{"id":263511,"date":"2020-08-10T07:03:41","date_gmt":"2020-08-10T14:03:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/?p=263511"},"modified":"2020-08-10T09:36:47","modified_gmt":"2020-08-10T16:36:47","slug":"how-to-work-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2020\/08\/10\/how-to-work-more\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Work More"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>If your goal is to work more, here is how to do it:<\/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\/kMG7oIcT?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>How to Work More<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/anchor.fm\/erickim\/episodes\/How-to-Work-More-ehuskp\">Podcast<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/How-to-Work-More.mp3\"><\/audio><figcaption>How To Work More<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/anchor.fm\/erickim\/embed\/episodes\/How-to-Work-More-ehuskp\" 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=\"How to Work More\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/XbiMLmRYz9s?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<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">1. What is &#8216;work&#8217;?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>First of all, we gotta define &#8216;work&#8217;. What is work to you?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For me, it is meaningful work, purposeful work &#8230; or having the wisdom to know:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>This work that I do and create is what I deem worthy of myself. <\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>For example I deem &#8216;work&#8217; in a spirit of play (I like to call it &#8216;<a href=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2019\/12\/21\/plork\/\">plork<\/a>&#8216;&#8211; a combination of play and work).<\/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\/vkyaTNuM?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>Motivation is Movement<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2. Via negativa work<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Simple: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>Don&#8217;t do any bullshit work.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Whatever work you consider inimical to your own personal productivity &#8230; just don&#8217;t do it. Let the BS work die.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For example, I don&#8217;t use phone, email, social media, read the <a href=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2020\/07\/08\/quit-the-news\/\">news<\/a>, etc, and as a consequence I can focus on the work which is truly powerful and impactful to me:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2020\/08\/07\/why-blogging-vlogging-and-internet-media-is-more-important-than-ever\/\">Blogging<\/a><\/li><li>Making <a href=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2020\/08\/10\/open-source-videos\/\">videos<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2020\/05\/02\/my-experience-teaching-my-first-online-photography-creativity-workshop-on-zoom\/\">Teaching<\/a><\/li><li>Sharing and producing<\/li><li>Making <a href=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2020\/08\/04\/how-to-make-photos-that-last\/\">photos<\/a><\/li><li>Making <a href=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2020\/02\/20\/why-i-write-poetry\/\">poetry<\/a><\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">3. Walk a lot, get a lot of fresh air, stand a lot.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>I say:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>If you really want to be more <a href=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2020\/08\/07\/how-im-so-insanely-productive\/\">productive<\/a> with your work, be in <a href=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2020\/08\/10\/movement-is-motivation\/\">motion<\/a> as much as humanly possible.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Walk a lot, <a href=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2020\/08\/08\/workout-porn\/\">workout<\/a> a lot, drink a lot of black coffee and water. Explore more, jump more, dance more, and have more fun!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>ERIC<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2019\/03\/11\/meaningful-productivity\/\">Meaningful Productivity<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If your goal is to work more, here is how to do it:<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":263514,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-263511","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-posts"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/eric-motivation-is-movement-00001-scaled.jpg?fit=2560%2C1600&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/263511","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=263511"}],"version-history":[{"count":13,"href":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/263511\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":263664,"href":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/263511\/revisions\/263664"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/263514"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=263511"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=263511"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=263511"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}