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Dear friend,<\/p>\n

A fun concept I came up with: don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t think of mere survival; think of \u00e2\u20ac\u0153thrivival\u00e2\u20ac\u009d (a life of thriving). #zenoferic<\/a><\/p>\n

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Download PDF: Thrivival<\/a><\/p>\n

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This is my rationale:<\/p>\n

\n In today\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s world, you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re not gonna starve to death or die from lack of natural resources. Thus, we\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve entered a social time where we no longer need to struggle for mere survival. Rather, now as we are entering the \u00e2\u20ac\u0153homo deus\u00e2\u20ac\u009d phase, we should seek to THRIVE in life!\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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What does it mean to thrive?<\/h2>\n

To thrive means to live your life to the fullest. It means to extract the fullest maximum out of your human biology and metabolism, in order to create the most epic shit while you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re still alive.<\/p>\n

That means to strive with every fiber of your being to become the most fully-formed artist you can. It means to see no barriers between art, philosophy, and science. It means to integrate everything you learn via cross-pollination, and become an ultimately unified you.<\/p>\n

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A lot of scientists are looking for some \u00e2\u20ac\u0153unified field theory\u00e2\u20ac\u009d that links everything in the universe together. While I see the pursuit of that knowledge as noble, I don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t see it as very practical. I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122d rather seek to discover my own unified field theory for myself\u00e2\u20ac\u201d the ultimate zenith of \u00e2\u20ac\u0153know thyself\u00e2\u20ac\u009d, and then to everyday strive to become more.<\/p>\n

This means to never stop building my mind, building my muscles, building my artistic sense and knowledge, and to never stop creating. This also means for me to get less distracted in life; everyday subtract one distraction. And when I say \u00e2\u20ac\u0153distract\u00e2\u20ac\u009d; anything which scatters your focus.<\/p>\n

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At best, we might live to be around 90-100 years old. My grandfather died at around age 92 (and he was very overweight and unhealthy\u00e2\u20ac\u201dthus, I think if I stay in good shape, perhaps I can live to be around 100.<\/p>\n

Anyways, my idea is in life\u00e2\u20ac\u201dif we are remembered for even one idea, concept, or piece of art which empowers (current) humanity, or future generations of humanity \u00e2\u20ac\u201d we have done our job as a human being.<\/p>\n

And this is why focus is so essential \u00e2\u20ac\u201d everyday we want to focus our laser beam a little more. We are like a magnifying glass; we take the power from the sun, and focus it into a laser beam which can cut holes through steel! The more focused your laser beam, the deeper you can cut with your laser, and the more of an impact you can make in the world and society.<\/p>\n

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So friend to conclude this essay, I just want you to ask yourself:<\/p>\n

\n How can I arrange my life so I can maximize my \u00e2\u20ac\u0153thrivival\u00e2\u20ac\u009d in life?\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

I think we live in a post-survival society \u00e2\u20ac\u201d if we no longer fear starving to death, dying of thirst, or dying of the cold \u00e2\u20ac\u201d what else do we really have to fear?<\/p>\n

THRIVE!
\nERIC<\/p>\n

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