An essay on male masculinity amongst Asian men:

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Envy is good, jealousy is bad.

if you’re envious of someone else and their success and this stimulates and invigorates you to do more, envy is good. Jealousy is bad because we are intimidated by someone else taking our spot. For example, you can be a jealous boyfriend if you worry that your girlfriend will run off with another guy. Envy is when you look at Arnold and also desire his same physique.

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The more you respect yourself, the more others will respect you as well.

Also, why do you even care for the respect of others?

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Who is your ideal follower?

Better to get 1 like from Elon Musk, Kanye West, Mark Z than a million of random likes, or millions of random followers.

STREAM YOUR RAW THOUGHTS!

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Dear friends,

Right now things are a bit shitty, but I wanted to use this chance to re-spark and re-motivate you.

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Practical ideas:

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Life isn’t about not being a sinner. It is just not being a sucker!

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Namque pauci libertatem, pars magna iustos dominos volunt. – Sallsut

• Few men desire freedom, the greater part desire just masters. – Sallust

Do you desire to become dominant and the master, or do you simply want a “just” master or rule over you?

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Brave new world of blogging, publishing, creating, sharing, and building:

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I make art. Thus I’m an artist.

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The ultimate test:

do you enjoy looking more at your own artwork, or the artwork of others?

The goal: prefer looking at your own artwork, your own body, your own face, your own self above others!

Remixing your own artwork

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More fun to build, make, modify, customize, or transfigure stuff than to buy stuff!

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Why deadlifts can transform the world (and you!)

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What is the worst hate? Self-hate.

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We are all one race — the human race.

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My #1 skill in life? Social skills.

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IN LIFE, you’re always becoming (more of) you.

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We are all into superhero movies and such. But what if your own life were a movie, and YOU were the hero?

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WHAT IS IN YOUR CONTROL? The ability to exert courage and bravery. Also, to NOT exert cowardice.

Everything else is up to lady fate.

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You are your own ultimate self-experiment. See how far you can take yourself:

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Why Strive Towards the Best?

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How do we grow? My theory:

When you damage yourself, your body learns to re-build itself, and become STRONGER than it was before [super-compensation].

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Why I like failing a lot:!

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Health isn’t as a duty to society. Rather — health as a means to maximize your own personal power and creative power!

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What’s free?

1. Freedom over your time
2. Freedom over your schedule
3. Freedom over your mind

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A brave new world of social class:

The apex social class might have less cash, but more freedom over their life.

Lawyers, bankers, programmers who get paid lots of money ($200k a year) but who have NO freedom over their lives and schedules are the new slave class.

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A-la Nassim Taleb’s idea:

To live a greater life, embrace the ‘barbell’ strategy and philosophy to life.

For example:

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What holds us back? The nagging thought:

If I only had equipment x, y, or z — I could become a greater, more inspired, and more productive creator.

This is false.

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Real people: People in ’embodied reality’.

Fake people: People in a screen.

Which do you prefer?

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When we empower others, we see a bit of ourselves in others.

When we empower others, we are technically empowering ourselves.

To see and treat others as ourselves — isn’t this the thought that can change the world for the better?

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Conquer today as a fun test of your own strength and limits!

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Naturally we are always changing. But don’t change yourself according to the idealized vision of others.

Instead, be proud of who you are. Your goal:

Continue to augment MORE of yourself!

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An ism — the thought that your genetics or background trump over your effort, industry, and courage.

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An aesthetic I like:

THUNDER THIGHS!

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Working for stuff is more fun!

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Less shame, more success:

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Perhaps life is more fun and interesting when we self-posit an interesting life goal, and strive with all our strength to discover what our limit is. Then striving to SUPERSEDE that limit?

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What if you could never travel for the rest of your life — you could only stay in your own city for the rest of your life? Could you still live a happy life?

Obviously we can. Some ideas:

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Is entitlement a mortal sin?

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Create today as if tomorrow won’t happen!

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Perhaps being narcissistic and being into yourself can be one of the best things you can do:

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When in doubt, invest in your own personal self-augmentation.

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What’s the best form of photography? Photography which adds power to you and others.

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If you believe in yourself, so will others!

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When in doubt, just blog it.

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What do we want? More power. Why? This is the principle of life.

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Why do we consider it a mortal sin to be narcissistic?

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Real truth is unsavory and bitter.

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In life if you got the option, would you prefer to swim upstream or downstream?

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Shyness as something that can be trained, overcome, and conquered!

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To improve your photography, start powerlifting.

Powerlifting [deadlift, squats] to strengthen your legs, and more!

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What will last, what won’t last?

Don’t make it too obvious.

My thought —

• when it comes to artwork, what makes it last?

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• artwork which isn’t too obvious.

Subtle. ‘God is in the details’.

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In modern society, being shy is a huge disadvantage. Becoming less shy comes through training. Real thoughts:

1. Start powerlifting. More testosterone means more social confidence.
2. Test your limits. Strike up small talk with all strangers who you meet, and see if you can use words or phrases which make you seem interesting to them.
3. Don’t censor yourself. Say what’s on your mind without obeying political correctness.
4. Start off by asking everyone you interact with, “How you doing?” And when they ask you, don’t give a fake response.
5. Make eye contact with strangers and smile! Say hello. Ask strangers for their hand and shake their hand.

The goal: yourself. You. My self.

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You can only photograph who you are.

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What are we more interested in — the individual or their art?

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We are about to enter a BRAVE NEW WORLD of blogging, and creation on the internet.

My thoughts and vision:

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Starting to vlog is simple

• create like a child!

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Good advice from my best friend Steve Jobs:

Stay hungry, stay foolish.

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Why do we have this obsession with free will? Some thoughts:

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I work as an existential thing. My work produces meaning in my life. Also, being able to share my work with you is what makes my life worth living:

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New interviews and vlogs with my buddies Cole Turner and Dylan Fan (both 19 years old!!!)

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I am street photography. You are street photography. We are all street photography.

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Just gave a quick and free workshop here in Providence, Rhode Island — sharing some quick ideas, tips, and pointers on shooting street portraits (and philosophy on street photography and people):

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What new discoveries can you make about yourself and your own body?

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Vlogging has improved my thinking:

I think better as I talk.

And with vlogging, I can walk and talk — the ultimate hybrid.

Also, talking is 1000x more efficient/effective than typing.

Lesson for myself:

Vlog more, blog less.

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To reach your own personal artistic apex, obey yourself, your own opinion!

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What is the apex? To become a philosopher.

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When you see a fork in the road, go straight! (JAY-Z)

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