{"id":184062,"date":"2019-11-05T08:56:14","date_gmt":"2019-11-05T16:56:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/?p=184062"},"modified":"2019-11-05T09:31:25","modified_gmt":"2019-11-05T17:31:25","slug":"whats-the-best-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2019\/11\/05\/whats-the-best-life\/","title":{"rendered":"What’s the Best Life?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

I’m currently living the best life right now. I don’t recall a time I’ve been happier (I’m even happier and stronger now than I was in Vietnam, which my prior apex). <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Some thoughts and meditations:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

1. Physical health and strength <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The first extreme gratitude I have in my life:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Peak physical health and strength. <\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

New records for my powerlifting. New squat record, new sumo deadlift record, new dumbellpress records, maximal flexibility and muscularity. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Squat\"<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Thus my first idea:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Prerequisite to maximal happiness: maximal physical strength and health. <\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

I’ve been sleeping well (8+ hours a night), eating well (3+ pounds of meat a night), and walking well (20,000+ steps a day), talking well (with friends, strangers, others), and thinking and writing well. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

To me it seems that the apex building block for maximal happiness is physical health and strength, and as a consequence, you will feel more mentally strong and “happy”. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

2. The joy of being outdoors (not inside an office) <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Apparently the best way that Napoleon stayed strong was constant hardships outdoors, rigorous marches, and exposed to fresh air. I wonder: perhaps we will discover that fresh air and plenty of walking is 100x more important for our health and happiness than we once thought. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I think in modern life, we think that walking is an unnecessary addition or accessory. I think if you could tell people:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We can design a society in which nobody needs to walk or stand anymore<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Everyone would either be pleased or indifferent. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

My theory is that there is 100x more wisdom in our legs than we think. What if walking were as essential to human thriving as sleep? Perhaps a lot of our modern mental disorders are caused by lack of walking or standing. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

3. The joy of ceaseless creation <\/h2>\n\n\n\n