FARNESE HERCULES as a good studying model:
Note the relatively small pectoral muscles, deltoids, biceps, etc.
Massive back and shoulders! Big deadlift.
Author: ERIC KIM
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BMW HAS GREAT MARKETING LANGUAGE.
BMW XM great marketing language.
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ALL CARS ARE IMPERFECT.
Thus, the easiest path— just don’t get any car, even if you’re a trillionaire!
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WHAT WILL NOT LAST.
For car interiors, any LCD screen or touch screen.
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THE LIGHTEST PRODUCTS
For iPhone, laptop, etc— lightest is god.
iPhone SE as best iPhone — lightest.
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Don’t fight human nature, instead, roll with it.
For example, kids like to throw things around. Instead of trying to get a kid not to throw things, maybe it is best to engage them with things in which throwing them is actually a good thing.
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Why is Food in Korea So Good?
Specialty restaurants (like In and Out Burger, Only serving 3 options) are best in Korea– should be the same abroad?
SHOPPING MALL UNDERGROUND
Why is Food in Korea So Good? ERIC KIM TRAVEL FOOD VLOG — Specialty Duck Restaurant (Pork Belly)
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MO MO PARADISE: ALL YOU CAN EAT SHABU SAHBU PHNOM PENH CAMBODIA
The AEON mall in Phnom Penh Cambodia is the place to be! Shout out to MO MO PARADISE (also in the States!):
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HADONG THOUGHTS III
Why do all cars look the same?
You cannot occupy more than one space at a time.
Some cold exposure is good. Not always
Country home, modern conveniences
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STREET PHOTO TIPS
1. Shoot before thinking
2. Shoot in the subway
3. Look for gestures
4. Fill the frame
5. Look for curves
In hair, clothes, etc.
6. Shoot head-on
Don’t always shoot from behind; try to step in front of people and shoot head-on.
7. Look for love
And gestures of love. Hugs, kisses, embraces.
8. Look for people going around a corner or curve
9. Integrate your kids into the photo
Not all street photography requires only strangers.
10. When your shoot super directly towards someone, and they notice, pretend like you shot something behind them.
11. Juxtaposition between subject and background
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GREY?
Is there any reason to buy anything which is grey?
For example a grey TESLA MODEL 3 performance?
Grey — hybrid of both black AND white?
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GORETEX IS THE FUTURE.
ALL GORETEX EVERYTHING.
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NEWS: Non-City Turbo Thoughts
Currently here in the Korean countryside (HADONG) and loving it. Lots of non-city thoughts:
No place is forever
NO PLACE IS FOREVER VLOG Nor should a place be forever.
A lot of us seek a ‘forever’ ‘perfect’ spot, but even if you find it, you will easily tire and bore.
Instead, think of life like a forever campaign; life is campaign mode // VIDEO.
Countryside, and insanely fast wifi?
INSANELY SIMPLE I spoke too soon when I said wifi in Korea sucks (Korea Thoughts Vlog // YOUTUBE)
Currently here in the Korean countryside in HADONG, the wifi is INSANELY fast.
Which makes me think — perhaps I should use this opportunity for insanely radical innovation and experimentation?
The upside of non-city living
NEVER STOP CAMPAIGNING VLOG Something about being requested from society is interesting. The quality of your thoughts and type of your thoughts is different. I believe you start thinking more about challenging traditional notions of ‘success’, and this zen-zone of the non-city is conducive to thinking.
ERIC KIM EXPERIENCES
Beyond just thinking
WHEN TO ATTACK, WHEN TO RETREAT Philosophy is fun, but also is entrepreneurship.
The reason I like both:
Philosophy is more about creative seclusion, and coming up with epic thoughts, and entrepreneurship is more about being connected with the world and being active (attack mode).
Thus, the simple thought:
Retreat to the mountains to think, but once you have the thoughts you need, descend the mountain (Thus Spake Zarathustra), and share your findings with others.
HAPTIC BOOKS
HAPTIC AMAZON
What types of thoughts do you want to have?
Just experiment vlog To me, a thought without action is useless. I like the idea:
If you have a thought, just blog it.
Post a single thought, even if the title has no other message but the thought itself.
The never-ending stream
So what is the point of it all?
Think of yourself like the never-ending stream of water!
ERIC
More thoughts
Some thoughts on PODCAST and YOUTUBE:
- Experiment with video podcasts on ANCHOR.FM
- Youtube– keep it insanely simple as possible (VIDEO // AUDIO)
Just start it.
Where should I live vlog? Just start it, and just start uploading. My simple YouTube philosophy.
720P is sufficient, even 480p if your internet is slow!
Also–
Make it so simple even your mom could use it!
This is my new design philosophy.
ERIC
SHARE THE THOUGHTS!
YOU GOT MORE FREEDOM THAN YOU THINK YOU HAVE. If ERIC KIM NEWS gave you any turbo thoughts, feel free to republish (open source) or share with a friend!
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MY FILE MANAGEMENT PHILOSOPHY
For MacOS:
Keep things insanely neat and orderly — using numbers, and simple pre-fix names.
Also, keep your desktop empty. A cluttered desktop is bad for the mind.
Also, no more PC or Windows, ever. Windows is ugly.
Downloads is the ‘working’ folder.
Treat your downloads folder like your scratch disk. Use it for works in progress, and when it is done, clean it out, and empty your trash.
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ATTACK MODE.
Entrepreneurship as being in ‘attack mode’. Philosophy as more ‘defense’ mode.
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Non-City Living
Thought experiment:
If you had to live in the countryside, (non-city), and you had unlimited meat, eggs, unlimited coffee, unlimited insanely fast wifi, but you couldn’t venture into the city or spend your money … what would you do with your days?
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NON-CITY
The ‘city’ vs ‘countryside’ as a not good comparison or barbell. Instead, a ‘city’ vs ‘non-city’.
For example I am currently in the Korean countryside, and I am surrounded by 3 sides of Korean national forest. It feels like I am in a Yosemite valley, on top of a height, looking down, into the valley. It does not feel like the ‘countryside’, which is typically my image of farmland.
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SEOUL RICOH
Travel with me:
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NEVER STOP CAMPAIGNING.
Life like a military campaign
The goal isn’t to find the perfect location, house, or province to forever live in. Rather, to live life like a military campaign, where are you set up camp in a certain location for a certain period of time, and then move onto the next location.
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CAMPAIGN
Field, military operation. Wiktionary
Camp.
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JUST EXPERIMENT.
Impossible to know what the outcome will be until you just experiment with it.
JUST EXPERIMENT PODCAST
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WHERE DO YOU WANT TO LIVE?
Once you figure out where you want to live, everything else falls into place.
WHERE DO YOU WANT TO LIVE? PODCAST
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HADONG CONTACT SHEETS
Screenshot your iPad view:
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When it is not a good idea to trust beta
For truly mission critical things, like the operation of your website, do not trust beta.
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Make it beautiful for yourself
Make it beautiful for yourself, as you’re going to look at all day yourself anyways.
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Optimize It For Yourself
Self-optimization.
What best serves you?
