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Street photography as courage. Photography philosophy as embodied life. A living archive by ERIC KIM.

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Photo essay / Mar 8, 2023

Hormonal Shifting?

Working out, lifting weights, hot sauna, cold showers, walking, being out in the natural sun, talking to strangers etc — the upside is that it shifts your hormones in a positive way?

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Photo essay / Mar 8, 2023

Follow Through

Probably one of the best things that you can cultivate with your kids is to follow through. That is, if you tell your kids that you’ll do something, follow through and actually do it.

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Photo essay / Mar 8, 2023

How to live life without regrets

Jeff Bezos regret minimization framework; imagine yourself on your deathbed, at the age of 120, what will you regret not having done in your life, or not having attempted?

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Photo essay / Mar 8, 2023

Inter Pares

Any interaction with people who are not your equal is bad for you?

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Photo essay / Mar 8, 2023

Sayings of the Spartans

Spartans did not ask ‘how many are the enemy,’ but ‘where are they?’ In regards to degeneracy amongst the youth and new society — “wonder if they grow better or remain approximately the same.” …

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Photo essay / Mar 7, 2023

MY BODY IS ART!

Very productive for weight lifting, intermittent fasting etc — transform your body into a phenomenal work of art!

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Photo essay / Mar 7, 2023

EXTREME LEISURE.

Extreme leisure as necessary onto extreme innovation? For example, my time in 2017, extreme leisure in Vietnam, zero concerns about finances, and this sudden outpouring of poetry?

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Photo essay / Mar 7, 2023

MuscleCam

A fun idea for a camera app; an iPhone camera app, which is really good at taking photos of you flexing? Ideally ability to frame and compose well, increase definition, maybe black and white? …

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Photo essay / Mar 7, 2023

Why I don’t trust anyone with tattoos

Tattoos signal a profound sense of lack of self confidence and self esteem? Most guys get tattoos to seem tough, cool, stand out or “prove themselves” or even worse … fit in, with trends? …

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Photo essay / Mar 7, 2023

Long Thoughts

Some longevity thoughts: Thinking car interiors I’ve always been passionate about cars ever since I was a kid, and even now as an adult, I am still very interested and passionate about them, even …

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Photo essay / Mar 7, 2023

Is America Racist?

What is “racism”, anyways? Race, we are all the human race. I think what people mean to say is “place of origin.” Also, we gotta change up the terminology— a more useful word to …

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Photo essay / Mar 7, 2023

Masculine Asian Man

Something I’m starting to realize, why is it that everyone is always so shocked and flabbergasted on how insanely strong I am? I think it is because in America, there is a bias that …

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Photo essay / Mar 7, 2023

Overeating (Meat) is Good For You

When in doubt, eat 3% more meat than you think you should. For myself, intermittent fasting throughout the day, no breakfast no lunch, only one massive dinner a day, I strive to eat around …

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