{"id":217625,"date":"2020-03-21T05:05:42","date_gmt":"2020-03-21T12:05:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/?p=217625"},"modified":"2020-03-21T05:21:11","modified_gmt":"2020-03-21T12:21:11","slug":"fear-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2020\/03\/21\/fear-2\/","title":{"rendered":"FEAR."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Fear as the ultimate motivator. Fear as the ultimate filter in life. Fear \u00e2\u20ac\u201d knowing that you can and will (eventually) die \u00e2\u20ac\u201d you don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t do no bullshit in life and only work on what\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s essential to you. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Okay some thoughts:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>How does the thought of possibly getting a virus that might kill you change the way you think about life?<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Does it motivate you or depress you?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1180\" height=\"1573\" data-attachment-id=\"217628\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/381de05c-c792-4771-b709-1ba20d128183\/\" 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720w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1180px) 100vw, 1180px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How I feel<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1084\" height=\"1280\" data-attachment-id=\"217631\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2020\/03\/21\/fear-2\/602e2afc-91f5-4643-974e-74172b94268c\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/602E2AFC-91F5-4643-974E-74172B94268C.jpeg?fit=1084%2C1280&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1084,1280\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" 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data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/6F5D7576-DD13-44E3-B1E5-D7EBFD39CB0B.jpeg?fit=960%2C1280&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/6F5D7576-DD13-44E3-B1E5-D7EBFD39CB0B.jpeg?resize=960%2C1280&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"217632\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/6F5D7576-DD13-44E3-B1E5-D7EBFD39CB0B.jpeg?fit=960%2C1280&amp;ssl=1\" data-link=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2020\/03\/21\/fear-2\/6f5d7576-dd13-44e3-b1e5-d7ebfd39cb0b\/\" class=\"wp-image-217632\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/6F5D7576-DD13-44E3-B1E5-D7EBFD39CB0B.jpeg?w=960&amp;ssl=1 960w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/6F5D7576-DD13-44E3-B1E5-D7EBFD39CB0B.jpeg?resize=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/6F5D7576-DD13-44E3-B1E5-D7EBFD39CB0B.jpeg?resize=720%2C960&amp;ssl=1 720w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Personally, this is what I think.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I feel fear less strongly as I did in the past. I feel harder, stronger, and more dark and severe. I feel less afraid. But of course I still feel <em>rational<\/em> fear. This means\u00e2\u20ac\u201d I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m afraid of texting while walking, texting while driving, or doing anything that might actually kill me. I don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t want to die. I will do everything I can do which I consider an actual threat to permanent disfigurement or death. For example, no bicycle \u00e2\u20ac\u201d the chance of getting hit by an idiot driver ain\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t worth it to me.<\/p>\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='1180' height='664' src='https:\/\/videopress.com\/embed\/bra0KCaB?autoPlay=1&amp;loop=1&amp;muted=1&amp;persistVolume=0&amp;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=1770107250'><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But this whole fear of leaving your house and the fear of interesting with others seems a bit off to me. I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m not personally afraid. Why? I don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t follow the news, and I follow my own gut. My own gut says:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>Don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t lick surfaces, and don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t let others cough into your mouth. Fist or elbow bump people, and don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t be scared.<\/p><\/blockquote>\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='1180' height='664' src='https:\/\/videopress.com\/embed\/OApcTsrC?autoPlay=1&amp;loop=1&amp;muted=1&amp;persistVolume=0&amp;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=1770107250'><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How to become MORE courageous <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For me \u00e2\u20ac\u201d it all comes down to courage. Courage to pursue what I love. Courage to not <a href=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2017\/06\/11\/never-compromise\/\">compromise<\/a>. Courage to not cower. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">How did I become so courageous?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Reading a lot of <a href=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2017\/12\/09\/introduction-to-stoicism\/\">stoic<\/a> texts. Stoicism is simple \u00e2\u20ac\u201d life is all upside, no downside.<\/li><li>Living everyday like I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m gonna <a href=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2015\/11\/02\/the-top-5-regrets-of-the-dying\/\">die tonight<\/a> \u00e2\u20ac\u201d the ultimate filter in life. Don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t waste no time with no bullshit I don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t care for. <\/li><\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fear as the ultimate motivator. Fear as the ultimate filter in life. 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