ERIC KIM
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Perhaps it is superior to choose the impractical option, rather than the practical one.

Buy things used, not new. Just buy it on craigslist. The upside is that you don’t have to deal with all the packaging material. Resist buying stuff on Amazon, as it is a pain …

For example, I saw a local MMA studio converted into a Brazilian jujitsu studio and has done much better.

Also, always acting instinctually based on any given circumstance or situation. ETHICS by KIM Your Own Personal Code of Ethics WHY ETIQUETTE? NO BLAME, JUST CAUSE AND EFFECT. Ignorance Takes Courage TREAT OTHERS CARTE …

In terms of design and products, the flatter the better. The flattest phone, laptop, shoes (VIBRAM 5 fingers).

In terms of the modern day society, why is everything so flat? In terms of landscape, homes, living, etc. Also philosophically, currently it looks like the trend is to make society flat, all individuals …

Kids are the ultimate discoverers:

For example, Seneca loves and prefers rocks, but now that we are back in Southern California, he will settle and adapt to wood chips instead.

Specifically, your first and last name.

Go to fogo de chao, and order 4 beef ribs! The ultimate food hack:

AUDIO PODCAST America is insanely wasteful:

HOW I HYPE MYSELF UP PODCAST LET’S DO IT. Make your own lifts and your own beats. Short Squats // Lifts by KIM VIDEO: How I hype Myself Up PODCAST [Full Gym Session Video …

In praise of doing micro squats:

Currently back in Southern California, and a thought I realized about life here, the most virtuous way to live is suburban island hopping. What does that mean? Don’t stay at home. Instead drive your …

Not caring, not worrying about it.

I would rather have the things simple to a fault, than have unnecessary elements.

In photography, detail is overrated. No need to zoom in or crop in your photos. Instead, just shoot extra small JPEG, with a resolution of 2000 pixels on the wide end. Also, now that …

That is why my when my one year nine month old son Seneca likes to play with skateboards, and skateboard wheels.

Perhaps because it is never cold, and you could always be outdoors, in theory that should be better for productivity.

Designwise, I believe the older Tesla model S and Tesla model three, silver on silver doorhandles was best.

If you are a creative person, and want to come up with more creative thoughts, spend as much time outdoors as humanly possible. In the direct sun, maximum UV radiation. For example, if it …

First of all, it seems wise to only buy a few really really expensive and really really high-quality products, so you’re more likely to keep onto it for much longer. For example, I spent …

After being in South Korea for about a month, and then going back to America, it is true, there is so much waste being produced in America. For example, I just stopped by a …

I got so strong because I have insane audacity and insanely high self-esteem. ERIC KIM 255 KG (562 pound) Deadlift attempt MY THIGHS CAN MOVE THE WORLD! 551 pound (250 kilogram) deadlift. From a …

My friend and former student Martin Kaninsky (see his great interview with me here), just did this great interview with Martin Parr — check it out! See the podcast here. My article on MARTIN …

Don’t use Gmail. Instead, use your own custom email. It looks more professional, and higher.

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Why Verizon is on the way out — they are simply trying to copy T-Mobile. Instead, Verizon should better position themselves as a more exclusive premium and expensive brand.

For example, when it comes to the deadlift or squat, it is not about having “good” form or “proper” form. Instead, trying to figure out the technique which feels the most natural to you, …

Downtown LA is my favorite!

Micro squats.

What is technique? Simply the Art of doing things. Therefore, to “improve your technique“, doesn’t mean following some sort of standard guide, but instead, to keep practicing the thing itself. For example, there is …

For example, at the gym and hearing his old runaway song, and I am still blown away about how good it is. There is no other living man who innovated as much as Kanye …

For example, the feeling that after a month of not lifting weights, and then finally going back to the gym, you are noticeably and surprisingly weaker. I then suppose the upside should be this: …

Often, riches do not equate to power. For example, a CEO of a publicly held corporation is rich, but doesn’t actually have much power. The ones who are actually powerful own the whole company, …

Become less realistic, less pragmatic. Less concerned about profit and money.

Just saw the new Acura Integra in the flesh, and I am insanely disappointed. Why? It looks even more bland than the original. What Honda and Acura should have done was to create a …