{"id":255226,"date":"2020-07-22T07:18:46","date_gmt":"2020-07-22T14:18:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/?p=255226"},"modified":"2020-07-22T09:03:50","modified_gmt":"2020-07-22T16:03:50","slug":"unquantify-yourself","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2020\/07\/22\/unquantify-yourself\/","title":{"rendered":"Unquantify Yourself"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To quantify yourself is anti-human:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\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\/U0crk4gA?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=1674852142'><\/script>\n<\/div><figcaption>Unquantify Yourself<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/anchor.fm\/erickim\/episodes\/Unquantify-Yourself-eh3df9\">PODCAST<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/anchor.fm\/erickim\/embed\/episodes\/Unquantify-Yourself-eh3df9\" height=\"102px\" width=\"400px\"><\/iframe><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"UNQUANTIFY YOURSELF: PHILOSOPHY BY KIM\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/tLMAGtbR5Yw?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<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Why the &#8216;quantified self&#8217; movement as mostly bad:<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Anti data-deification<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nerds have hijacked society. What does this mean? It means <a href=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2020\/07\/22\/data-rules-everything-around-me-dream\/\">data rules everything around me (DREAM)<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The downside:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>You think to yourself&#8230; &#8220;If I don&#8217;t quantify it, it is meaningless&#8221;.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This is bad. For example, there are certain things we can never and *<em>SHOULD<\/em>* never quantify. Your love for your friends, family, and kids. Or your sense of self-worth. If they could even invent a robust way of self-quantified metrics&#8230; would we even want it? <em>SHOULD<\/em> we want it?<\/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='500' height='281' src='https:\/\/videopress.com\/embed\/9JmI8drv?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=1674852142'><\/script>\n<\/div><figcaption><a href=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2020\/07\/21\/one-handed-deadlift\/\">One Handed Deadlift<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I say no. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/social-media\/\">Social Media 101<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignwide size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1800\" height=\"1333\" data-attachment-id=\"223273\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/digital-share-cropping-eric-kim-delano-5\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/digital-share-cropping-eric-kim-delano-.jpg?fit=1800%2C1333&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1800,1333\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Library of 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Slaves<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2020\/07\/22\/data-rules-everything-around-me-dream\/\">Data Rules Everything Around Me (DREAM)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2020\/07\/22\/unquantify-yourself\/\">Unquantify Yourself<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2020\/07\/07\/create-your-own-social-media-platform\/\">Create Your Own Social Media Platform<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"31519\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2016\/09\/19\/100-photography-tips-for-beginners\/eric-kim-photography-cindy-project-color-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/eric-kim-photography-Cindy-Project-color-2.jpg?fit=4928%2C3264&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"4928,3264\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" 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srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/eric-kim-photography-Cindy-Project-color-2.jpg?resize=2000%2C1325&amp;ssl=1 2000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/eric-kim-photography-Cindy-Project-color-2.jpg?resize=660%2C437&amp;ssl=1 660w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/eric-kim-photography-Cindy-Project-color-2.jpg?resize=768%2C509&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/eric-kim-photography-Cindy-Project-color-2.jpg?w=3000&amp;ssl=1 3000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Empower yourself with social media and <a href=\"http:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/blog\">blogging<\/a>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2017\/09\/02\/dont-care-if-you-have-any-followers-or-not\/\">Don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t Care If You Have Any Followers or Not<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/unfollow\">How to Get People to Unfollow You<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/50-blogging-tips-for-beginners\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">50 Blogging Tips For Beginners<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2015\/02\/02\/free-e-book-the-social-media-blackbook-for-photographers\/\">The Social Media Blackbook for Photographers<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2015\/11\/25\/how-to-start-your-own-photography-blog\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">How to Start&nbsp;Your Own Photography Blog<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2014\/07\/24\/a-photographers-guide-to-seo-blogging-and-social-media\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">A Photographer\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Guide to SEO, Blogging, and Social Media<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a 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