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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 / Jan 1, 2023

How to Become a More Courageous Photographer

Conquer Courage Courage is everything. It is my personal thought that “success“ doesn’t matter. What matters instead is the degree and the level of courage you’re willing to put out, in the context of …

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Photo essay / Jan 1, 2023

Human Biology

Marines Talent Management 2030: In praise of older, more mature talent: Advancements in neuroscience since 1985 have significantly expanded our understanding of the human brain, which we now know does not fully develop until …

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Photo essay / Dec 31, 2022

True Incentives?

What truly motivates people? I cannot speak for women, but let me speak for men: For men, I believe true motivators include the lust and desire to conquer, augment, to build, and also to …

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Photo essay / Dec 31, 2022

Talent

Talentum, talanton — weight, towards weighing gold. Idea: There is no such thing as “talented” people — the notion of “talent” is to simply weigh someone, and show their worth or value. Talent Management …

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Photo essay / Dec 31, 2022

How to Become a More Productive Photographer

The more photos you produce and make, the happier you will become: Why productive photography? To be a productive photographer simply means that you produce many photos. In modern day life, when we think …

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Photo essay / Dec 31, 2022

INFINITE POTENTIAL.

Also infinite directions and opportunities. The upside of free enterprise, freedom of self employment, sole proprietorship, the freedom to be self employed, self owned, self directed.

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Photo essay / Dec 30, 2022

GOD MODE.

How to go god mode: Just broke the 700 pound barrier for my atlas lift, squat push lift hold. New total: 705 pounds.

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Photo essay / Dec 30, 2022

PRODUCE YOUR OWN HEAT

Literally and metaphorically. When it is cold, and you’re cold, just go to the gym and lift heavy!

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Photo essay / Dec 30, 2022

Good News for Crypto and Bitcoin

Biden just pumped $800 billion dollars, around 1 trillion dollars into the Defense.gov US Military. Funny enough, this is a bad sign for fiat currency. Why? The more that the US government prints fake …

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Photo essay / Dec 30, 2022

Enterprise

To undertake. In-between, take. Hendo — to seize. To hold.

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Photo essay / Dec 30, 2022

The Decisive Decade

The US military department of defense concept and strategy (PDF). National Defense Strategy—

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Photo essay / Dec 30, 2022

How Fashion is Bad

people want to buy beautiful clothes in order to become beautiful, but in fact, the only beauty is the body, your own human body. Instead of spending all that money on fashion, beautiful clothes, …

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Photo essay / Dec 30, 2022

How to Build a Demigod Bod

In order to build a demigod body, some simple thoughts and strategies: Why demigod bod? There are certain things which are in our control, and certain things which are not in our control. One …

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Photo essay / Dec 30, 2022

My New Favorite Clothes

Lululemon clearance (we made too much) stuff — Paypal checkout through the Lululemon.com website is insanely frictionless!

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Photo essay / Dec 30, 2022

Wear Size Small Tshirts

Shows off your muscles better. Also the added benefit of feeling your muscles bulging, expanding under your shirt. A good motivator to keep lifting, working out, and getting even more swole?

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Photo essay / Dec 30, 2022

The Atlas Lift

Towards a new concept — the Atlas Lift: What is the concept? The concept is simple: Load up the barbell on a squat rack, and just see the maximal heavy weight you can lift …

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Photo essay / Dec 30, 2022

Pressing Motions are Bad?

They call it weight-lifting, not weight-pressing. Theory — Lifting exercises are good (rack pull, atlas lift), pressing motions are bad? (bench press, dumbbell press, floor press?)

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Photo essay / Dec 30, 2022

LIT LIFTS

700 pound atlas lift: 7 plates and beyond, 700 pounds and beyond is lit:

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Photo essay / Dec 29, 2022

How to Become More Social

Become more social, become happier, stronger, and more! PODCAST VIDEO It is my personal thought in today’s world, to be social is a virtue. If you think about it, all success stems from the …

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Photo essay / Dec 29, 2022

Blasphemy

To deceive. -(S)mel— erroneous. Also (s)mal— small, little.

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Photo essay / Dec 29, 2022

Why T-shirt

When atlas squat hold lifting 700 pounds with my sleeves rolled up sleeveless, the bar was so heavy that it digged into my shoulders and rubbed off some skin. Lesson — tshirt is good …

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Photo essay / Dec 29, 2022

FLESH IN THE GAME.

Put your flesh at risk, at danger — at the front lines to take damage. You’re the defender, the avenger.

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