee and poop himself!
The greatest new modern day parent flex; to have your kid 100% potty trained, at the earliest age possible, doing all of his peeing and pooping into an adult toilet! If a boy, also being able to pee in the urinal!
The secret is also to pee him immediately before napping or sleeping. He’s able to do his whole nap, holding in his pee, and when he immediately wakes up and makes even the smallest sound, picking him up immediately putting him on the toilet to pee.
100% diaper less. Not even “pull-ups“! He can sleep from 10 PM to 9 AM, straight, without peeing his pants!
Your kid is a piece of photo art!
Just get it!
iPhone Pro is for looooosers!
I literally do all my photo work on my iPad Pro, the smaller 11 inch, currently using the M1 chip. Is it to import all my photos via the USB-C to SD card adapter, and import all the small JPEG photos for my Lumix G9. Just using the default Photos app, works insanely great.
I looks like since the last iPadOS update, the Photos app app is really laggy when trying to upload images. Apple photos team; fix this immediately.
Also the great upside while I lie here on my tatami mat, I could review my photos and select them while lying down!
Why is modern day man not allowed to glorify his body?
Simple — only do that which you want to do!
My new notion of body euphoria: the exact opposite of body dys-morphia.
Body euphoria — insane godlike joy in one’s body and capabilities!
Your own body as a work of art!
In Praise of Building Your Body
Treat your body as sculpture.
The first thing:
I don’t see my body as belonging to me. I look at my body like it belongs to someone else.
When I look at the Lamborghini of someone else, I admire it. When I see the muscles and physiques of anyone else, I admire it. Then I had the epiphany:
Why not transform my own body into a Lambo, and admire my own body instead?
The great logic:
To sculpt your own body is insanely fun. Why? You can see the change over time!
Once again, the goal is simple:
Never stop adding muscle mass, and never stop reducing body fat, or keeping it low (around 10%).
The more muscle you have, the more energy you got. The more power you got to make art-work, and live with gratitude, joy, and hyper-vigor.
Strengthen on, and flex on!
ERIC
Despite what people think, the true elite is spartan, not pampered, weak and soft.
