{"id":265089,"date":"2020-08-16T08:13:20","date_gmt":"2020-08-16T15:13:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/?p=265089"},"modified":"2020-08-16T08:17:00","modified_gmt":"2020-08-16T15:17:00","slug":"adapt-or-die","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2020\/08\/16\/adapt-or-die\/","title":{"rendered":"ADAPT OR DIE."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you cannot adapt, you will die.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">There is no upside to complaining<\/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=\"1707\" 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1365w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/EK061494-scaled.jpeg?resize=520%2C780&amp;ssl=1 520w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/EK061494-scaled.jpeg?resize=720%2C1080&amp;ssl=1 720w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/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\">Complaining has never helped any man. Better than complaining is to take your current circumstances and ask yourself:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>How can I exploit these (bad) situations to my benefit?<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Why complain?<\/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='500' height='281' src='https:\/\/videopress.com\/embed\/cxYAXbV4?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>NEW HAVEN VLOG<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To complain is for degenerates, those of weak will, and those who have not been trained to take a &#8216;stiff upper lip&#8217; to reality, and to exploit bad chances for the good. 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