{"id":136368,"date":"2019-03-29T22:56:38","date_gmt":"2019-03-30T05:56:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/?p=136368"},"modified":"2019-04-11T23:06:27","modified_gmt":"2019-04-12T06:06:27","slug":"creative-cycling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2019\/03\/29\/creative-cycling\/","title":{"rendered":"Creative Cycling"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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Perhaps to maximize our creativity, we should cycle.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Cycle between the cameras we use, cycle with our different focal lengths, cycle with our aesthetic (color or monochrome, or post-processing style) and cycle with the places we live.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Essentially \u00e2\u20ac\u201d the idea is to never desire stasis, and to never desire staying the same\/consistency\/predictability\/sameness. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Why I don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t like owning stuff<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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I don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t like to own things because no matter how good of something I buy, I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ll always get bored of it (gear adaptation syndrome<\/a>) and will desire something else. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In fact, I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122d love it if I could have some sort of subscription service where I could just use a different camera every month, a service where I could use a different car every month, use a different smartphone every month, and different clothes\/fashion every month. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

And I think in life, flux<\/a>, cycling, and randomness\/inconsistency is a good thing \u00e2\u20ac\u201d it stimulates us to constant creativity and creative productivity\/output. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Nothing is forever<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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It is physiologically impossible to enjoy anything indefinitely unto perpetuity. No matter how good our food, climate, location, drink, sex, material goods, lifestyle, etc we have \u00e2\u20ac\u201d it will sooner or later lose its luster.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I think we should never get suckered into thinking that indefinite perfection is what we should seek in life. I don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t desire to live in the same \u00e2\u20ac\u0153perfect\u00e2\u20ac\u009d house for the rest of my life, the same \u00e2\u20ac\u0153perfect\u00e2\u20ac\u009d neighborhood, or have the same \u00e2\u20ac\u0153perfect\u00e2\u20ac\u009d lifestyle for the rest of my life. As with food\u00e2\u20ac\u201d we only enjoy it through intermittent fasting<\/a> and hunger. We cannot enjoy life without danger, difficulty, and struggle. We need friction and challenges in life to become stronger. As a funny analogy \u00e2\u20ac\u201d consider having sex without having friction. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Cycling my devices <\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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I find to be more productive in blogging, I cycle between laptop, iPad, and phone. Typing on all these devices changes the way I write and blog, which is a good thing. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Also with photography I like to cycle between processing my photos on Lightroom CC on my iPad<\/a> and laptop<\/a>. Switching up my workflow is beneficial to unlocking some new creative pathways<\/em> in my brain<\/b>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Perhaps it seems like even in photography switching up between different cameras, focal lengths, lenses, devices (phone, film camera, stand-alone digital camera) can be beneficial. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cycling between walking, sitting, standing <\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Another thought \u00e2\u20ac\u201d perhaps to be more productive and creative there is a benefit to cycle between standing, sitting, and walking\/running. If you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re a tech worker, try to cycle between all of these things for optimal health. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cycle your workouts <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Also with physical fitness, cycle between powerlifting, yoga, body weight exercises, and kettlebells for the ultimate strength. The point isn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t to just stick to one \u00e2\u20ac\u201d aim for all, to maximize your strength. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cycle your food<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Some days go vegan and some days go pure carnivore. Some days drink a lot of coffee and other days tea (some days try not to have any caffeine \u00e2\u20ac\u201d God forbid). <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cycle between your food, protein choices, and veggies. Perhaps optimal health is to constantly cycle \u00e2\u20ac\u201d monotony in food is bad. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Also perhaps a combination of intermittent fasting and intermittent feasting is ideal. Don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t eat anything during the day (no breakfast or lunch) but totally indulge for dinner (eat a meat-heavy buffet). Perhaps some days go 0 carb, but some days go super high-carbs (I think this is called \u00e2\u20ac\u0153carb cycling\u00e2\u20ac\u009d). But perhaps some days we should also go \u00e2\u20ac\u0153protein cycling\u00e2\u20ac\u009d\u00e2\u20ac\u201d some days eat tons of protein, and other days try to eat very little protein. Or cycle between plant proteins and meat proteins. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Location cycling <\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Perhaps this is why living a more intermittent<\/a>\/nomadic<\/a> lifestyle is good \u00e2\u20ac\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Never live in the same place for too long.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

By living in different places, you always stay sharp. You constantly must learn from new cultures, new peoples, new languages, experience new foods, and new modes of living. Perhaps this will allow us to live the happiest\/most productive life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Never stop cycling <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

\u00e2\u20ac\u0153The spinning wheel never rusts.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>Eric kim<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Perhaps this is the key to life?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

ERIC<\/p>\n\n\n