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JUST FOLLOW YOUR PASSION!

In life as long as you simply follow what you’re interested or passionate about, how can you not succeed? My whole life whenever I’ve pursued something I’m genuinely and passionately interested in, I’ve always succeeded. I’ve always found inner motivation and power to pursue it. But whenever I’ve pursued things others told me that I “should” do, I failed.

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Why I Pity the Privileged

The privileged are often the most nihilistic, empty, apathetic, depressed, filled with existential dread, addicted to drugs and alcohol and carnal pleasures, and with no meaning, purpose or direction in life.

Once We Have an Easy Life, Then What?

Nikola Tesla strove to create innovations and technologies to help people have the easiest life possible. But question— once we have an easy life, then what? What do we want to do with our easy life? And is this even something to be desired?

I say — an easy life is a boring life. I advocate for a simple life, but a challenging, difficult and interesting life is far preferable! If anything, a simpler life encourages a more creatively productive life which is good!

I say the goal:

Entrepreneurship — risk taking to do new dope shit, that doesn’t necessarily have to lead to money making, but doing something truly great, worth while, fun, interesting and grand.

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Why I Don’t Read Comments

Facts:

I don’t think I’ve ever read a comment online (or even in real life) which has personally benefitted me — whether it be a positive one or negative one. No great ideas are created via committee. Avoid the trap of trying to placate others. Have extreme faith in yourself, your own ideas, and propagate them widely:

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Utopia is Bad

Ignore anyone who believes in some sort of classless, or hierarchy-free utopia. Utopia actually literally means “no+place” (ou, [not] + topos, [place]). Even the closest notion we got is elysium (where the fallen heroic heroes go after death)— but this also implies some sort of heroism on their part.

The Internet Never Forgets

Or in other words:

Never do anything online (or offline, in real life) that you wouldn’t be comfortable the whole world knowing about you, your opinions or what you say and what you’ve done.

The internet archive, way back machine, and now taking screenshots. It’s soooo easy to uncover hidden dirt— even people modifying their own Wikipedia pages (or having friends or colleagues do it for them).

Honest Critique

You can only truly critique people you truly love and understand.

Life is Your Ultimate Video Game

It seems we all love video games. I’m a huuuge fan of Marcin and what he did with Witcher and now the new Cyberpunk game (looks awesome). However, seeing all this stuff makes me think and believe:

Certainly real life (embodied, flesh-based reality) is the best life.

We play in video games characters who are insanely buff, muscular, and adrenaline junkies. But why are we so timid and cowardly in real life? This is my fun and thrill in street photography — it is like the ultimate real life First Person Shooter (FPS). And I think this is why my street photography Gopro POV videos were so popular.

The Utility of Truths

Let’s say all the conspiracy theories or whatever is true. You discover the truth or truth(s) about everything — then what? What is the positive utility of knowing the truth, or knowing truth(s)?

My thought:

Perhaps the utility is to just encourage others to think for themselves and not get easily suckered or deceived.

To guide others to not be taken advantage of, and to NOT become pawns for the advancement of others and their personal agendas. This is why I mostly steer clear of politics and the media — everyone is in it for the money, personal advancement, fame, or hubris.

Don’t Trust Athletes, Body Builders or Powerlifters on Social Media

Or better yet:

Don’t trust anyone on social media.

Why? Simple:

As long as your self-esteem, money, reputation, social standing, or financial livelihood depends on social media (Facebook, YouTube, Instagram, Snapchat, TikTok, whatever) … people will always distort themselves (their opinion, their physique, take steroids-testosterone-weird-chemicals), etc.

In fact if your livelihood is dependent on social media, it actually seems illogical to *NOT* “cheat”.

The Best Productivity Stimulants

You cannot buy happiness, but you can buy productivity. Some things (all Amazon affiliate links which means if you buy anything on these links via below, I get around a 5-7% kick-back):

  1. Coffee. Wink coffee (light roast) is great. I just grind it at home with either my mini stainless steel Porlex grinder (thanks Jun) or just using a random Nutribullet grinder (I do not believe in these stupidly expensive fancy coffee grinders). I also am a huuuuge advocate for the Clever Coffee Dripper (Cindy and I bought ours in Vietnam 3 years ago, traveled the world with it, and still use it [several times a day] here in the states). Clever is great — best hybrid between pour-over and the thickness of espresso. I drink lots of black coffee (no milk, no cream, no sugar, no silly almond or other pseudo-milk things) and water during the day to maximize my creative productivity.
  2. 100% cocoa powder: I like the ‘Viva Natural’ 100% cocoa powder (no sugar) to give me a mid-day boost. I drink it just with boiling hot water. It acts as another good creative stimulant to me.
  3. Matcha green powder: This stuff is very strong and potent. MatchaDNA seems to work well, and just a tiny bit of it (like seriously a very little amount) gives me a strong buzz. Careful with this stuff; I once drank too much powder, and I got really nauseous. The good thing with matcha green tea — L-Theanine + caffeine (good buzz).
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Why Society Doesn’t Want Free Thinkers and Free Livers

Society can only function (well) if we got people who obey, follow orders, etc. A society (anarchy) with no functioning government, and all these beast-like humans cannot function. Thus society does soft coercion to get us to follow rules for the sake of the collective.

Thought:

Modern society as a Christian society … in which the collective is more important than the individual?

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The Secrets of Happiness

Some thoughts:

  1. Physiological thriving: Going to bed at 8-9pm, and waking up (naturally) without alarm clock.
  2. Intermittent fasting during the day. Breaking your fast with a very delicious meat-forward meal.
  3. Creative productivity: To always have inspiration and motivation to make more and new art works.
  4. High muscle mass (skeletal muscle mass) and low body fat percentage (low adipose tissue). Ideal bodyfat percentage is ~10% for men, ~20% for women.
  5. Lots of sunlight. Walking around a lot, outdoors with fresh air. Having some randomness and chance in your day. *NOT* following any form of schedule.
  6. Some form of physical activity or exercise.

How to Live Big With Little Money

In praise of a ‘poor‘ or ‘ghetto‘ lifestyle:

My personal goal and quest:

How can we maximize our human potential with as little money as possible?

Basic thoughts:

  1. Eat super-cheap industrial meats. 99 cents a pound for pork loin shoulder roast. You can buy beef for $2.99 a pound (ground beef). Or even buy cheap cuts of steak. Chicken leg quarters (the best taste) can even be bought around 99 cents a pound to $1.29 a pound. The secret is to go to ‘ghetto’ grocery stores. Yeah yeah we all know organic non-GMO stuff is best, but whatever. I’m for industrial meat.
  2. Workout wherever, whenever. Certainly the peak happiness in life is not attainable without muscle (having high muscle mass and low body fat). Also we delight in movement. Thus just get a cheap-ass gym membership, or workout at the park, in the streets, or at home. ‘Necessity is the mother of all invention’!
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How I’m So Insanely Productive

My theories:

  1. I am really good on the keyboard and computer (I have all the epic hotkeys for MacOS on my MacBook Pro laptop), and I also can type 150 words per minute.
  2. I am fearless, I say everything and don’t self-censor myself
  3. I have high muscle mass and low bodyfat, which means perhaps … I have more metabolic energy to create?
  4. I drink a lot of water and black coffee during the day and I also do intermittent fasting. I also get to bed early (8-9pm-ish). Perhaps this helps me become more productive?
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If You Truly Care for a Certain Issue, You Must Use Your Real Face, Your Real Identity, and Your Real First and Last Name

My thought:

There are a lot of anonymous letters being published on issues x, y, z and people are afraid of losing their jobs or whatever.

But … if one has a *true* belief in a certain cause, or truly cares … one would *NOT* do it anonymously.

Or in other words:

Put no faith into anonymously published things.

Why? Either:

  1. The anonymous letter is fake (the letter writer is pretending to be someone who they actually are not)
  2. They are virtue-signaling their thoughts without real ‘skin in the game’ (Nassim Taleb), and thus their opinion has lesser worth.

Certainly if your opinion is like a life-or-death scenario (if you’re from North Korea or so), then anonymity is good. But if you’re just afraid of losing your job, economic livelihood … put your face and the name in the game.

Recursive Blogging

When I blog and have a certain idea I want to hyperlink, I will create a *NEW* blog post outlining the idea, and keep the ball rolling!

Spite and Malice

Avoid a lot of modern thinkers and writers. Why? Low-key they are spiteful people full of hatred, malice, and petty envy-jealousy. They want a reason *why* they are so miserable, and they blame others.

Punished by Privilege

Ironically enough, those who are born privileged have it the worst. Why? They will never have the chance to become great. Why? Only difficulty and need/want will give birth to your inner genius. In other words:

Rich kids born into wealth typically turn into degenerates, lazy people, and don’t do anything interesting with their lives.

Note the kids of Rockefeller — none of them of note. Also the kids of Warren Buffett— none of them have made a huge mark on history or society. Trying to live in the shadow of your (extremely successful parents) is a curse. No room to grow, ascend, or fly?

I also highly doubt Elon Musk’s kids will do anything of repute. Musk has apparently said that all they do is play video games.

Punished by privilege.

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Why Atone for Your Privilege?

Needless to say, obviously there are some people who are born richer, more advantageous, or higher-class.

But why atone for this?

Why I’m So Suspicious of Everyone Online and on the Internet

As long as someone monetizes their YouTube channel with advertising or their own website-blog with ads … don’t trust them. Why not? They cannot truly be 100% free with their thoughts, in fear of losing sponsorship or advertising revenue.

More trust of people who are either independently wealthy, have a random side-job (plumber, janitor, cleaner, construction worker) than someone who is employed with the aesthetics of their body composition. No trust in ‘fitness experts’ who hasn’t publicly admitted to steroid usage. This is why I trust CALUM VON MOGER more than other guys, because he has openly admitted to steroid use!

Or in other words:

Only trust assholes. Don’t trust ‘nice guys‘.

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The Sleeper Aesthetic

The idea of a sleeper:

It looks boring, plain and slow but in truth under the hood… it is a beast!

Or in other words:

Cars which look really fast are typically not.

And maybe with humans and wealth:

People who look super rich, are most likely to be the most poor.

Also:

People who look poor are often very rich!

Alzheimer’s Disease as Type 3 Diabetes

Nobody wants their loved ones of themselves get Alzheimer’s disease (loss of cognitive function) or to get it themselves. So if we truly do value our mind, we would also value our body. In other words, if we understand Alzheimer’s disease as Type 3 Diabetes (which is caused by overconsumption of sugar, carbs, starch, sweets, pastries, alcohol and desserts) then perhaps we would attack the issue differently. Obesity (overfat) is only “bad”because it is linked with metabolic disease, which will erase your mind.

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Distractions are Profit

The more these technology companies (FacebookGram, GoogleTube) can distract you, the more profits they can make! Why? When you get distracted or interrupted by an advertisement, they make money.

Focus is the Future

My thought:

In the future, focus will become the ultimate luxury.

Google and Android — all distractions. Anti-focus. Apple as the luxury brand — freedom from advertisements and disruptions. Which makes me think:

Perhaps a lucrative industry to get into now and the future is investing in anti-disrupting technologies?

Note Bose and noise canceling headphones. Noise cancelling technology as super interesting … as the technology gets rid of distractions (via negativa innovation). Ad blockers on your devices are also good … they remove and subtract distractions from you. And truth be told I’ve never met a programmer or IT person who doesn’t have Adblock installed on their browser. In other words, don’t trust Google Chrome.

Hate is Love in Disguise

Hate means ‘strong emotion’. So when people hate x, y, z … they actually are obsessed with it, and love it.