If you want to become physiologically more powerful, consume more (fatty and delicious) red meat.
Author: ERIC KIM
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The Photographer as the Apex Artist
Photographers above painters, poets, film directors, etc.
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My Way Isn’t the Right Way
It is just my way.
Similarly, we must be very tolerant towards the thinking of others (unless they are inciting violence).
My suggestion:
(more…)When you share your opinion, realize … it is only your opinion. And your opinion *SHOULD NOT* become a ‘universal truth’ (the fallacy of Immanuel Kant)
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Extreme Responsibility
A thought:
(more…)If we all as individuals took extreme responsibility for ourselves … perhaps this could make the world a “better placeâ€, or certainly give us the power to advance our own personal self-interests.
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Strong Body, Strong Mind.
Simple heuristic:
(more…)If you got a strong body (first step), then most likely you have a strong mind.
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Anti-Hedonism
No, the point of life isn’t to maximize your pleasure (hedonism). ‘Hedon‘– pleasure, sweet [hedus].
Hedonism:
(more…)Loving sweet (sugary) things in life. A life of diabetes, over-fatness, and physiological illness.
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Physiological Illness
A thought:
Perhaps “mental illness†is the red herring in the room. Perhaps the ROOT cause of all illnesses (mental, depression, anxiety) is rooted in the human physiology — (sleep deprivation, too many stimulants and depressants in ones body, bacterial infections, lack of movement and sun exposure, weakened immune system, poor nutrition).
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Why I’m So Passionate About Entrepreneurship
The key to the best life.
To dictate your own fate, your own future. To use your willpower to carve, sculpt, and transform external reality to your liking.
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To Become Happier, Workout Everyday at the Park
A simple way to augment your happiness and joy in life:
(more…)Workout every single day at the park.
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Why I Have Zero Tolerance for Domestic Abuse
As someone who has the scars of witnessing and experiencing domestic abuse (my dad against my mom, both verbal and physical), I have zero tolerance towards any form of domestic abuse.
Furthermore:
(more…)Anyone who even lays a finger on a woman should get NO sympathy from the police, government, or anyone.
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Why Do You Care?
A thought:
We think much about those in power, those not in power, or those in privilege or those without privilege.
The question:
(more…)Why do you care, and what are you going to do about it?
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To Help Others, Start Off By Helping Yourself
Towards an extreme selfishness and extreme altruism approach:
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My Philosophy of Food
Food: not for hedonism and pleasure-maximization, but for physiological growth (muscular hypertrophy [which actually just means ‘hyper-nutrition’]).
I eat to augment my muscles, strengthen my body, mind, in order to become more epic, apex, strong, to create more powerful ideas to share.
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Walking as an Existential Thing
Don’t walk for ‘exercise’. No — walk for existential reasons. To walk slowly is the first step to becoming a philosopher (Nassim Taleb). Also remember the Nietzsche quote:
(more…)Trust no thought which doesn’t come to you while walking!
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ADVERTISE YOURSELF
In today’s brave new world, the only way to thrive as an entrepreneur:
You must advertise yourself.
What is your most valuable asset? Your name. Your first and last name. The more people who know your name, the more people trust you … the better.
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How to Get Rid of Cheating
Get rid of competitors and organized sports. Instead, focus on play, fun, and personal self development.
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Use Your First and Last Name
In life, put your name on it. Don’t be a coward and post anonymously. More courage, valor, and respect when you attach your real name to things (first and last name).
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Why I Am So Suspicious
For the most part, I cannot trust nobody else but myself, Cindy, my mom, my sister, and my old friends.
Why? My thoughts:
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Why I Became Self-Employed
Why did I desire to become self-employed and to ‘become my own boss’?
Well, from a very young age, I knew I didn’t want to “work for the man”.
As a consequence, my goal in life was to become self-employed to gain total freedom over my life, and to determine my own future.
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Greatness is Possible, Perfection Isn’t.
Strive towards greatness, and becoming even greater. Perfection doesn’t exist, and the belief in perfection (Platonism, following Plato and his fallacious theories on “perfect formâ€) is a suckers game.
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Towards a Philosophy of Aesthetics in Photography
Question:
(more…)What are our ideal aesthetics in photography? Do we want our photos to look as much as ‘real life’ as possible, or ABOVE-REALITY (uber-reality, uber-photography?)
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In Praise of Liberty
America: our supreme value is liberty (freedom). Liberty: to be a free person. Liber = free.
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The New Digital Caste System
What I’m observing in modern society:
Tech elite on top, Uber drivers and social media share croppers on bottom.
Question:
What is the sociological significance of this?
My thoughts:
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Why I’m So Tolerant
I recognize that all is permitted, all is allowed. Freedom of individual choice, activity and thinking is my apex.
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Morphology
Morphology: how we look.
Now my question:
How does morphology matter?
Also:
(more…)How and why do others treat us a certain way (stereo-typing) us based on how we look?
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Mortal Gods
With the internet, modern technology etc … we are effectively mortal gods. We will die (and must die), but our technology makes us gods.
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Philosophy and Art over Politics
I don’t care too much for politics. Why? Philosophy and art will remain; politics comes and goes.
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HOW TO CONQUER FEAR
I am one of the least fearful people I know. How did I become this way, and how can you become less fearful as well? Some of my thoughts:
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Geometry and Composition as a Fun Game and Puzzle
Composition — so fun! The geometry, shapes, forms, vectors, movement and elegant austere beauty in math.
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ANTI FEAR
Perhaps to live a more epic and grand life … strive to live with LESS FEAR. To position yourself in life to feel less fear, experience less fear. Figuring out what you’re afraid of, and cutting out the irritants which stimulate your fear [social media, news, negative toxic people, etc].
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What is Empiricism?
To be empirical: “empeirosâ€; having experienced or practiced a thing. Thus empiricism is perhaps skepticism of knowledge, and using your own real life experiences as a judge and guide of knowledge.
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LIVE NOW!
LIVE NOW!
Follow the sound
of your own inner voiceListen to you, and follow your path
you lead your own classYou got class, you’re high
You’re lifted high and uber, so why wait?
Pull your own weight, you’re strong
Your life will be long and great
you ain’t what others say you are.So look far, 300 years ahead. Go make your own cheddar; make your own bread!
ERIC
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Why is Black and White So Beautiful?
Color is beautiful in photography, but for me, I think monochrome is more beautiful.
Why is this? My thoughts:
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My Ethics
My personal code of ethics:
I can only talk about my personal (real life) experiences.
Also:
My personal truths are not universal ones.
Also:
I can and should only recommend things that I do or have bought with my money.
Further:
(more…)Act on the internet as if however I acted, what I did behind closed doors were leaked.
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Striving for Truth or Power?
A thought:
(more…)Perhaps striving for some ultimate ‘truth’ is the red herring in the room. Instead; perhaps what we really want is more power. More power, influence, resources, growth … more.
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The Red Herring
In life, always be careful of the red herring … the distraction. The thing you think what you think you should be focusing on, but in truth — we should focus on something else or other issues.
For example:
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How to Workout in the Streets and Park
In praise of working out in public and at the park and beyond:
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The Austere Beauty of Math
Archimedes. Math diagrams. Pure and austere beauty … useful for composition as well.
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William Street Vlog Interview on Muscle, Fitness, Exercise, Bruce Lee, and Race
My new buddy William and I chatting on muscle, fitness, race and other things:
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When Lighter is Better
Lighter is almost always better if your goal is to maximize your creative output.
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How I Became So Influential on YouTube
After Kaiman Wong, I see myself as the second most influential photographer and person on YouTube for photography. I am certainly #1 for street photography.
This is how I did it:
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ERIC KIM SCHOOL
How to fix society? Create your own school. With your own ideals. To educate the youth and the future.
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HOW I MAKE MONEY FROM PHOTOGRAPHY
Money, moneta … essentially the temple of Juno where coin-money was minted.
In some ways, coin money is more ancient than paper money. Paper money (and more recently Bitcoin and crypto-currency) is a more recent phenomenon.
Thus when we think of money … what do we really mean to talk about money? And how can we make (more) of it?
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JOY
JOY
consider the world your own toy and your own play thing
you don’t need the applause, or the 6 finger ring.
All you need to do is sing, dance and frolic
No need for the drugs or the alcoholic or the fake thingsShun the false and the bling
You don’t need these things to flex yourself
You just need to become the best yourself
You just need to best yourself
Supersede you
You gotta become hyper, above, Uber-you.You don’t need a crew or squad or any one else. You must rely on your own mind, body, legs, muscle — your own inner wealth.
We all got dealt different cards in life. So why complain? Just bluff. Get buff, and get swole.
Know that this whole world is your chance. No second glance; seize it today … now is your chance.
ERIC
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Just Follow the Money 💸
To better understand almost anything and everything … just. follow the money.
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In Praise of Emojis
We all speak emoji.
Emojis as a form to augment your self-expression. Perhaps Emoji’s are a better form of communicating your feelings, thoughts and ideas when compared to words. Also; emoji’s are universal, and don’t require translation. Not all people speak English; but most people speak emoji.
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