{"id":238345,"date":"2020-05-27T04:38:35","date_gmt":"2020-05-27T11:38:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/?p=238345"},"modified":"2020-05-27T04:57:09","modified_gmt":"2020-05-27T11:57:09","slug":"hyper-stoicism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2020\/05\/27\/hyper-stoicism\/","title":{"rendered":"HYPER STOICISM"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I love the <a href=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/stoicism\/\">stoics<\/a> of the past, but what is my criticism?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>They didn&#8217;t go far enough. <\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignwide size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1180\" height=\"813\" data-attachment-id=\"238342\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/50af243a-46a2-46c3-a263-9db89f65c2e6\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/50AF243A-46A2-46C3-A263-9DB89F65C2E6.jpeg?fit=1668%2C1149&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1668,1149\" 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=\"50AF243A-46A2-46C3-A263-9DB89F65C2E6\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/50AF243A-46A2-46C3-A263-9DB89F65C2E6.jpeg?fit=1668%2C1149&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/50AF243A-46A2-46C3-A263-9DB89F65C2E6.jpeg?resize=1180%2C813&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"abstract ERIC KIM Michelangelo statue\" class=\"wp-image-238342\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/50AF243A-46A2-46C3-A263-9DB89F65C2E6.jpeg?w=1668&amp;ssl=1 1668w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/50AF243A-46A2-46C3-A263-9DB89F65C2E6.jpeg?resize=768%2C529&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/50AF243A-46A2-46C3-A263-9DB89F65C2E6.jpeg?resize=1536%2C1058&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/50AF243A-46A2-46C3-A263-9DB89F65C2E6.jpeg?resize=1024%2C705&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/50AF243A-46A2-46C3-A263-9DB89F65C2E6.jpeg?resize=920%2C634&amp;ssl=1 920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1180px) 100vw, 1180px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">My criticisms of the past stoics<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2016\/10\/22\/10-lessons-seneca-has-taught-me\/\">Seneca<\/a>: Great, but I get the vibes that he was too hyper anxious. Not zen and stoic and hard enough. <\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2016\/10\/31\/10-lessons-marcus-aurelius-can-teach-you\/\">Marcus Aurelius<\/a>: Great. But his vibes are too gloomy. <\/li><li>Diogenes: Cynic\/Stoic combo. He is great and hilarious, but who knows&#8230; is his life of poverty truly what he believed in, or is it that he just had no other options?<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">My critique of other past philosophers <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow aligncenter\" 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=\"1180\" height=\"857\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-238309\" data-id=\"238309\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/CACCAE93-A107-4333-9388-2B26BCA0AEF2.jpeg?resize=1180%2C857&#038;ssl=1\" 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height=\"857\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-238310\" data-id=\"238310\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/C561240E-1EF6-44D1-94B9-B3AD46C023EC.jpeg?resize=1180%2C857&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/C561240E-1EF6-44D1-94B9-B3AD46C023EC.jpeg?w=1628&amp;ssl=1 1628w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/C561240E-1EF6-44D1-94B9-B3AD46C023EC.jpeg?resize=768%2C558&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/C561240E-1EF6-44D1-94B9-B3AD46C023EC.jpeg?resize=1536%2C1115&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/C561240E-1EF6-44D1-94B9-B3AD46C023EC.jpeg?resize=1024%2C743&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/C561240E-1EF6-44D1-94B9-B3AD46C023EC.jpeg?resize=920%2C668&amp;ssl=1 920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1180px) 100vw, 1180px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"868\" height=\"1187\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-238325\" data-id=\"238325\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/25E9BFA6-AA21-4223-B121-65352C7ABF73.jpeg?resize=868%2C1187&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/25E9BFA6-AA21-4223-B121-65352C7ABF73.jpeg?w=868&amp;ssl=1 868w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/25E9BFA6-AA21-4223-B121-65352C7ABF73.jpeg?resize=768%2C1050&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 868px) 100vw, 868px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"868\" height=\"1187\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-238326\" data-id=\"238326\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/11D04EFD-7F0D-41C5-A41C-9D1FCBBCB760.jpeg?resize=868%2C1187&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/11D04EFD-7F0D-41C5-A41C-9D1FCBBCB760.jpeg?w=868&amp;ssl=1 868w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/11D04EFD-7F0D-41C5-A41C-9D1FCBBCB760.jpeg?resize=768%2C1050&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 868px) 100vw, 868px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"868\" height=\"1187\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-238329\" data-id=\"238329\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/BCC77BDE-6B2E-4FAC-A60F-64D8F8170A91.jpeg?resize=868%2C1187&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/BCC77BDE-6B2E-4FAC-A60F-64D8F8170A91.jpeg?w=868&amp;ssl=1 868w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/BCC77BDE-6B2E-4FAC-A60F-64D8F8170A91.jpeg?resize=768%2C1050&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 868px) 100vw, 868px\" \/><\/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\">A thought:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>Is there any philosopher who has come before me who has been able to deadlift more than me? (455 pounds).<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Also:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>Were all notable non-married philosophers non-married because they weren&#8217;t good with women?<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">My predecessors <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-tiled-gallery alignfull is-style-rectangular\"><div class=\"tiled-gallery__gallery\"><div class=\"tiled-gallery__row\"><div class=\"tiled-gallery__col\"><figure class=\"tiled-gallery__item\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"238326\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/11d04efd-7f0d-41c5-a41c-9d1fcbbcb760\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/11D04EFD-7F0D-41C5-A41C-9D1FCBBCB760.jpeg?fit=868%2C1187&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"868,1187\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" 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600w,https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/BCC77BDE-6B2E-4FAC-A60F-64D8F8170A91.jpeg?strip=info&#038;w=868&#038;ssl=1 868w\" alt=\"\" data-height=\"1187\" data-id=\"238329\" data-link=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/bcc77bde-6b2e-4fac-a60f-64d8f8170a91\/\" data-url=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/BCC77BDE-6B2E-4FAC-A60F-64D8F8170A91.jpeg\" data-width=\"868\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/BCC77BDE-6B2E-4FAC-A60F-64D8F8170A91.jpeg?ssl=1\"\/><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Probably my favorite philosopher of all time is Nietzsche. Nassim Taleb too. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Why Nietzsche? He was the first to figure out the importance of the body for philosophers (<a href=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2020\/04\/12\/my-human-physiology-philosophy\/\">physiology<\/a>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Why <a href=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2018\/06\/24\/3-lessons-nassim-taleb-has-taught-me-about-philosophy-and-living-life\/\">Nassim Taleb<\/a>? Strong. Tough minded. Deep thinker. Not a <a href=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2020\/03\/27\/coward\/\">coward<\/a>.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The pre-socratics<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Heraclitus: all in a state of flow. Everything is in <a href=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2020\/05\/27\/flux\/\">flux<\/a> and in a <a href=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2020\/03\/12\/youre-constantly-in-a-state-of-becoming-2\/\">state of becoming<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The goal<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Go BEYOND the stoics of the past. A new ideal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">ERIC<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Become a Stoic<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1180\" height=\"1908\" data-attachment-id=\"104560\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/eric-kim-statue-blank-eyes-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Eric-Kim-Statue-Blank-eyes-1.jpg?fit=1275%2C2061&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1275,2061\" 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;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Eric Kim Statue Blank &amp;#8211; eyes\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Eric-Kim-Statue-Blank-eyes-1.jpg?fit=1237%2C2000&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Eric-Kim-Statue-Blank-eyes-1.jpg?resize=1180%2C1908&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-104560\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Eric-Kim-Statue-Blank-eyes-1.jpg?resize=1237%2C2000&amp;ssl=1 1237w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Eric-Kim-Statue-Blank-eyes-1.jpg?resize=768%2C1241&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Eric-Kim-Statue-Blank-eyes-1.jpg?resize=830%2C1342&amp;ssl=1 830w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Eric-Kim-Statue-Blank-eyes-1.jpg?w=1275&amp;ssl=1 1275w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1180px) 100vw, 1180px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<p>Become invincible:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2020\/05\/23\/transform-every-downside-into-an-upside\/\">TRANSFORM EVERY DOWNSIDE INTO AN UPSIDE<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2020\/05\/08\/stoicism-x-childs-mind\/\">STOICISM x Child&#8217;s Mind<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2020\/04\/23\/the-art-of-manly-virtue\/\">The Art of Manly Virtue<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2020\/04\/20\/resistance-makes-us-stronger\/\">Resistance Makes Us Stronger!<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2020\/04\/17\/dont-live-in-fear\/\">DON&#8217;T LIVE IN FEAR<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2020\/04\/16\/emotions-are-good\/\">Emotions are Good<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2020\/04\/16\/conquer-your-anger\/\">Conquer Your Anger<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2020\/04\/15\/black-eagle\/\">BLACK EAGLE<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2020\/04\/13\/difficulty-awakens-your-inner-genius\/\">DIFFICULTY AWAKENS YOUR INNER-GENIUS.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2020\/04\/13\/stoicism-is-armor-for-the-mind\/\">STOICISM IS ARMOR FOR THE MIND<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2020\/04\/12\/the-spartan-stoic-lifestyle\/\">The Spartan-Stoic Lifestyle<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2020\/04\/11\/how-i-conquered-fear\/\">How I Conquered Fear<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2020\/04\/11\/how-to-cure-fear\/\">HOW TO CURE FEAR.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2020\/04\/09\/life-is-beautiful-2\/\">LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2020\/04\/09\/the-upside-of-poverty\/\">The Upside of Poverty<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2020\/04\/09\/how-i-became-me\/\">How I Became Me<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2020\/04\/07\/the-will-to-power-or-the-will-to-fear\/\">THE WILL TO POWER, OR THE WILL TO FEAR?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2020\/04\/04\/attack-reality\/\">ATTACK REALITY<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2020\/04\/03\/living-through-history\/\">Living *THROUGH* History<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2020\/04\/03\/how-to-fear-less\/\">How to Fear Less<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2020\/04\/03\/fear-is-the-ultimate-contagious-disease\/\">Fear is the Ultimate Contagious Disease<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2020\/03\/29\/stoicism-for-dummies\/\">STOICISM FOR DUMMIES<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2020\/03\/29\/dont-be-scared\/\">Don&#8217;t Be Scared!<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2020\/03\/28\/what-can-you-control-what-can-you-not-control-stoicism\/\">WHAT CAN YOU CONTROL, WHAT CAN YOU NOT CONTROL?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2020\/03\/25\/how-you-can-conquer-fear\/\">HOW YOU CAN CONQUER FEAR<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2020\/03\/20\/youre-stronger-than-you-think-you-are\/\">YOU&#8217;RE STRONGER THAN YOU THINK YOU ARE.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2020\/03\/20\/expect-the-unexpected\/\">EXPECT THE UNEXPECTED<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2020\/03\/18\/why-arent-things-worse\/\">WHY AREN&#8217;T THINGS WORSE?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2020\/03\/04\/my-philosophy-on-masculinity\/\">My Philosophy on Masculinity<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2019\/07\/19\/a-riskier-life-is-a-better-life-philosophy\/\">A Riskier Life is a Better Life #philosophy #stoicism<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2018\/02\/13\/how-to-creatively-flourish-in-life\/\">How to Creatively Flourish in Life<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2017\/12\/09\/introduction-to-stoicism\/\">Introduction to Stoicism<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2017\/11\/21\/how-to-become-stronger\/\">How to Become Stronger<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2017\/11\/19\/how-to-conquer-depression-with-photography-2\/\">How to Conquer Depression With Photography<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2017\/10\/20\/what-doesnt-kill-you-makes-you-stronger\/\">What Doesn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t Kill You Makes You Stronger<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2017\/08\/24\/how-to-respect-yourself\/\">How to Respect Yourself<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2017\/08\/16\/how-to-believe-in-yourself-2\/\">How to Believe in Yourself<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2017\/07\/23\/how-to-steer-fear\/\">How to Steer Fear<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2017\/07\/18\/how-to-conquer-pessimism\/\">How to Conquer Pessimism<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2017\/07\/17\/how-to-conquer-anxiety\/\">How to Conquer Anxiety<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2017\/07\/17\/how-to-overcome-your-fear-of-people\/\">How to Overcome Your Fear of People<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2017\/07\/08\/how-to-be-optimistic\/\">How to Be Optimistic<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2017\/07\/06\/why-i-dont-take-my-anger-seriously\/\">Why I Don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t Take My Anger Seriously<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2017\/07\/06\/how-to-become-more-powerful\/\">HOW TO BECOME MORE POWERFUL<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2017\/06\/27\/positivity\/\">POSITIVITY.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/strip-superfluous\/\">HOW TO BECOME SUPERHUMAN<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2017\/06\/07\/how-to-give-a-fuck-less-in-your-photography\/\">How to Give a Fuck Less<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2017\/06\/01\/all-in\/\">ALL IN.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2017\/05\/28\/why-i-cut-my-dad-out-of-my-life\/\">Why I Cut My Dad Out of My Life.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2017\/05\/26\/your-iphone-only-has-5-battery-left\/\">Your iPhone Only Has 5% Battery Left.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2017\/05\/08\/how-not-to-give-a-fuck-about-your-reputation\/\">How not to give a FUCK about your REPUTATION<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/human\/\">WHAT IS A HUMAN?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2017\/04\/24\/happiness\/\">HAPPINESS.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2017\/04\/21\/the-regret-minimization-framework-in-photography-and-life\/\">The Regret Minimization Framework in Photography and Life<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2017\/04\/13\/how-to-be-a-hero\/\">How to Be&nbsp;a HERO<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/fear-slave\/\">Conquer Your Fears by Making Fear Your Slave<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/circumstances\/\">Rule Circumstances; Don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t Let Your Circumstances Rule You<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/how-to-love-yourself\/\">How to Love Yourself<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/how-to-turn-shit-into-gold\/\">How to Turn Shit into Gold<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/your-parents-fuck-you-up\/\">Your Parents Fuck You Up<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/immortality\/\">Immortality<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2017\/03\/16\/what-kills-you-makes-you-stronger\/\">What Kills You Makes You Stronger<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/patience\/\">How to Be Patient<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/how-to-conquer-anger\/\">How to Conquer Anger<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/bounce-back\/\">How to Bounce Back in Life<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/how-to-overcome-resistance\/\">How to Overcome Resistance<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/nothing-unlimited-is-good-nothing-good-is-unlimited\/\">Nothing Unlimited is Good; Nothing Good is Unlimited<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/you-have-no-limits\/\">You Have No Limits<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/can-1s-and-0s-hurt-you\/\">Can 1\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s and 0\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Hurt You?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/the-envious-moment-is-flying-now\/\">The Envious Moment is Flying Now<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/?page_id=39784&amp;preview=true\">Tomorrow We\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ll Sail the Wide Seas Again<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/how-to-forgive-others\/\">How to Forgive Others<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/actions-not-results\/\">Focus on Your Actions, Not the Results<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/alright\/\">Everything Will Be Alright<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/stoic-street-photographer\/\">How to Be a Stoic Street Photographer<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2017\/01\/30\/how-to-become-a-spartan-photographer\/\">How to Be a Spartan Photographer<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/how-to-overcome-your-fears-in-life\/\">How to Overcome Your Fears in Life<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/how-to-stop-worrying-in-life\/\">How to Stop Worrying in Life<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/how-to-use-photography-as-self-therapy\/\">How to Use Photography as Self-Therapy<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/free-soul-disturbance\/\">How to Free Your Soul From Disturbance<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2013\/03\/19\/3-stoic-techniques-that-can-help-you-gain-tranquility-in-street-photography\/\">3 Stoic Techniques that Can Help You Gain Tranquility<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/weaker-hurt\/\">Can People Weaker than You Hurt You?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/doctor-patient\/\">Does a Doctor Get Angry at a Crazy Patient?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/own-nothing\/\">Own Nothing<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>The Stoic Masters<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_173716\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-173716\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"173716\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/screen-shot-2019-09-24-at-11-06-00-pm-resized\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Screen-Shot-2019-09-24-at-11.06.00-PM-resized.jpg?fit=1742%2C1304&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1742,1304\" 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=\"Marcus Aurelius 10 lessons he has taught me.\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Marcus Aurelius 10 lessons he has taught me.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Screen-Shot-2019-09-24-at-11.06.00-PM-resized.jpg?fit=1742%2C1304&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-173716\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Screen-Shot-2019-09-24-at-11.06.00-PM-resized-1000x749.jpg?resize=1000%2C749&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Marcus Aurelius statue\" width=\"1000\" height=\"749\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Screen-Shot-2019-09-24-at-11.06.00-PM-resized.jpg?resize=1000%2C749&amp;ssl=1 1000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Screen-Shot-2019-09-24-at-11.06.00-PM-resized.jpg?resize=768%2C575&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Screen-Shot-2019-09-24-at-11.06.00-PM-resized.jpg?resize=920%2C689&amp;ssl=1 920w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Screen-Shot-2019-09-24-at-11.06.00-PM-resized.jpg?w=1742&amp;ssl=1 1742w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-173716\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2020\/04\/13\/what-would-marcus-aurelius-say\/\">Marcus Aurelius<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Learn from the&nbsp;master stoics:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/seneca\/\">Seneca<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/marcus-aurelius\/\">Marcus Aurelius<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/epictetus\/\">Epictetus<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/publilius-syrus\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Publilius Syrus<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/heraclitus\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Heraclitus<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/philosophy\/\">See all philosophy &gt;<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I love the stoics of the past, but what is my criticism? 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