Name no digital creator free, as long as he/she doesn’t own his/her own (digital) land.

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What’s the origins source of money, wealth, income?

Exploitation of … resources, planet, plants, animals, other humans, energy, etc.

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Stoic thought:

Whenever times are tough, ask yourself:

What would Marcus Aurelius say?

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Dear friend,

Some practical thoughts on how to be more creative (from home):

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Unleashing your inner-child:

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YOU DESIRE A LIFE OF MAXIMAL DIFFICULTY, and also maximal personal strength!

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I consider myself the best blogger of all time. Let me share my philosophy on blogging, technique, etc:

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Don’t do it for anyone else but yourself. Specifically — do it for your past self, and your future self!

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THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS BAD WEATHER, ONLY BAD CLOTHES.

To extrapolate this idea:

There is no such thing as bad external circumstances, only bad mental armor.

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A VIEW TO MY BLOGGING STYLE:

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Of course genetics exists. Genetics determines that human beings are different than avocado trees.

But from a philosophical perspective … I opt to NOT believe in genetics. Why? Some thoughts:

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Today we got all the free time in the world — but no free mind.

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Why do we have two kidneys? Nature’s smart solution:

Redundancy.

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PERSONAL THOUGHTS ON MY WORKOUT PHILOOSPHY:

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Doing some research, the interesting thing:

“Hygiene” literally means “the art/technique” of health in ancient greek.

Thus perhaps when we think about hygiene — we first should prioritize our health (not just germ-avoidance).

Then another thought —

The art of mental hygiene and mental health?

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Phusikos: pertaining to the physical, the natural. Phusis— “phuo” (to grow). From the proto-indo-european “buH-“: to become, grow, and appear.

Thus our new goal:

To strive to GROW MORE, physical culture is growth culture.

Best life — ascetic life, living in simulated poverty. Becoming hard. Part stoic, part spartan. All badass.

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My new theory:

Digestion health is key.

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Why do humans exist, and for what do we exist?

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No Guilt, Only Understanding

A thought —

Perhaps in life, we shouldn’t strive to feel guilty for how we feel, act, and think.

Perhaps instead we simply strive to understand WHY we act, think and judge in certain ways, without self-criticizing ourselves. And if we understand our actions, no necessarily to change ourselves either?

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A real and fun playful interview I did with Cindy, on WHY she made NONFUTURE:

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How I conquered my own personal fear:

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WHEN CONQUERING OR CURING FEAR… ASK YOURSELF:

What are the practical upsides of fear in my personal life?

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THE UPSIDE AND WISDOM OF BEING A SKEPTIC.

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How to live like the last man alive.

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What is the upside to being humble?

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A thought:

One of the best ways to enact positive change (with your money) is to “feed the front lines” of health-care workers.

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Some thoughts on fear:

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Simple reasons:

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What’s real? What’s fake? Why does it matter?

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You might be able to “fake muscle” (human growth hormones, steroids, injections, plastic surgery, implants, etc), but you cannot fake physics and strength.

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FREE ERIC KIM LIGHTROOM PRESETS HERE:

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Calvin and Hobbes — master piece by Bill Watterson:

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Why photography? It is good for your mental health!

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Or why vloggers shall inherit the future:

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How to be successful into the future? The braver, bolder, more audacious, more brazen, the more fearless you are… the better.

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All you do is win.

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The goal: become you.

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Why are we so afraid of dying? Why live forever? And how can we conquer the fear of death?

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Right now with COVID, it seems like life and time is moving a lot slower. Do you like it?

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Bodybuilding is also an art. Your own body is a piece of marble, and your goal:

Sculpt your body into a Demi-god, greek-god, Adonis-status.

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LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL, IRREGARDLESS OF THE PAIN AND SUFFERING.

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Dear friend,

Some very practical photo assignments for you:

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The goal:

Never die.

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You got two things to support you — your brain and courage.

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I grew up in poverty and poor, and it was good for me. It hardened me, and made me more resilient to cruel fate.

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The stoic goal:

Become invincible (un-conquerable) to fate.

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Seize Today, Pluck Today!

Carpe means more literally ‘to pluck’ (in the agricultural sense). Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European “kerp-“, which means to pluck, harvest:

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We cannot predict or plan for the future. So why do it?

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You must own your own opinion to be a (real) human.

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You can only become yourself.

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Why I don’t follow, listen, or pay attention to the news:

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Every day is a new opportunity for you. Carte blanche (white paper), tabula rasa (blank slate).

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The goal:

Eternal return to creative everyday — never stop making new photos.

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Was walking in the street and bumped into Ruben, a friend of my good friend Jeffrey Lam. I walked with Ruben and shared some turbo thoughts with him:

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The best life– embodied reality in the flesh!

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What’s the point of being alive? My thought:

Use your body as an instrument to creating great art.

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Dear friend,

Times are really tough right now, but remember– you’re tougher.

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If you’re a planner– is there really a future for you?

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Which are you trying to do?

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To work is to make.

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A new passion of mine:

Making 3D art.

I recently discovered the great joy of this new Adobe product — Adobe Dimension. Finally 3D made insanely simple and easy! See a sample artwork I made here.

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What is essential, what isn’t essential?

Also– is this a good way to think about things?

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Humans can be vegetarian, vegan, omnivore, or carnivore. All diets seem to allow humans to live, and not die.

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With practically every tragedy we’ve known, it has all come and gone. This is the upside of existence– everything will pass, wax and wane, change, and go on.

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STAND MORE.

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IS THE GOAL OF SOCIETY SAFETY? SAFETY … FOR WHAT?

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