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  • DON’T RUSH IT.

  • I FEEL INVINCIBLE!

    Isn’t this the goal of weight lifting, and strength building?

  • I LOVE LA!

  • The best job is self-employment

    Sorry, being an Uber driver is not self-employment. You are still technically employed by Uber.

  • Food and mood

  • Consult Yourself

  • How to improve your conditions of existence?

    Why, and toward what ends?

  • YOUR BEST PHOTOS ARE YOUR FAMILIAL PHOTOS

    Cindy, Cindy project.

  • THE JOY OF CLEANING, REFRESHING, REFURBISHING

  • Familial or Stranger?

  • Websites are the Future

  • Just throw it away.

  • Just don’t get in my way.

  • We pay for security, reliability, safety. 

  • Why I Love PayPal

  • YOUR WORKOUT OF THE DAY: HEAVY RENEGADE ROWS ONE REP MAX

    Find the heaviest dumbbells at the gym, and do a push-up with them, then row them upwards… just once!

  • PHOTO WORKOUT OF THE DAY: HANDS

    PHOTO WORKOUT OF THE DAY: HANDS

    Upload your best “hand” photo to arsbeta.com

    Macro Seneca Eric Kim hand selfie
    Eric Kim chalk hand selfie
    Seneca hand silhouette
    seneca hands
    low key hand seneca
    seneca hand chain
    hand chain seneca
    walking with seneca hand
    seneca hand halmunee
    grille Ford Fusion seneca hand
    seneca Eric hand
    seneca hanbok hand
    hand selfie ERIC kim
    seneca hand mirror
    seneca hands
    ERIC hand mall
    hand selfie black and white as dark as possible
    hands texture hanoi ERIC KIM .jpeg
    selfie Cindy nguyen hands
    hand seneca project
    ERIC KIM hand bean
    hand of man ERIC KIM abstract
    seneca hand
    hand grasp Jennifer seneca
    hand shadow seneca
    hand benji selfie
    seneca hand
    downtown ERIC KIM la-sweat-hand-scaled
    hand out of focus selfie
    seneca hand macro finger Cindy mom family
    one handed pushup ERIC KIM
    seneca hand
    wedding ring hands ERIC KIM and cindy
    hand water sparkle
    hand thumb ERIC KIM
    hand thumb photograph
    seneca hand and finger macro
    seneca hand and finger macro
    ERIC KIM hand selfie
    Hand glitch crimson red ERIC KIM procreate
    Hand son selfie ERIC KIM arm
    ERIC KIM hand shadow
    Seneca wallpaper hands Cindy
    hand rings ERIC KIM
    Cindy pregnancy belly bump water hand
    Cindy mirror hand pregnancy
    Hands ERIC KIM and Cindy
    seneca hand finger
    hand hand
    hand
    hand out of focus
    cindyproject
    Kyoto, 2017 #cinduproject
    Zen Buddhist hand macro
    hand glitch
    minimalist hands ERIC KIM cindy face
    red hand ERIC KIM KIM selfie
    selfie hand ERIC KIM
    ERIC KIM hand sun
    hand macro ERIC KIM callus
    selfie hand ERIC KIM reaching for the camera at the park
    Seaweed Jeff hand
    ERIC KIM hand
    hand selfie ERIC KIM photography RICOH covid providence -13
    hand selfie Providence v45 - street photography COVID ricoh gr iii -147
    hand ERIC KIM nature walk 00014
    hand leaf ERIC KIM nature walk 00008
    earth hand globe
    earth hand globe
    earth hand globe
    earth hand globe
    earth hand globe
    earth hand globe
    earth hand globe
    street gym 480 dips street gym hand rails ERIC KIM workout ourdoors
    cindy hand animated gif
    selfie hand Eric Kim Ricoh
    Bitcoin earring
    hand cigarette pink iPhone
    My hand. Flash iPhone pro.
    My hand. Flash iPhone pro.
    Tokyo, 2011 #darkskiesovertokyo
    Tokyo, 2011 #darkskiesovertokyo
    Tokyo, 2017
    Madison, 2017
    Madison, 2017
    Cindy hands covering face Ricoh gr ii flash kyoto
    Photographer’s Hand
    Hands face. Downtown LA, 2018
    Hands face. Downtown LA, 2018
    Tokyo woman with hand. 1.2 meters, flash, Kodak Tri-X 400, Leica M6, 35mm
    Tokyo woman with hand. 1.2 meters, flash, Kodak Tri-X 400, Leica M6, 35mm
    Still from “The Undeniable Force of Khó Khăn” Film-- where we focused on the hand with the translucent paper
    Still from “The Undeniable Force of Khó Khăn” Film– where we focused on the hand with the translucent paper
    A high-perspective shot on the hands of Cindy and her mom.
    A high-perspective shot on the hands of Cindy and her mom.
    Cindy and mom holding hands. Marseille, 2018
    Cindy and mom holding hands. Marseille, 2018
    Photographer’s hand by ANNETTE KIM
    Abstract. Cindy with hands on face. Red, Kyoto 2017
    Abstract. Cindy with hands on face. Red, Kyoto 2017
    Abstract. Cindy with hand on chin. Red. Kyoto, 2017
    Abstract. Cindy with hand on chin. Red. Kyoto, 2017
    Vision: Middle finger for PHOTOGRAPHERS HAND
    Vision: Middle finger for PHOTOGRAPHERS HAND
    Passion: the ring finger for the PHOTOGRAPHERS HAND.
    Passion: the ring finger for the PHOTOGRAPHERS HAND.
    PHOTOGRAPHERS HAND White Edition by ANNETTE KIM
    PHOTOGRAPHERS HAND White Edition by ANNETTE KIM
    PHOTOGRAPHER’S HAND by ANNETTE KIM
    PHOTOGRAPHER’S HAND by ANNETTE KIM
    Abstract Cindy with hand. Saigon, 2017
    Abstract Cindy with hand. Saigon, 2017
    Cindy with hands abstract. Saigon, 2017
    Cindy with hands abstract. Saigon, 2017
    Diagonal hand.
    Cindy and hand through criss-cross diamond-patterned, translucent glass window. Tokyo, 2017
    Cindy and hand through criss-cross diamond-patterned, translucent glass window. Tokyo, 2017
    Nice hand gestures with Cindy. Dancing around in front of our hotel room. Saigon, 2017
    Nice hand gestures with Cindy. Dancing around in front of our hotel room. Saigon, 2017
    eric kim street photography - the city of angels - black and white-1-jazz-hands-flash-hollywood
    eric kim street photography hand gestures-11
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    Individually hand printed cover for the art portfolio
    Handmade linocut block
    Between digital and analog: handmade linoleum prints of Eric Kim’s #cindyproject by Cindy Nguyen
    Hand made printing with oil-based printing.
    Between digital and analog: handmade linoleum prints of Eric Kim's photography
    Between digital and analog: handmade linoleum prints of Eric Kim’s photography
    Hand made printing of Haptic Press linoleum prints.
    Figure 1: Note the triangle that his handlebars make in the frame.
  • WHERE DO MY THOUGHTS COME FROM?

    I wake up, and I just randomly have some thoughts in my mind.

  • FITNESS LIFESTYLE

  • WORKOUT THREE TIMES A DAY?

    Yesterday worked out three times in a day — one rep max rack pull (7 plate attempt), at around 10am, then went back to the gym with my mom at around noon (did some heavy 150 pound dumbbell deadlifts and lifts), then later yoga at night with Cindy around 5pm, ate 2 pounds of beef liver, a pound of pork ribs, and slept like a god!

  • IT (INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY) OVER COMPUTER PROGRAMMING

    In applied everyday reality, IT tech support is far more better than the skills of computer programming.

  • Self Interested Writing

    Only write and research about that which genuinely interests you.

  • Religion?

    From the Latin religio— exactness, superstition, sanctity, cult-observance, reverence.

    Scrupus— exactness.

    Symbols of different religions — I have no idea which most of these are!
  • INTENSE IS GOOD.

    In praise of intense selfies

  • Avoid Shitty People

    It’s not their fault that they are shitty— the wise thing is to simply avoid them like the plague!

  • ERIC KIM BEEF LIVER NATURAL STEROID TESTOSTERONE BOOSTER 100% CARNIVORE DIET 2 LBS FOOD ORGAN MEAT

  • How to Get More Done in a Single Day – MEMENTO MORI PHILOSOPHY

    Carpe diem:

    PHILOSOPHY BY KIM

    Greatness
    ZEN OF ERIC by Eric Kim Haptic Mobile EditionDownload

    Essays by KIM

    1. Cruel?
    2. GO DEMIGOD.
    3. How to Be Happy: Challenge and Danger Philosophy
    4. To Become Greater, You Must Become *LESS* Productive!
    5. Imperfect Beauty
    6. The Philosophy of Pleasure
    7. What Interests You?
    8. Anti Theory of Everything
    9. Become?
    10. STRONGER OR NOT?
    11. Carte Blanche Ideals
    12. CHOOSE JOY
    13. Don’t Judge Your Impulses
    14. On Becoming Less Human
    15. COWARDICE.
    16. The Philosophy of Futurism
    17. PHILOSOPHY IS VALUE-SETTING
    18. PHILOSOPHY IS NOT LIFESTYLE
    19. WHY STANDARDIZATION IS BAD.
    20. YOUR OWN TABLE OF VALUES.
    21. RETRO IS BAD.
    22. INSANELY LOFTY THOUGHTS.
    23. Strive to *Lose* Weight, Not *Gain* Weight
    24. DIABLO II ANALOGIES FOR REAL LIFE.
    25. If You Know Your *WHY* You Can Discover Any *HOW*
    26. Life is Too Short to Be Miserable
    27. What Consumption Takes Skill?
    28. OFF THE GRID.
    29. REALITY IS CRUEL.
    30. Pain is Information
    31. WHY REMOVE VULGARITY AND DISORDER FROM OUR EYES?
    32. AUTOTELIC.
    33. UNPLUG.
    34. How to Become a Philosopher
    35. SUBOPTIMAL IS OPTIMAL
    36. THE LUST FOR MORE.
    37. TO DO IS TO BECOME.
    38. IN PRAISE OF AGGRESSIVE.
    39. THE PHILOSOPHY OF OPTIMISM
    40. OUR PHILOSOPHICAL WILL TO EXISTENCE
    41. Is Hope a Vice?
    42. MOVE MEAN
    43. Carte Blanche Ideals
    44. One Interesting Thought
    45. What Lasts? What Doesn’t Last?
    46. A WOUND STIMULATES THE RECUPERATIVE POWERS
    47. Children & Purpose
    48. Thoughts on Becoming a Parent
    49. Where Does Our Desire to Upgrade Come From?
    50. WE ALWAYS NEED SOMETHING FURTHER TO ASPIRE TO.
    51. Self-Task Yourself an Awesome Mission in Life
    52. Differentiation vs Equalization
    53. My Passion to *Become* Something More
    54. No Aesthetic or Ethos is Forever
    55. What is Your Higher Purpose in Life?
    56. IT WILL NEVER SATISFY YOU.
    57. How to Decide
    58. Things You *Want* to Do vs Things You *MUST* Do
    59. Towards a More Beautiful Mode of Existence and Future
    60. EXTREME GRATITUDE.
    61. AMAP (As Much as Possible) or None.
    62. Why or How Does it Matter?
    63. The Philosophy of Time and Events
    64. How *Not* to Resent
    65. FORWARD LOOKING
    66. DOMAIN FLEXIBILITY.
    67. The Miracle of Human Growth
    68. EXTREME ADAPTATION.
    69. Why Plan?
    70. You Don’t Need to Justify Yourself
    71. The Philosophy of Ego
    72. True vs False Passions
    73. How to Achieve Tranquility
    74. On Making Your Own Philosophy
    75. The Purpose of Life is to Create New Life
    76. Think On!
    77. The Wisdom of Doing Nothing
    78. Congruency
    79. My Thoughts on Meditation
    80. The Philosophy of Purpose
    81. Emulate Yourself
    82. Good Fear, Bad Fear
    83. For the Betterment of Humanity or Just Yourself?
    84. What you *really* believe in and care for is manifested through your actions (or non-actions)
    85. Why Culture is Your Enemy
    86. YOUR EXPERIENCES ARE KING.
    87. LIFE IS INHERENTLY GOOD.
    88. Artistic, Physical, and Philosophical Muscles
    89. All New Experiences are Good Experiences
    90. What is the Purpose of X?
    91. UTILITY.
    92. Philosophy is a Luxury
    93. The Attempt is More Interesting than the Result
    94. Joyfulness vs “Happiness”
    95. Effectiveness Over Happiness
    96. Self Actualization
    97. MAXIMAL ENGAGEMENT
    98. Life & Pain
    99. On Living Every Day with No Regret
    100. Learn as if you’re going to live forever, live as if you’re going to die tomorrow
    101. Live Every Day Like it Were the Last Day of Your Life
    102. Self-Determination
    103. FALSE GRATITUDE vs REAL GRATITUDE
    104. HOW TO LIVE MORE
    105. THE UPSIDE OF TRAGEDY
    106. Satisfaction is a Sucker’s Game
    107. Supreme Repose
    108. WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF LIFE? According to ERIC KIM
    109. STUBBORN, FLEXIBLE
    110. EVERYTHING HAPPENS AS IT *SHOULD* HAVE HAD HAPPENED
    111. Good Addiction, Bad Addiction?
    112. What is the Best Life?
    113. The Philosophy of Thinking
    114. The Philosophy of Conspiracies
    115. Conspiracies
    116. Growth
    117. Skepticism.
    118. What Do You Really Want Out of Life?
    119. Seem or Be?
    120. Learn Through Pain
    121. Respect Yourself
    122. In Praise of Elitism
    123. Why Independent Thinking?
    124. I Will Never Die
    125. Bitter is Better
    126. The Genesis of Nihilism and Existential Dread
    127. The Ethics of Personal Enrichment
    128. Good vs Not Good
    129. Punished by Privilege
    130. Abstinence Over Moderation
    131. Just Leave Others Alone
    132. You Can Only Critique that Which You Truly Understand and Love
    133. ERIC KIM Critique of Metaphysics
    134. Only Trust Philosophers Who Deadlift
    135. Heuristic: If Someone Talks Shit About Others Behind Their Back, Most Likely They’re Also Talking Shit About You Behind Your Back
    136. Virtue is a Privilege
    137. What Are Your Life Goals?
    138. Honesty
    139. Why I’m Anti Moderation
    140. No Spite, No Malice.
    141. Ascending Life or Descending Life?
    142. Double Edged Sword
    143. Ignorance.
    144. Why I Don’t Trust “Nice Guys”
    145. Why You Must Share Your Opinion
    146. Selfish Isn’t Evil
    147. Wisdom is the Goal
    148. YOU ARE KING.
    149. MASTER YOURSELF
    150. What is “Good” for You is Often what is Bad for You
    151. Care.
    152. BITTERSWEET
    153. ONE REP MAX
    154. Morality and Ethics is the Snare
    155. BY HELPING YOURSELF, YOU BEST HELP OTHERS
    156. Insanity is Good.
    157. Think Deep.
    158. PHILOSOPHY IS THE FUTURE.
    159. Open Mind vs Closed Mind
    160. ENTHUSIASM IS GENIUS
    161. Towards a More Critical and Rigorous Line of Thinking
    162. How to Encourage and a Foster Independent and Free Thinking
    163. What is the Purpose of Life?
    164. WHY PHILOSOPHY IS SUPREME.
    165. Elitism.
    166. I Cannot Form an Opinion About Somebody Until I’ve Met Them in the Flesh
    167. ALL GENETICS ARE GOOD GENETICS.
    168. Happiness vs Freedom
    169. The Birth of a Hater
    170. My Way Isn’t the Right Way
    171. Walking as an Existential Thing
    172. Why I’m So Tolerant
    173. Mortal Gods
    174. THE HUMAN SPECIES
    175. Why I’m So Skeptical
    176. Just Follow the Money
    177. Why Selfish?
    178. WHY WE CANNOT BLAME OTHERS
    179. Why Are We So Anti Elitism?
    180. What Actually Interests You?
    181. How to Become Yourself
    182. SELF HATE
    183. Optimistic Fatalism
    184. Death is the Ultimate Creative Constraint
    185. FLUX.
    186. How to Think for Yourself
    187. FLESH
    188. How to Live the Best Life
    189. Why Live a Life Without Regrets?
    190. Why Plato Ruined Art and Aesthetics for Us
    191. Self Respect
    192. Hypocrite vs Contradict
    193. Ideals vs Reality
    194. Spaceship Philosophy
    195. What is Your Ideal Life?
    196. MY EXTREME GRATITUDE TOWARDS LIFE AND BEING ALIVE!
    197. Critique of Utilitarianism
    198. Don’t Treat Others the Way You Want to Be Treated
    199. The Eternal Recurrence of Tragedy and Joy in Life
    200. Elite Asceticism
    201. Why I Don’t Like Numbers
    202. Action and Reaction, Cause and Effect
    203. The Antidote to Nihilism: The Philosophy of Nothingness
    204. ERIC KIM Notes on Meditations by Marcus Aurelius
    205. EXPLOIT CHAOS.
    206. WHY I DON’T BELIEVE IN GENETICS
    207. Self-Wisdom
    208. The Future Belongs to the Fearless
    209. INDIVIDUALISM
    210. Why Live Forever?
    211. THIS TOO WILL PASS.
    212. Why Education?
    213. How to Become Yourself
    214. Things Shouldn’t Go Back to the Way They Used to Be
    215. Why Am I So Cruel?
    216. The Great Joy of Existence
    217. Virtue for the Sake of Virtue
    218. NO DISDAIN.
    219. INTELLIGENT IGNORANCE
    220. A LIFE WITHOUT PAIN, DIFFICULTY OR TRAGEDY ISN’T A LIFE WORTH LIVING
    221. BITTER IS BETTER.
    222. EXPLOIT THE BEST FROM TRAGEDY AND LIFE 
    223. DISREGARD FOR SELF-PRESERVATION
    224. PAIN.
    225. WHAT IF EVERYTHING IS NOT GONNA BE ALRIGHT?
    226. Tomorrow is Never
    227. Life is the Ultimate Creative Constraint
    228. EMBODIED REALITY
    229. BLACK SWAN
    230. THINGS WILL NEVER GO BACK TO THE WAY THEY USED TO BE
    231. What are you *really* afraid of?
    232. HAPPINESS ISN’T THE GOAL
    233. Philosophy is King
    234. Why is Selfish Evil?
    235. YOU’RE CONSTANTLY IN A STATE OF BECOMING
    236. ENTITLEMENT A SIN?
    237. NARCISSISM
    238. BE BRUTALLY HONEST WITH YOURSELF
    239. WHY FREE WILL?
    240. OBEY YOUR OPINION
    241. EGO IS GOOD.
    242. WHY IT IS GOOD TO BE INTO YOURSELF
    243. Seek the Good Pain
    244. Anti-Perfection in Photography, Art, and Life
    245. Can You Become an End into Yourself?
    246. WHY I LIVE
    247. Why I Hate Decline
    248. Why I Eat
    249. Why am I So Positive and Optimistic?
    250. EFFORT IS ENJOYMENT
    251. Never Stop Gaining
    252. TRUST YOURSELF
    253. A Life of Maximal Personal Independence
    254. What Do You Desire to Become?
    255. What Do I Want from Technology?
    256. Stratified Society
    257. Do You Love or Hate Reality?
    258. On the Brian, Body and Mind
    259. I’m Maximally Happy, Now What?
    260. Care over Fame
    261. ACTIVE NIHILISM
    262. Never Stop Subtracting
    263. How to Live a Happier and More Epic Life
    264. A Risker Life is a Better Life
    265. Only Work on Things You Can Imagine Doing for Eternity
    266. How to Maximize Your Happiness
    267. Influence
    268. The Gladiator Makes His Plans once He Enters the Ring
    269. Meditations on Meaning in Life
    270. There is Nothing More Interesting than Human Beings
    271. Is Hope a Vice?
    272. EGO
    273. Why Be Unique?
    274. Happiness is Metabolism Health and Strength
    275. You’re the Hero
    276. Is Productivity a Virtue or Vice?
    277. Why Do We Prize the Rare?
    278. The Joy of Uncertainty
    279. How Should I Best Use My Time and Life?
    280. A Life Without Pain or Suffering Isn’t a Life Worth Living
    281. Free or Unfree?
    282. What Do You Really Care For in Life?
    283. Anti-Satisfaction in Life
    284. Why Think?
    285. The Eternal Return
    286. Only Do What is Best for You!
    287. Truthiness
    288. Why Be Happy?
    289. Permissionless Living
    290. In Praise of Unconventional Wisdom
    291. Become the Change Which You Wish to See in the World
    292. Happiness
    293. Beyond Freedom
    294. Idolize People, Not Stuff
    295. What Makes You Stronger? What Makes You Weaker?
    296. Why Hate?
    297. The Secret of Happiness
    298. You’re Constantly in a State of Becoming
    299. Life is about Choices, Not Obligations
    300. Anti-Nihilism
    301. First, Do What is Best for You.
    302. Live Dynamic
    303. How to Prosper
    304. Is the Point of Life to Be Satisfied?
    305. SUPREME EFFORT OF WILL.
    306. How to Become more Idealistic
    307. Thrivival 101
    308. Create Yourself
    309. Non-Small
    310. Inspiration
    311. How to Live a Heroic Life: Dare the Heights!
    312. Human Augmentation
    313. Prune
    314. Happiness: Do What You Want to Do (And Don’t Do What You Don’t Want to Do)
    315. Avoid Vain (Empty) Pursuits in Life
    316. Modern Slavery
    317. Kill the Leeches
    318. Wisdom Augmentation
    319. Why We Need Friction in Life
    320. Straight Line Philosophy
    321. What’s Your End-Game in Life?
    322. Create Your Own Happiness Today
    323. Desire Both Pain and Pleasure in Life
    324. Try the Impossible
    325. SELF-RESPECT
    326. Anti-Social Extrovert
    327. Never Blame Anybody But Yourself
    328. Human Flourishing
    329. Simpler, Not Better.
    330. How to be Free
    331. Embrace the Extremes
    332. Cultivate Your Own Culture
    333. COURAGE.
    334. Thrivival
    335. Inner Power
    336. How to Live a Purposeful Life
    337. My Definition of Happiness
    338. Why Change is Good
    339. Why Work?
    340. How to Live the Happiest Possible Life
    341. The Two-Pronged Approach to Maximize Joy in Your Life
    342. You Always Have Another Option!
    343. INFINITISM
    344. Never Stop!
    345. What is Your Self-Directed Purpose in Life?
    346. Live Today Like it Were Your Last
    347. Do You Photograph to Live, or Live to Photograph?
    348. ARTIST-PHILOSOPHER
    349. Live Life to the Fullest!
    350. In Praise of Selfishness
    351. Why You Must Be a YAY-SAYER to Succeed in Entrepreneurship and Life
    352. Why I Love Walking
    353. Live Life Like a Video Game!
    354. Simple Luxuries in Life
    355. Treat Your Life Like a Fun Experiment!
    356. Only Prove it to Yourself
    357. You Don’t Always Need to Feel Joyful to Live a Fulfilling and Meaningful Life
    358. Life is Too Short to Be Bored!
    359. Money Cannot Destroy Boredom
    360. How to Find Inspiration in Life
    361. Why You Must Ignore Haters to Succeed and Win in Life
    362. An Active Life is a Happy Life
    363. My Simple Joys in Life
    364. Never Stop Striving
    365. How to Motivate Yourself in Life
    366. How to Be Optimistic in Life
    367. How to Dictate Your Purpose in Life
    368. In Praise of a Dynamic Life
    369. PURPOSE.
    370. How to Enjoy Life
    371. Photography Therapy
    372. How to Conquer Regret
    373. Take Your Play Very Seriously.
    374. How to Prosper
    375. Memento Vivere
    376. Destroy in Order to CREATE
    377. Trust Your Body More Than Your Mind
    378. Make Photos to Make Meaning in Your Life
    379. Seek Knowledge, Not Information
    380. The Purpose of Human Life
    381. How to Overcome Impedence
    382. Why I Love Death
    383. How to Be Centered in the Eternal Now
    384. How to Be Happy
    385. Why Do You Care What Others Think of You?
    386. Why I’m Happy
    387. Why?
    388. Why I’m So Prolific
    389. How to Reduce LAG in Life

    Masters of Philosophy Â»

    • Seneca
    • Marcus Aurelius
    • Publilius Syrus

    Personal Philosophy Â»

    • You Are the Light of the World
    • Your Soul is a Diamond in the Rough
    • Why Live?

    Stoicism Â»

    • How to Be a Stoic Street Photographer
    • How to Use Photography as Self-Therapy
    • How to Free Your Soul From Disturbance

    Zen Philosophy »

    • How to Be a Zen Street Photographer
    • Zen in the Art of Street Photography
    • How to Find Tranquility in Your Photography

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    • How to Conquer Your Fears in Life
    • Conquer Yourself
    • How to Focus

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  • 7 PLATE RACK PULL ATTEMPT ERIC KIM BEAST MODE

    The good thing:

    Currently it seems that the sticking point for my rack pull isn’t my muscular strength, but my grip strength and gripping technique.

    HYPELIFTING ONE REP MAX STYLE UNORTHODOX APPROACH

  • HOW TO GET MORE DONE IN A SINGLE DAY?

  • I WANT TO GO HARDER!

  • Just Share the Attempt

  • True desire always finds a way

  • Happy Photos

    Photos which make me happy!

  • BEAUTY IN THE MUNDANE

    BEAUTY IN THE MUNDANE

    Even the most ordinary and mundane things can make the most beautiful photos!

  • TURBO BLOG

    TURBO BLOG

    EK TURBO BLOG — the thoughts to promote you:

    EK NEW

  • How to Become an Icon

    How to Become an Icon

    Literally become an icon:

    Eric Kim selfie eye site icon
  • Slow or Quick?

  • Wealth Thoughts

    Wealth Thoughts

    Wealth — the same word as “well” (wellness, health).

    Wealth-Thoughts-PDF TEXTDownload

    The first simple thought is that even if you were worth $10 billion, if you had the worlds worst health, it would not be worth it. No amount of Lamborghinis or babes would offset the physiological misery of two hours of sleep a night, being sick, weak, unwell, sleep deprived, over fat, lacking natural light, etc.

    We do not want to be Elon Musk

    Performance Human Being MARK II

    Undoubtedly Elon Musk is the greatest entrepreneur of all time. The more I think about it, it is quite phenomenal that he is CEO of both Tesla and SpaceX, and beyond.

    However if you look at his recent interviews, he does not look well. He is putting on a lot of body fat adipose tissue, and it looks like he is lacking muscle mass.

    I think that no amount of money fame or success is worth it if your health is poor. This is just my personal thought.

    More robust goals?

    Net Worth?

    What is the greatest human good? I think according to Heraclitus, he said, “Seeking immortal fame amongst mortals. Yet the majority of men stuff themselves like cattle.”

    I find it very hilarious that for a lot of modern day people and millennials, their life goal is simply to travel the world and eat the worlds most tasty food. However, I think a better goal in life is instead, to seek to build a demigod body.

    Your body is your bank account

    On becoming a performance human being

    Another new thought; in today’s world, what is the ultimate sign of wealth and privilege? Having a full body tan. Why? Who is rich and free enough that they could spend time outdoors in the direct sun, with their shirt off? Certainly not the CEO of Apple, the CEO of Amazon, the CEO of Uber, etc.

    Even recent migrant workers; they either have a farmers tan, or they just are covered up all day when they’re working anyways.

    Also, to have muscle. This is the new modern day sign of wealth, because it is the signal that you have enough leisure and free time to actually work out during the day. For example, who is rich and privileged enough to work out at least twice a day? Besides ERIC KIM? Apparently Kim Kardashian works out at least twice a day, but she has no control over her life. And also she has to deal with a unpleasant personal trainer; I just do all my workouts myself.

    Sleep?

    Another privilege of the wealthy and rich; sleep. If you actually have the privilege to sleep 8 to 12 hours a night, consider yourself blessed.

    For example, if you work in Silicon Valley, and you only sleep four hours a night, even if you are earning $750,000 a year in salary, you are not wealthy.

    A very simple strategy to sleep better is only drink coffee in the morning, and be very strict and not drinking coffee later during the day. Why? I think a lot of modern-day people drink coffee simply to work more. To be more productive. However the truly wealthy and privileged do not work. They do not labor. They get their peons and minions to do it instead.

    Productivity is a vice.

    To be more productive doesn’t mean you are more virtuous. In fact, productivity is a slave mentality.

    What do you want to do with your money and bank account anyways?

    Outside is the best stimulation

    I think a simple one is people want to travel more. I think this is a very good goal and idea. For example, a lot of my innovative thoughts, even innovating my workout routines at Monkifit gym in Phnom Penh was great. I highly recommend Phnom Penh Cambodia for travel.

    TRAVEL NOTES / Print

    And why is traveling such a good use of your money? I think it is because when you travel, you grow a lot. You innovate, because you learn to live with less, you learn to become more minimalist, and think more nomadic.

    How I became a digital nomad

    The minimalist is a good ideal for us.

    Also, you expand your mind. I have learned so much traveling abroad, things I would never be able to learn in school or textbooks. For example, when I first went to Beirut Lebanon, I learned how warm and beautifully complex the people there are, being fluent in French, Arabic, English, etc.

    Also, my joy in going to Dubai, and meeting a lot of people from the Middle Eastern regions, meeting people from Saudi, UAE, etc., and learning that they are just humans, not the enemy.

    Also, going back to South Korea. My critique of Korea.

    What do we really want?

    RENEGADE ROW ONE REP MAX 150 POUND DUMBBELL

    I believe a noble goal for us is to strive to become more intelligent, more wise, stronger, more powerful, bigger muscles, stronger muscles, stronger strength in personal records at lifting weights at the gym, lower body fat adipose tissue, greater joy, levity, and wisdom.


    Why wealth?

    Independent Thinking

    Wealth is not money, but freedom of time, schedule, your life. For example a simple heuristic;

    Can you afford to get rid of your phone?

    Or,

    Can you afford to go a year without using or checking your email?

    As long as you have some sort of employer, or foreign employer, or receive a salary from something else or someone else, or a company or a corporation, you are not wealthy.

    For example, we might look at the programmer earning $750,000 a year as wealthy, but he or she is not. Why? They are still beholden to the company.

    Or, we might think of the CEO of a big tech company, let us say a Tim Cook, or any other CEO as wealthy. But are they? No. They do not have the privilege or the option of just not showing up to work when they don’t want to.

    So what should we strive towards?

    My friend Timothy Flanagan is very intelligent; he opted for an early retirement as a teacher, instead of working longer, but earning more money.
    Some other simple thoughts;

    If you have the option of working less, earning a smaller salary, but having more free time, and flexibility of schedule, go for it.

    Also —

    Better to be self-employed, a sole proprietor, you own yourself, only earning $40,000 a year then being stuck at a big tech company, earning $500,000 a year as salary.

    How to become a self employed photographer.

    Build equity in yourself

    Think for Yourself

    Ultimate wealth generation:

    Take and build equity, not money.

    The wisdom of Peter Thiel; if you create a company, better to offer part ownership in a company or stock options, rather than a higher salary.


    How to get rich

    How do we become rich? Very simple;

    Create new value.

    I think this is the most beautiful way to thrive in today’s world of capitalism. In order to build wealth, and to become rich, you just create new sources of wealth, new capital.

    Make and share and publish new ideas, theories, methodologies, concepts, products — whether physical or digital, new things to literally motivate and move people!

    Motivate yourself

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    2. BERKELEY
    3. SOUTH KOREA

    CONQUER WITH EK.


    New thoughts

    1. Beef liver is the secret? The ultimate natural testosterone booster, muscle builder, sleep aid, and steroid?
    2. How to become insanely strong
    3. Marketing ideas: Identify true human desires, and placate towards them.
    4. Think for yourself: The true privilege and luxury.
    5. Performance human being over performance cars
    6. “I’m over it”— a good stoic motto.
    7. Once you know you’re handsome, then what? Then perhaps the approach then is to think more about greater goods and greater things. And greater pursuits.
    8. How to lose fat, body adipose tissue
    9. I really like compression tights
    10. The Will to power — this is what we truly lust for.

    EK FITNESS

    715 pound atlas lift — more people should do and attempt the atlas lift.

    To become more fit, stronger, think of Darwin and fitness. I think also in the UK, when a woman is beautiful, they call them a “fit bird.” Or “fit” (fit is synonymous with sexy)

    Does the fitness need to be “functional“? I don’t think so. My simple suggestion is when it comes to working out and fitness, just do what is fun, interesting, and motivational for you!

    How to start weightlifting at the gym >


    Forward the turbo thoughts!

    If this sparked any turbo thoughts within you, feel free to forward to a friend!

    EK TURBO NEWS


    Thoughts fly faster than words.

    EK


  • Contract.

  • Thoughts Fly Faster than Words

  • I HATE SLOW, I HATE LAG

    For website design, opt for the most light weight team and package, and optimize for speed.

    In praise of powder.design

  • Beef Liver as a Natural Steroid, Testosterone Booster?

    Real men eat beef liver:

  • How to Become Insanely Strong

    How to Become Insanely Strong

    First, one rep max style of lifting. This means that reps are for suckers.

    Second, always attempt new personal records. To always attempt to lift a little more than you did before. As a personal method, I always try to add 2.5 pounds more to each side of the barbell for my big lifts.

    Third, think over 7 plates (a plate is a 45-pound plate).

  • Marketing Ideas

    The secret of marketing and the secret towards marketing is making things desirable, and aspirational.

    How to make the Genesis G90 desirable? Focus on this marketing notion of “Supreme Power”.

    Also, make the G90 as the new CEO (male) car to have … why is the marketing placating towards women and moms?

    For men, create this desire and this concept that if you purchase things XYZ, you will become more powerful, more handsome, more desirable, stronger, more masculine, etc.

  • How to Become More Desirable

  • Fun Cars?

    Must be a manual transmission car. Elantra N manual transmission looks cool!

  • Compression Clothing is Good!

  • THINK FOR YOURSELF

    THINK FOR YOURSELF

    PODCAST

    The true path to wisdom:

    Audio

  • Prius Over Tesla?

  • Performance Human Being

    Performance Human Being MARK II: Become the Powerman

    Just drive a Prius — make your human body the performance thing!

    For example, all of these skinny fat losers driving around in their Porsche 911 cars, their Tesla plaid, etc., physically and physiologically speaking, none of them are impressive.

  • Anti Performance Car

    Instead — performance human being?

    (more…)
  • WHY DO PEOPLE SELL THEIR TESLAS?

    Trolling around craigslist, why is it that so many people are selling their Tesla’s?

  • Autopilot Thoughts

    It seems that the only real good reason to get a Tesla is for the auto pilot. Not the other random electric stuff.

  • Don’t Argue With an Empty House

  • WHY AM I SO PASSIONATE ABOUT INNOVATION?

  • Everyday is Carte Blanche

  • THINK FOR YOURSELF

  • Minor Annoyances at Best

    For example, better to only spend 500 dollars a month in rent and deal with minor annoyances than to live a more “zen” and peaceful life but spend a buttload of money.

  • “I’m Over It”

    The best way to think and conquer minor annoyances in life. A good stoic motto.

    STOICISM 101

    Become invincible:

    1. How to Deal With Miserable People
    2. How to Become a Stoic
    3. How to Ignore
    4. Pretend like you didn’t hear them
    5. Bad Stoic Strategies
    6. The Stoic Way of Dealing With Unpleasant or Miserable People
    7. HOW TO BECOME A STOIC
    8. Stoicism Stunts Our Power?
    9. Stoicism is Mental Resistance Training
    10. STOIC STRATEGIES.
    11. How to Become Fearless
    12. Extreme Stoicism
    13. Ethics are Aesthetic
    14. Indifference to Pain or Suffering
    15. When is Stoicism Good? When is Stoicism Bad?
    16. Why Others Criticize or Insult You
    17. True Difficulty
    18. What if Covid Never Goes Away?
    19. SUPER STOIC
    20. Anti-Hedonism
    21. HOW TO CONQUER FEAR
    22. ANTI FEAR
    23. It is the Duty of the Strong to Help the Weak
    24. The Goal is to Become Stronger
    25. HYPER STOICISM
    26. HYPER HERO
    27. TRANSFORM EVERY DOWNSIDE INTO AN UPSIDE
    28. STOICISM x Child’s Mind
    29. The Art of Manly Virtue
    30. Resistance Makes Us Stronger!
    31. DON’T LIVE IN FEAR
    32. Emotions are Good
    33. Conquer Your Anger
    34. BLACK EAGLE
    35. DIFFICULTY AWAKENS YOUR INNER-GENIUS.
    36. STOICISM IS ARMOR FOR THE MIND
    37. The Spartan-Stoic Lifestyle
    38. How I Conquered Fear
    39. HOW TO CURE FEAR.
    40. LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL.
    41. The Upside of Poverty
    42. How I Became Me
    43. THE WILL TO POWER, OR THE WILL TO FEAR?
    44. ATTACK REALITY
    45. Living *THROUGH* History
    46. How to Fear Less
    47. Fear is the Ultimate Contagious Disease
    48. STOICISM FOR DUMMIES
    49. Don’t Be Scared!
    50. WHAT CAN YOU CONTROL, WHAT CAN YOU NOT CONTROL?
    51. HOW YOU CAN CONQUER FEAR
    52. YOU’RE STRONGER THAN YOU THINK YOU ARE.
    53. EXPECT THE UNEXPECTED
    54. WHY AREN’T THINGS WORSE?
    55. My Philosophy on Masculinity
    56. A Riskier Life is a Better Life #philosophy #stoicism
    57. How to Creatively Flourish in Life
    58. Introduction to Stoicism
    59. How to Become Stronger
    60. How to Conquer Depression With Photography
    61. What Doesn’t Kill You Makes You Stronger
    62. How to Respect Yourself
    63. How to Believe in Yourself
    64. How to Steer Fear
    65. How to Conquer Pessimism
    66. How to Conquer Anxiety
    67. How to Overcome Your Fear of People
    68. How to Be Optimistic
    69. Why I Don’t Take My Anger Seriously
    70. HOW TO BECOME MORE POWERFUL
    71. POSITIVITY.
    72. HOW TO BECOME SUPERHUMAN
    73. How to Give a Fuck Less
    74. ALL IN.
    75. Why I Cut My Dad Out of My Life.
    76. Your iPhone Only Has 5% Battery Left.
    77. How not to give a FUCK about your REPUTATION
    78. WHAT IS A HUMAN?
    79. HAPPINESS.
    80. The Regret Minimization Framework in Photography and Life
    81. How to Be a HERO
    82. Conquer Your Fears by Making Fear Your Slave
    83. Rule Circumstances; Don’t Let Your Circumstances Rule You
    84. How to Love Yourself
    85. How to Turn Shit into Gold
    86. Your Parents Fuck You Up
    87. Immortality
    88. What Kills You Makes You Stronger
    89. How to Be Patient
    90. How to Conquer Anger
    91. How to Bounce Back in Life
    92. How to Overcome Resistance
    93. Nothing Unlimited is Good; Nothing Good is Unlimited
    94. You Have No Limits
    95. Can 1’s and 0’s Hurt You?
    96. The Envious Moment is Flying Now
    97. Tomorrow We’ll Sail the Wide Seas Again
    98. How to Forgive Others
    99. Focus on Your Actions, Not the Results
    100. Everything Will Be Alright
    101. How to Be a Stoic Street Photographer
    102. How to Be a Spartan Photographer
    103. How to Overcome Your Fears in Life
    104. How to Stop Worrying in Life
    105. How to Use Photography as Self-Therapy
    106. How to Free Your Soul From Disturbance
    107. 3 Stoic Techniques that Can Help You Gain Tranquility
    108. Can People Weaker than You Hurt You?
    109. Does a Doctor Get Angry at a Crazy Patient?
    110. Own Nothing

    The Stoic Masters

    Marcus Aurelius statue
    Marcus Aurelius

    Learn from the master stoics:

    • Seneca
    • Marcus Aurelius
    • Epictetus
    • Publilius Syrus
    • Heraclitus

    See all philosophy >

  • Myth Busting

  • Once You’re Handsome, Then What?

    Once You’re Handsome, Then What?

    Once you know that you’re handsome and sexy, then what?

  • Beef Liver is the Secret?

    To naturally boost your testosterone, a natural muscle building steroid?

    Also I slept insanely well last night and woke up naturally very early with great vigor!

    How to lose fat (adipose tissue)

  • Compression Tight Thoughts

    Compression Tight Thoughts

    Just got some new Lululemon half compression tight (Vital drive) and really like them. Also got the Surge warm tights also very good. Some thoughts:

    First of all, it seems the ideal is actually kind of more like booty shorts — something like the biking shorts you see the bootylicious babes wearing at the gym. For my final one rep max for my atlas lift. I actually had to roll my vital drive tights all the way up.

    Second, the fact that they have drop in side pockets is phenomenal.

  • The Will to Power

    The Will to Power

    I lust after more power!

    Theory one:

    Muscle as an embodiment of power.

    At least for now, perhaps the term and notion “power-lifting” is a good one.

    Therefore with things and life … what we truly desire is power — anything which optimizes us for more power?

    Currently the Atlas Lift as the GOAT of weight lifting:

  • Just Write Them Off

  • 715 POUND ATLAS LIFT SQUAT HOLD ERIC KIM HYPELIFTING DEMIGOD MODE.

    715 POUND ATLAS LIFT SQUAT HOLD ERIC KIM HYPELIFTING DEMIGOD MODE.

    7 plates and up!

    HOW I HYPE MYSELF UP

    I am a demigod:

    EK TUBE

  • Range of motion is overrated

  • How to Overcome Addiction.

    The replacement method. Substitution theory.

  • Turbo Thighs

  • Despise

    De+specio: to look down at someone, literally.

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