{"id":233210,"date":"2020-05-10T12:59:00","date_gmt":"2020-05-10T19:59:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/?p=233210"},"modified":"2020-05-10T13:03:28","modified_gmt":"2020-05-10T20:03:28","slug":"dissatisfaction-is-the-great-stimulus-to-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2020\/05\/10\/dissatisfaction-is-the-great-stimulus-to-life\/","title":{"rendered":"Dissatisfaction is the Great Stimulus to Life"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m never satisfied, that\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s why I stay alive.<\/p>\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=\"1180\" height=\"489\" data-attachment-id=\"233213\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2020\/05\/10\/dissatisfaction-is-the-great-stimulus-to-life\/6963b6b2-717e-4d37-bad2-c4d5bb95358d\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/6963B6B2-717E-4D37-BAD2-C4D5BB95358D.jpeg?fit=1668%2C691&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1668,691\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"6963B6B2-717E-4D37-BAD2-C4D5BB95358D\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/6963B6B2-717E-4D37-BAD2-C4D5BB95358D.jpeg?fit=1668%2C691&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/6963B6B2-717E-4D37-BAD2-C4D5BB95358D.jpeg?resize=1180%2C489&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-233213\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/6963B6B2-717E-4D37-BAD2-C4D5BB95358D.jpeg?w=1668&amp;ssl=1 1668w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/6963B6B2-717E-4D37-BAD2-C4D5BB95358D.jpeg?resize=768%2C318&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/6963B6B2-717E-4D37-BAD2-C4D5BB95358D.jpeg?resize=1536%2C636&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/6963B6B2-717E-4D37-BAD2-C4D5BB95358D.jpeg?resize=655%2C271&amp;ssl=1 655w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1180px) 100vw, 1180px\" \/><figcaption>Nietzsche, will to power. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Satisfaction is death?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1180\" height=\"782\" data-attachment-id=\"233194\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/b5962635-124a-46b9-8de9-13e073fc0ac7\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/B5962635-124A-46B9-8DE9-13E073FC0AC7-scaled.jpeg?fit=2560%2C1696&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1696\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.8&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;GR II&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1522935859&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;ERIC KIM&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;18.3&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;400&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.025&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"B5962635-124A-46B9-8DE9-13E073FC0AC7\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/B5962635-124A-46B9-8DE9-13E073FC0AC7-scaled.jpeg?fit=2560%2C1696&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/B5962635-124A-46B9-8DE9-13E073FC0AC7-scaled.jpeg?resize=1180%2C782&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Selfie flash \" class=\"wp-image-233194\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/B5962635-124A-46B9-8DE9-13E073FC0AC7-scaled.jpeg?w=2560&amp;ssl=1 2560w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/B5962635-124A-46B9-8DE9-13E073FC0AC7-scaled.jpeg?resize=768%2C509&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/B5962635-124A-46B9-8DE9-13E073FC0AC7-scaled.jpeg?resize=1536%2C1017&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/B5962635-124A-46B9-8DE9-13E073FC0AC7-scaled.jpeg?resize=2048%2C1356&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/B5962635-124A-46B9-8DE9-13E073FC0AC7-scaled.jpeg?resize=655%2C434&amp;ssl=1 655w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/B5962635-124A-46B9-8DE9-13E073FC0AC7-scaled.jpeg?w=2360&amp;ssl=1 2360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1180px) 100vw, 1180px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If I were so easily satisfied, I would just be a happy cow, munching away at the grass. But what drives me? The will to more. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1180\" height=\"789\" data-attachment-id=\"233017\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/henri-neck-strap-mark-iii-3\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/henri-neck-strap-mark-iii-1-1.jpg?fit=1500%2C1003&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1500,1003\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-title=\"henri neck strap mark iii\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/henri-neck-strap-mark-iii-1-1.jpg?fit=1500%2C1003&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/henri-neck-strap-mark-iii-1-1.jpg?resize=1180%2C789&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-233017\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/henri-neck-strap-mark-iii-1-1.jpg?w=1500&amp;ssl=1 1500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/henri-neck-strap-mark-iii-1-1.jpg?resize=768%2C514&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/henri-neck-strap-mark-iii-1-1.jpg?resize=655%2C438&amp;ssl=1 655w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1180px) 100vw, 1180px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The principle of life is growth and wanting more<\/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='1180' height='664' src='https:\/\/videopress.com\/embed\/VBrquFCl?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\">If you were satisfied with your life, what motive would you have to keep going?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1180\" height=\"782\" data-attachment-id=\"233132\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/ebb61a24-4d60-4e0c-9de9-137f3d3f1a8f\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/EBB61A24-4D60-4E0C-9DE9-137F3D3F1A8F-scaled.jpeg?fit=2560%2C1696&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1696\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;5&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;GR II&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1503491084&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;ERIC KIM&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;18.3&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;400&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.008&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"EBB61A24-4D60-4E0C-9DE9-137F3D3F1A8F\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/EBB61A24-4D60-4E0C-9DE9-137F3D3F1A8F-scaled.jpeg?fit=2560%2C1696&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/EBB61A24-4D60-4E0C-9DE9-137F3D3F1A8F-scaled.jpeg?resize=1180%2C782&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Selfie abstract \" class=\"wp-image-233132\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/EBB61A24-4D60-4E0C-9DE9-137F3D3F1A8F-scaled.jpeg?w=2560&amp;ssl=1 2560w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/EBB61A24-4D60-4E0C-9DE9-137F3D3F1A8F-scaled.jpeg?resize=768%2C509&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/EBB61A24-4D60-4E0C-9DE9-137F3D3F1A8F-scaled.jpeg?resize=1536%2C1017&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/EBB61A24-4D60-4E0C-9DE9-137F3D3F1A8F-scaled.jpeg?resize=2048%2C1356&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/EBB61A24-4D60-4E0C-9DE9-137F3D3F1A8F-scaled.jpeg?resize=655%2C434&amp;ssl=1 655w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/EBB61A24-4D60-4E0C-9DE9-137F3D3F1A8F-scaled.jpeg?w=2360&amp;ssl=1 2360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1180px) 100vw, 1180px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Why are we taught that wanting more is bad and evil?<\/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\" 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And Buddhist thought. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1180\" height=\"885\" data-attachment-id=\"233201\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/e2c4a644-1634-45ff-881f-b3981cf5fc9b\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/E2C4A644-1634-45FF-881F-B3981CF5FC9B.jpeg?fit=2224%2C1668&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2224,1668\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"E2C4A644-1634-45FF-881F-B3981CF5FC9B\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/E2C4A644-1634-45FF-881F-B3981CF5FC9B.jpeg?fit=2224%2C1668&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/E2C4A644-1634-45FF-881F-B3981CF5FC9B.jpeg?resize=1180%2C885&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-233201\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/E2C4A644-1634-45FF-881F-B3981CF5FC9B.jpeg?w=2224&amp;ssl=1 2224w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/E2C4A644-1634-45FF-881F-B3981CF5FC9B.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/E2C4A644-1634-45FF-881F-B3981CF5FC9B.jpeg?resize=1536%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/E2C4A644-1634-45FF-881F-B3981CF5FC9B.jpeg?resize=2048%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/E2C4A644-1634-45FF-881F-B3981CF5FC9B.jpeg?resize=702%2C526&amp;ssl=1 702w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/E2C4A644-1634-45FF-881F-B3981CF5FC9B.jpeg?resize=655%2C491&amp;ssl=1 655w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1180px) 100vw, 1180px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m never satisfied, that\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s why I stay alive.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":233126,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_seo_schema_type":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_ek_photo_artist_note":"","_ek_photo_thesis":"","_ek_photo_camera":"","_ek_photo_place":"","_ek_photo_human_moment":"","_ek_photo_sequence":"","_ek_photo_question":"","_ek_photo_canonical_claim":"","_ek_photo_ai_summary":"","_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[17],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-233210","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-posts"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/A947D634-D328-4B52-932E-44CF9D0ED887-scaled.jpeg?fit=2560%2C1696&ssl=1","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/233210","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=233210"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/233210\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":233219,"href":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/233210\/revisions\/233219"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/233126"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=233210"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=233210"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=233210"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}