Perhaps it is the natural troublemaker in us which derives joy from “disruption”–seeing how things are quite lame, and how we can disrupt it and do it even better!
I’ve already proved minimalism, digital nomad, location independence, financial independence, retired early, found the love of my life, traveled the world, became famous, got stacks, etc.
Do you want to become more relatable or unrelateable? My thought: we are more drawn and fascinated by unrelateable people than by relatable people.
Thus perhaps a key to success (if you desire to become a personality) is to strive to become more unknown, more unrelateable, and more foreign/mysterious and dark.
This means:
Act different
Talk different
Behave different
Live different
Eat different
Create different
Become more and more different from others and the masses!
When we waste too much of our energies and power helping others, we no longer have the power, will, and energy to direct our own self-development.
Also if your ultimate goal is to help others as much as you can (altruism), perhaps the best way you can do this is by being extremely selfish in your own self-development.
Random thought: let us assume bodybuilding is your passion and your life goal is to become like The Rock (in terms of his strength, muscularity, size, weight). Once you become 300 pounds of pure muscle, then what?
My thought: never stop trying to become more than yourself!
Youre dope and great
Creating without hesitation, your goal is your own personal elation
Take your station in life higher high flyer
Frequently push yourself to higher summits
Icarus is a lie. Think beyond the sun
You’ve only got one great destiny: choose one.
There are so many ugly and horrifying things about truth, the world, life and existence. Yet in spite of all this ugliness how do we have the strength and motivation to keep on living and thriving?
One of the greatest epics in photography history: Pittsburgh by W. Eugene Smith, and one of the few masters of photography who has attained the “grand styleâ€(Nietzsche) in photographic art.
If we think about depression as more of a physiological condition, perhaps the best way to fight and overcome depression is via stimulants which motivate us to move and dance!
Some practical ideas of things which work for myself:
For example, if our photos were to last forever, what hope could there be for future generations of photographers and artists? If we were forever under the tyranny of the shadow of Henri Cartier-Bresson, what bright and new future would that have for us photographers?
My personal life goal: to become insanely great. FAR BEYOND BASIC.
My thought:
Life is short. Why not strive to maximize your own personal greatness while you are still alive? To see how far you can fly, in order to inspire others to also become insanely great.
How to become insanely great? Now this is something we must strive with all our might towards!
Our lifeblood as photographers: not being so concerned with the photos we’ve made in the past, but more interest in creating NEW art works, NEW photos!
You change, your subjects change, the way you approach photography changes, your personal aesthetics change. The light changes, society changes, all changes!
The aesthetics we decide to adopt are based on our ethics, our peeoenal beliefs, and what we concern as beautiful, of value, and of positive utility to ourselves.
I don’t think “the decisive moment” is the most accurate description in street photography. The notion of the “brazen” (daring, gutsy) moment seems more fitting.
One of our modern vices (in America, and most of modern society) is that we like to ‘work for work sake’. Utilitarianism: when we are NOT working, we are ‘sinning’.
But still– I like to do stuff. I like the idea of ‘doing more’. Doing more of what I love and care about. For myself that means making more photos, looking at more of my own photos, writing more, thinking more, walking more, wondering more, and creating more.
The question on my mind:
What are the practical strategies in order to achieve more in a 24-hour day, and within our lifetime?
Supreme energy: From morning until evening, having apex energy, alertness, wakefulness, and enthusiasm and excitement. Perhaps this requires extreme amounts of sleep in the evening (9-11 hours a night), intermittent fasting during the day (no food consumed during the daytime), and ample black coffee during the day. Also ideally sunlight, lots of walking.
Supreme artistic output: Tons of writing, thinking, and artistic creation. For myself this means being enraptured all day in ideas, thoughts, and artwork. To keep exploring deeper into the depths of art, beauty, design, and philosophy. To keep outputting much writings, thoughts, photographs, videos, music, and poetry. To create great products and things to empower others. Necessity: great coffee shop, great music to get into the zone.
Supreme physical and physiological health and strength: Much muscle, physical strength, low bodyfat percentage. Attained by eating lots of meat and bitter herbs (no carbs or sugars). Also through testing and training your body via feats of strength.
Let me strive to attain my own ideal, and I will share my findings and I go along!
As adults what capacity have we lost? The ability to play! To play for the sake of play. To play with our super abundant energy. To play as a form of creative activity and outpression.
To play with no tinge of guilt or “pang of conscience”.
The art of solo travel: travel at your own cadence, follow your own internal rhythms. No rush, no obligations. Just do what you want to do, and don’t do what you don’t want to do.
No obligation to see tourist spots. Instead, using your travels as a means of self exploration, self understanding, self meditation, and self reflection.
Using your travels as a chance to disconnect, to spend more time by yourself in order to think, write, read, create, blog, photograph, experience, and reflect.
In short, spend more opportunities you can to travel and fly solo!
