In praise of Bitcoin — electronic money transfers.
Author: ERIC KIM
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JUST BUY IPAD
If you’re curious, just buy iPad:
The best value being iPad Pro, 256GB option.
The budget option as normal iPad, 256 option.
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ERIC KIM COOKS BRISKET GOPRO BBQ GRILLE BACKYARD PATIO POV
No brisket, no life:
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LIFE VLOGGER
Just vlog your life!
3 pounds of meat under 30 minutes LESSONS AFTER MY FIRST EPIC FOOD CHALLENGE FLOOR DUMBBELL PRESS -
The ideal neighborhood is a neighborhood where you could easily walk around and shoot street photography
Northpark, San Diego as a great location.
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Skin & Health
Healthy skin as a sign of good health.
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When you’re not super pumped about something, just delay it.
Obvious values are super obvious.
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TIMING
Much of life is all about timing. With investments, having kids, street photography, etc.
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Black is healthy
Just drink black coffee. It is far healthier than any strange milk substitutes, or sugar added.
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I buy it for the packaging
Whenever I buy coffee, I always buy it for the packaging. It is like a piece of visual artwork on my coffee counter. I wanted to be beautiful, so when I look at it, it uplifts me.
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I’d rather do an imperfect job than *no* job
My “satisficeing†way of living. Better to clean frequently (not “perfectlyâ€) than just do it very infrequently, but “perfectlyâ€.
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I don’t like heavy things.
Heavy coffee cups are also bad.
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A very good white paper should be very short
Be very skeptical of very long papers. Just because something is longer does it mean that it is more intelligent or better.
Bitcoin white paper only 8 pages!!
Similar that great poetry or aphorisms are very short, yet profound. Also, great essay should be relatively short, distilled, to the point, yet simple and elegant. Avoid long and (boring) books and papers. If it bores you, it probably isn’t good or true.
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Grills are Clutch
If you cook a lot of meat often, outdoor grills are super clutch. Cooks the meat faster, less mess, less smoking up the house.
Also, something very lovely about eating outdoors on your patio or backyard — al fresco (in the open air) dining.
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Be very greedy when others are afraid
A riff off of Warren Buffet.
When others are fearful, greed is good.
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Bring back jeans
Too many guys wearing shorts now.
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Oil(Gas) & Food
The two things which are essential to Americans.
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Follow the founder, not the thing.
Stick with the founder, rather than the company. For example, I am long Tesla and SpaceX, because Elon musk is still the CEO of both companies. The reason why Amazon may be in trouble is because Jeff Bezos has left the company as the CEO.
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Don’t do things, unless you feel 100% confident in it
Even though you’re 100% confident, you may be wrong. But that is not the point. I think confidence and risk taking go hand-in-hand.
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Maybe it is better to invest in travel than in foreign things
Maybe instead of buying more stocks, just use that money to buy flights, Airbnb‘s and hotels?
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Don’t buy or invest in meme coins
Why? Because memes don’t last.
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If you’re rich enough, then what is the point of investing?
Perhaps the greed and lust for greater gains?
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GOOGLE IS A SECURITY COMPANY.
For example, I trust putting my passwords, and two factor authentication into Google, than any other service.
A great opportunity for Google to create a crypto wallet. I would far trust putting my cryptocurrency in a Google wallet than any other wallet.
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Right Now Might be a Good Time to Buy Chainlink
Best to buy when the market is down.
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PHYSICAL FLEXING
More virtuous to flex your physical body, rather than flex how rich you are, or your possessions.
Why? Technically muscle building is more egalitarian. However buff you get get is more dependent on time, and effort, whereas getting very very rich is often a result of inheritances, or starting life with a leg up.
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ARE YOU MORE INTO YOURSELF OR OTHERS?
More virtuous to be more into yourself, then overly inquisitive or curious about others.
Also, rather than being too interested in the tabloids, become your own tabloid.
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How to Make More Artistic Photos of Your Kids
Far more fun and meaningful to make artistic photos your kids, rather than factual ones.
First of all, I say focus on composition. Strive to make dynamic compositions, skills in street photography will help.
Find interesting backgrounds
Also, shoot your photos as dark as possible, and photograph your kids against interesting backgrounds. For example, I like high contrast graffiti backgrounds.
Subtle details
I also say, I love the subtle details. For example, the silhouette of your kids hand against the background.
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Once you got the perfect life, then what?
I say just focus on philosophy, powerlifting, exploring and traveling, and sharing your insights with others.
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I prefer cats over dogs
I enjoy cats and their personality, how they make things a little bit more fun and interesting, how they have a personality of their own, and how independent they are.
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Why having a kid will improve your life
After having Seneca, my life has become 1000 times more interesting, meaningful, fun, and also photographically productive.
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North Park, San Diego is a very cool neighborhood
Surprisingly a good amount of grit and grain in the neighborhood.
Very walkable, really great coffee shops and restaurants, and a cool bohemian vibe of people. Also great light, sun and cool breeze. IMHO much cooler than Paris.
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WHAT MOTIVATES ME.
Personal curiosity in things, my abilities, and questioning common knowledge.
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ERIC KIM GYM GOPRO FLOOR DUMBBELL PRESS
In praise of doing dumbbell press (off the floor) instead of on a bench:
The upsides:
- Safer: You don’t need a spotter. If you can’t move the weight, you cannot move the weight.
- Better leverage: You have better leverage when doing an extreme back arch, on the floor. Maximal grip.
- You can lift more: Being able to move greater weight is more fun.
- To get the dumbbell on top of your leg, just ask someone to help you lift it.
- Bench press (flat bench press) seems like a bad idea. Even the bodybuilder Jay Cutler didn’t use bench press, but used dumbbell press instead. If you are going to do a bench press, just do a ‘floor bench press‘.
