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In praise of instability, chaos, and a “worse”, but newer approach.
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Beta as a mindset.
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Think global.
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What I have discovered, Beta is less stable, and often very frustrating, because things don’t work as well. However, the upside is that with Beta, you’re always on the cutting edge.
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Lighter is better.
No iPhone Pro.
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Design as your own attitude.
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Impero— to command.
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Mercedes is good— a Mercedes is a Mercedes. Same with BMW.
Lexus is just a Toyota. Rolls Royce is a BMW. Bugatti is a Porsche, Porsche is an Audi, Audi is a VW.
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In trying to discover the ideal mode of conduct, a critique of Stoicism:
In becoming more Stoic and hard, it stunts your power.
For example, some thing a lot of stoics talk about, like Seneca is about anger (ira). The stoic sage says that the wise Stoic will not feel anger, or succumb to anger. However, what if anger was simply another source of our power? That actually, unleashing our anger was a good thing, as it does not unnaturally close off a valve of our power?
Imagine anger like a fire hose. Maybe it is a wise idea to unleash the valve, and let the anger out, and get on with your life rather than unnaturally restricting it.
Stoicism and love
Another thing— in becoming more stoic, does this actually decrease our capacity to love with depth?
For example, the more controlled and Stoic you become, and the less you succumb to your anger, perhaps this also restricts our capacity to love to a deeper depth or a greater height.
STOICISM 101
Become invincible:
- Stoicism is Mental Resistance Training
- STOIC STRATEGIES.
- How to Become Fearless
- Extreme Stoicism
- Ethics are Aesthetic
- Indifference to Pain or Suffering
- When is Stoicism Good? When is Stoicism Bad?
- Why Others Criticize or Insult You
- True Difficulty
- What if Covid Never Goes Away?
- SUPER STOIC
- Anti-Hedonism
- HOW TO CONQUER FEAR
- ANTI FEAR
- It is the Duty of the Strong to Help the Weak
- The Goal is to Become Stronger
- HYPER STOICISM
- HYPER HERO
- TRANSFORM EVERY DOWNSIDE INTO AN UPSIDE
- STOICISM x Child’s Mind
- The Art of Manly Virtue
- Resistance Makes Us Stronger!
- DON’T LIVE IN FEAR
- Emotions are Good
- Conquer Your Anger
- BLACK EAGLE
- DIFFICULTY AWAKENS YOUR INNER-GENIUS.
- STOICISM IS ARMOR FOR THE MIND
- The Spartan-Stoic Lifestyle
- How I Conquered Fear
- HOW TO CURE FEAR.
- LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL.
- The Upside of Poverty
- How I Became Me
- THE WILL TO POWER, OR THE WILL TO FEAR?
- ATTACK REALITY
- Living *THROUGH* History
- How to Fear Less
- Fear is the Ultimate Contagious Disease
- STOICISM FOR DUMMIES
- Don’t Be Scared!
- WHAT CAN YOU CONTROL, WHAT CAN YOU NOT CONTROL?
- HOW YOU CAN CONQUER FEAR
- YOU’RE STRONGER THAN YOU THINK YOU ARE.
- EXPECT THE UNEXPECTED
- WHY AREN’T THINGS WORSE?
- My Philosophy on Masculinity
- A Riskier Life is a Better Life #philosophy #stoicism
- How to Creatively Flourish in Life
- Introduction to Stoicism
- How to Become Stronger
- How to Conquer Depression With Photography
- What Doesn’t Kill You Makes You Stronger
- How to Respect Yourself
- How to Believe in Yourself
- How to Steer Fear
- How to Conquer Pessimism
- How to Conquer Anxiety
- How to Overcome Your Fear of People
- How to Be Optimistic
- Why I Don’t Take My Anger Seriously
- HOW TO BECOME MORE POWERFUL
- POSITIVITY.
- HOW TO BECOME SUPERHUMAN
- How to Give a Fuck Less
- ALL IN.
- Why I Cut My Dad Out of My Life.
- Your iPhone Only Has 5% Battery Left.
- How not to give a FUCK about your REPUTATION
- WHAT IS A HUMAN?
- HAPPINESS.
- The Regret Minimization Framework in Photography and Life
- How to Be a HERO
- Conquer Your Fears by Making Fear Your Slave
- Rule Circumstances; Don’t Let Your Circumstances Rule You
- How to Love Yourself
- How to Turn Shit into Gold
- Your Parents Fuck You Up
- Immortality
- What Kills You Makes You Stronger
- How to Be Patient
- How to Conquer Anger
- How to Bounce Back in Life
- How to Overcome Resistance
- Nothing Unlimited is Good; Nothing Good is Unlimited
- You Have No Limits
- Can 1’s and 0’s Hurt You?
- The Envious Moment is Flying Now
- Tomorrow We’ll Sail the Wide Seas Again
- How to Forgive Others
- Focus on Your Actions, Not the Results
- Everything Will Be Alright
- How to Be a Stoic Street Photographer
- How to Be a Spartan Photographer
- How to Overcome Your Fears in Life
- How to Stop Worrying in Life
- How to Use Photography as Self-Therapy
- How to Free Your Soul From Disturbance
- 3 Stoic Techniques that Can Help You Gain Tranquility
- Can People Weaker than You Hurt You?
- Does a Doctor Get Angry at a Crazy Patient?
- Own Nothing
The Stoic Masters
Learn from the master stoics:
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The Ricoh GR 3X is currently the best camera out there, both for creativity, artisticness, etc.
What makes one a happier photographer?
- Shooting a lot. This means, having a camera as small and compact as possible, that fits in your front right pocket, and in which you don’t even think about shooting; whenever you see something, you simply respond and just shoot it.
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Authority means author. You are the author and self authority to your own life.
Also, you must advocate for your kids, and protect your kids and wife.
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My only regrets in life is when I yield:
Never yield in that which you believe in.
Also, good idea to use your weapons of aggression, and your anger to prevent yielding.
What does society in religion and ethics strive to do? To make us more yielding. To become “nicer”, more “kind”, predictable and yielding.
Anti Modern Authorities
And what are we pressured to yield to? To “reason”, “logic”, “data”, “evidence”, “proof”, “science”, “common sense”, “cultural norms”, elders, “experts”, “professionals”, authority figures and doctors etc.
Also, to kowtow to people with “credentials”, degrees, education, etc
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The more swole and buff you become, the better:
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I photographed the birth of Seneca with the Ricoh GR 3, and after my Ricoh GR3 died, I am currently using the Ricoh GR IIIX and I love it. The camera keeps surprising me how insanely good it is, even though there are lots of problems with it.
When the weather is interesting outside, a bit overcast, before or after the rain, the way that the Ricoh GR 3X is able to render the tones is incredible:
Or, something to consider is how grateful I am for the Ricoh GR 3X to have captured so many wonderful moments of Seneca. I think the GR IIIX is the best family camera, as well as the best artistic and creative camera in general.
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The wisdom of the future:
PODCAST
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Think very far ahead:
VLOG
PART I
PART II:
A thought:
What do you want to become 25 years from now?
1. Regret minimization framework
Via Jeff Bezos:
Imagine yourself 90 years old on your death bed– what would you regret NOT having done or attempted?
Bezos very smart– fore-goed a lucrative (mid year) lawyer salary bonus to go off and get a head-start on starting his tech company (Amazon).
2. Why think 25 years into the future?
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How strong, or how bitter can you tolerate?
Coffee as strength tolerance:
How strong of a cup of coffee can you tolerate and bear in the morning?
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My prediction: a lot more similar to the world of today then we would like to think.
For example, at least in the states and America, we will still be a heavily car dependence society. The only difference is there will be more electric cars, faster recharge times, longer range, etc. Also more automated driving for stop and go traffic on the freeway.
What will become more expensive 25 years from now, and what will become more cheap 25 years from now?
It looks like 25 years from now, we will still probably be buying iPhones.
25 years from now, sweet things will keep getting cheaper and cheaper. Also, 25 years from now there will be more obesity, diabetes, type three diabetes (Alzheimer’s), poor health etc.
25 years from now, fuel, petroleum, gas will probably be more expensive. It will be the luxury of the rich to drive cars which require expensive premium gas, with low gas mileage.
Also, 25 years from now, we will become more dependent on our phones. Using our phone to pay the bills, pay for rent, and every day financial purchases and transactions.
Photography 25 years from now
Still will look pretty much the same. Bigger issues in photography will have to do with creativity, building your fame and your clout, and staying motivated and inspired.
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Because we love the “new”.
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This is why Twitter is such a great idea and investment for the future; the future news will be up to the second.
If it is not updated daily, or even hourly or up the minute, it is not updated enough.
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Crypto, crypto currency. Information.