{"id":120668,"date":"2018-12-05T16:00:12","date_gmt":"2018-12-06T00:00:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/?p=120668"},"modified":"2018-12-05T16:02:58","modified_gmt":"2018-12-06T00:02:58","slug":"exploit-your-environment-environment-to-the-maximum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2018\/12\/05\/exploit-your-environment-environment-to-the-maximum\/","title":{"rendered":"Exploit Your Environment to the Maximum"},"content":{"rendered":"

We are often dissatisfied with our environment, as if the environment was more interesting than us.<\/p>\n

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But what if, we exploited our environment to the fullest? Meaning; it doesn’t really matter what our environment is, but given any situation we seek to seek maximal dominion over our environment? Ultimate adaptability, because it means:<\/p>\n

\n We can master any environment, because we are superior to our environment, and we seek to extract all the maximal benefits form any<\/em> environment!\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

I love the suburbs<\/h2>\n

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For example, I’m currently in the suburbs, and have many benefits:<\/p>\n

    \n
  1. Close access to gym<\/li>\n
  2. Super cheap meat<\/li>\n
  3. Extreme convenience<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Thus, it makes sense for me to:<\/p>\n

      \n
    1. Workout more (and more often)<\/li>\n
    2. Eat more meat<\/li>\n
    3. Philosophize more<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      Thus, perhaps in life, we shouldn’t desire to have a different environment which would make us “happier”. Instead, taking the environment we already have, and seeking to exploit the benefits of that environment to the maximum.<\/p>\n

      \n

      It is in our DNA<\/h2>\n

      \"iPhone<\/p>\n

      Yet, I still think as humans, we are natural explorers and conquerors. We want to discover new<\/em> environments not because these new environments will make us “happier”, but if just gives us a new and exciting opportunity to further exploit that environment, and derive new<\/em> types of benefits, or perhaps to just give us a chance to discharge our powers to conquering a new place.<\/p>\n

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      This means,<\/p>\n

      \n We shouldn’t get bored of a certain environment until we have extracted the maximum benefits from that environment.\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

      More thoughts to come.
      \nERIC<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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