{"id":211118,"date":"2020-02-17T10:04:28","date_gmt":"2020-02-17T18:04:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/?p=211118"},"modified":"2020-02-17T12:15:11","modified_gmt":"2020-02-17T20:15:11","slug":"the-path-of-maximal-resistance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2020\/02\/17\/the-path-of-maximal-resistance\/","title":{"rendered":"The Path of Maximal Resistance"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lifting weights is boring when the weight is too light. Lifting weights is only fun when it is challenging, difficult, but still &#8220;achievable&#8221;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A thought:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>Is the best life in which you are seeking the MOST DIFFICULT and hard challenges, and striving with all your might to overcome those challenges?<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">AUDIO<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/anchor.fm\/erickim\/episodes\/The-Path-of-the-Greatest-Resistance-eat3sm\">Podcast<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/0-The-Path-of-the-Greatest-Resistance.mp3\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">VIDEO<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-videopress\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"VideoPress Video Player\" aria-label='VideoPress Video Player' width='500' height='281' src='https:\/\/videopress.com\/embed\/pc27XQwn?preloadContent=metadata&amp;hd=0&amp;cover=1' frameborder='0' allowfullscreen allow='clipboard-write'><\/iframe><script src='https:\/\/v0.wordpress.com\/js\/next\/videopress-iframe.js?m=1674852142'><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Path of the Greatest Resistance\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/clWkngrTF94?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Life is more fun with difficult challenges (which we are actually interested in achieving!) <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow alignwide\" data-autoplay=\"true\" data-delay=\"3\" data-effect=\"slide\"><div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_container swiper-container\"><ul class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_swiper-wrapper swiper-wrapper\"><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1250\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-113527\" data-id=\"113527\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/eddie-hall-deadlift-1.png?resize=2000%2C1250&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/eddie-hall-deadlift-1.png?resize=2000%2C1250&amp;ssl=1 2000w, 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class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-113531\" data-id=\"113531\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/eddie-hall-deadlift-5.png?resize=2000%2C1250&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/eddie-hall-deadlift-5.png?resize=2000%2C1250&amp;ssl=1 2000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/eddie-hall-deadlift-5.png?resize=1000%2C625&amp;ssl=1 1000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/eddie-hall-deadlift-5.png?resize=768%2C480&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/eddie-hall-deadlift-5.png?resize=830%2C519&amp;ssl=1 830w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Eddie Hall about to deadlift 500kg (more than a thousand powers). Look at the zen-like focus in his face.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><a class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-prev swiper-button-prev swiper-button-white\" role=\"button\"><\/a><a class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-next swiper-button-next swiper-button-white\" role=\"button\"><\/a><a aria-label=\"Pause Slideshow\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-pause\" role=\"button\"><\/a><div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_pagination swiper-pagination swiper-pagination-white\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Let us think about video games. Are video games easy when they&#8217;re too easy? Of course not! But video games are also no fun when they&#8217;re too hard.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>It seems we want to play video games which are very difficult, yet still achievable to defeat.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For example, when I played Zelda as a kid, and I would get to the boss battles &#8212; I would often die a few times. But being SO CLOSE to beating the boss&#8211; that was fun. And I would endure, and keep up, until I beat the boss! And once I beat the boss, I would get a HUGE rush of achievement. Why? Because of the massive effort, skill, and thrill of achieving this goal (which was difficult, but through my practice and training was achievable)! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Conclusion<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Attempt epic and great things. Avoiding the easy and boring. Strive towards the difficult, interesting, and fun!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">ERIC KIM<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lifting weights is boring when the weight is too light. Lifting weights is only fun when it is challenging, difficult, but still &#8220;achievable&#8221;. 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