{"id":218541,"date":"2020-07-21T00:03:17","date_gmt":"2020-07-21T07:03:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/?p=218541"},"modified":"2020-07-29T05:03:10","modified_gmt":"2020-07-29T12:03:10","slug":"announcing-zen-of-eric-facebook-chat-bot-philosophical-reflection-tool-why-app","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2020\/07\/21\/announcing-zen-of-eric-facebook-chat-bot-philosophical-reflection-tool-why-app\/","title":{"rendered":"ANNOUNCING ZEN OF ERIC (Facebook Chat Bot) \/ Philosophical Reflection Tool (WHY? APP)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Try out <a href=\"http:\/\/m.me\/ZenOfEric\">ZEN OF ERIC on Facebook Messenger<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"http:\/\/m.me\/ZenOfEric\">Facebook messenger link<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ZenOfEric\/\">Facebook page link<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.messenger.com\/t\/ZenOfEric\">https:\/\/www.messenger.com\/t\/ZenOfEric<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1728\" height=\"996\" data-attachment-id=\"257999\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2020\/07\/21\/announcing-zen-of-eric-facebook-chat-bot-philosophical-reflection-tool-why-app\/why-app-screenshots-1-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/why-app-screenshots-1.png?fit=1728%2C996&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1728,996\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"why-app-screenshots-1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/why-app-screenshots-1.png?fit=1728%2C996&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/why-app-screenshots-1.png?resize=1728%2C996&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-257999\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/why-app-screenshots-1.png?w=1728&amp;ssl=1 1728w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/why-app-screenshots-1.png?resize=768%2C443&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/why-app-screenshots-1.png?resize=1536%2C885&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/why-app-screenshots-1.png?resize=655%2C378&amp;ssl=1 655w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The &#8220;5 why?&#8221; challenge<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"2048\" data-attachment-id=\"218584\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/the-zen-of-eric-icon-png\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/the-zen-of-ERIC-icon-png.png?fit=2048%2C2048&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2048,2048\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"the zen of ERIC icon png\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/the-zen-of-ERIC-icon-png.png?fit=2048%2C2048&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/the-zen-of-ERIC-icon-png.png?resize=2048%2C2048&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-218584\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/the-zen-of-ERIC-icon-png.png?w=2048&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/the-zen-of-ERIC-icon-png.png?resize=768%2C768&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/the-zen-of-ERIC-icon-png.png?resize=1536%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/the-zen-of-ERIC-icon-png.png?resize=530%2C530&amp;ssl=1 530w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/the-zen-of-ERIC-icon-png.png?resize=720%2C720&amp;ssl=1 720w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/the-zen-of-ERIC-icon-png.png?resize=180%2C180&amp;ssl=1 180w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To gain deeper personal truths about <em>why<\/em> you do anything, or <em>why<\/em> you feel a certain way &#8230; the <a href=\"http:\/\/m.me\/ZenOfEric\">Zen of Eric Facebook Chat bot<\/a> isn&#8217;t intelligent. It is not AI. It is rather a sounding board for your own thoughts. It won&#8217;t tell you anything you don&#8217;t already know in your own heart. ZEN OF ERIC (&#8220;Why App&#8221;) is a chance for you to ask yourself the big &#8216;<em>why<\/em>?&#8217; questions in life, to discover a deeper truth for yourself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you have Facebook and Facebook Messenger, <a href=\"https:\/\/m.me\/ZenOfEric\">send ZEN OF ERIC a message here<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How it works<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"438\" data-attachment-id=\"218542\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/zen-of-eric-chat-bot-messenger-why-app-demo-1\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/zen-of-ERIC-chat-bot-messenger-why-app-demo-1.gif?fit=720%2C438&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"720,438\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"zen of ERIC chat bot messenger why app demo 1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/zen-of-ERIC-chat-bot-messenger-why-app-demo-1.gif?fit=720%2C438&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/zen-of-ERIC-chat-bot-messenger-why-app-demo-1.gif?resize=720%2C438&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"zen of ERIC chat bot messenger why app demo 1\" class=\"wp-image-218542\"\/><figcaption>Example Interaction with <a href=\"https:\/\/m.me\/ZenOfEric\">ZEN OF ERIC Facebook Chatbot<\/a>.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Essentially we programmed it the following way:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>You start chatting with it and saying hello, then you can have the chance to introspect and think about certain things in life.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Once you start chatting, the <a href=\"https:\/\/m.me\/ZenOfEric\">ZEN OF ERIC chatbot<\/a> will keep asking you &#8220;<em>Why?<\/em>&#8221; until you type: &#8220;<strong>stop<\/strong>&#8220;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Why did we build this on Facebook messenger?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">My friend Stoytcho built this on Facebook Messenger for the practical purpose that the Facebook Messenger app is a robust platform for chat bots and chat applications. Also, you can use it on your laptop, desktop, phone, or tablet. You can interact with it wherever, whenever.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Is there a &#8216;proper&#8217; way to use <a href=\"http:\/\/m.me\/ZenOfEric\">Zen of ERIC<\/a>?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">No. Just play around with it. No need to use it if you don&#8217;t want to. Rather, see ZEN OF ERIC as a personal mirror or sounding board for yourself, if you just want to flesh out your own thoughts, and to type out and explicate your thoughts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How to use <a href=\"http:\/\/m.me\/ZenOfEric\">ZEN OF ERIC<\/a> in my everyday life<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>When you&#8217;re bored at home, shoot a message to <a href=\"http:\/\/m.me\/ZenOfEric\">ZEN OF ERIC CHAT BOT<\/a> to just say hello, to get your creative juices flowing.<\/li><li>When you&#8217;re stuck on the toilet, instead of checking Facebook\/Instagram\/Twitter\/News\/Snapchat, start an introspection session with <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/m.me\/ZenOfEric\">Zen of Eric<\/a><\/strong>.<\/li><li>If you&#8217;re stuck in line at the grocery store, open up Facebook Messenger and say hello to <a href=\"http:\/\/m.me\/ZenOfEric\">Zen of Eric<\/a>.<\/li><li>When you wake up and feel unmotivated, instead of scrolling through email, shoot a message to <a href=\"http:\/\/m.me\/ZenOfEric\">Zen of Eric<\/a><\/li><li>When you read the news and you feel really disappointed and afraid, send a message to <a href=\"http:\/\/m.me\/ZenOfEric\">Zen of Eric<\/a>.<\/li><li>Use <a href=\"http:\/\/m.me\/ZenOfEric\">Zen of Eric<\/a> when you&#8217;re happy, bored, sad, depressed, anxious, or anything else!<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Privacy concerns<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Truth be told, we cannot put 100% faith in Facebook, or Facebook Messenger. It is quite unfortunate we had to build it on Facebook Messenger, but there is really no other better alternative (for now). <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I (ERIC KIM) and my friend Stoytcho did not build this to extract any of your dirty secrets for ourselves. It is simply a tool I asked Stoytcho to build for me, for my personal reasons. Even I use it for myself and my sister <a href=\"http:\/\/byannettekim.com\">Annette<\/a> used it to discover deeper meaning in her life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">So my simple suggestion:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>Don&#8217;t tell ZEN OF ERIC anything hyper-personal. We don&#8217;t really know what Facebook does with all our data.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">All the conversations are not saved to a database. In other words, we (Eric, Cindy, and Stoytcho) can&#8217;t see what you write. Only you see your conversations with the Zen of Eric.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Also note:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>Zen of ERIC is NOT Eric Kim! It is just a soul-less Facebook messenger chat bot, which is programmed to ruthlessly bombard you with &#8220;why?&#8217;s&#8221; to give you deeper philosophical truths about your own personal life.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Example ideas with <a href=\"http:\/\/m.me\/ZenOfEric\">ZEN OF ERIC<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>You can start off with an example prompt to get your creative juices flowing, or you can say &#8220;no&#8221; and simply ask it any question on your mind.<\/li><li>Some example questions include:<ol><li>Why do I feel so down?<\/li><li>What is the purpose of my life?<\/li><li>What should I do today?<\/li><li>Why do I care about x, y, z?<\/li><\/ol><\/li><li>Keep asking it questions until you get bored, then type &#8220;<strong>stop<\/strong>&#8220;. Just use it enough for your own personal benefit.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What now?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">So let us say you used <a href=\"http:\/\/m.me\/ZenOfEric\">ZEN OF ERIC<\/a>, and you discovered some very interesting truth about your life. Now what?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">My suggestion:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>Write a blog post about your introspection, and share it with your friends and family!<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Other ideas on how to make your introspections &#8220;actionable&#8221;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After your introspection session with <a href=\"http:\/\/m.me\/ZenOfEric\">Zen of Eric<\/a>, here are some things you can do and actually ACT upon your newfound insights:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Write yourself an email (send it to yourself) with your introspection.<\/li><li>Write your introspection (just for yourself) on a piece of paper, or in your personal journal\/diary.<\/li><li>Talk with your friend\/family member over dinner about your philosophical inquiry, and also ask them lots of &#8220;WHY?&#8221; questions as well. <\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/m.me\/ZenOfEric\">Try ZEN OF ERIC FACEBOOK CHAT BOT NOW &gt;<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">URL: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.messenger.com\/t\/ZenOfEric\">https:\/\/www.messenger.com\/t\/ZenOfEric<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Try out ZEN OF ERIC on Facebook Messenger. 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