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I’ve been pretty much wearing ‘all black everything’ (in terms of clothes) for around 4+ years straight. Today I looked at myself in the mirror and I thought to myself:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I really don’t like the way this black t-shirt looks on me.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Instead, I put on a well-fitted Uniqlo<\/a> V-Neck Supima Cotton (White) and I thought to myself:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I actually far (right now) prefer the way the white t-shirt looks on me, with a black bottom (black merino wool leggings with black athletic shorts on top).<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Which made me think:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Wow … no matter how ‘perfect’ you make a certain aesthetic ideal … you will always (eventually) bore of it.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Thus perhaps our minimal pursuit of just finding the ‘perfect’ everything (aesthetics you will never get bored of) is an impossibility. No matter how great, cool, zen, stylish a certain aesthetic you got (in terms of cars, clothes, watches, devices, etc) … you will eventually bore of it!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Then the question and thought:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Is it possible to achieve a certain aesthetic you will never bore of?<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Then–<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Actually, is it a *GOOD* thing that we bore of certain aesthetics?<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

For now my takeaway is this: yes, it is good that we bore of certain aesthetics, designs, and things … or else, what motivation would we have to innovate?<\/strong> Otherwise we would all still have iPhone 6’s, still be wearing top hats and monocles, and pantyhose (men as well). <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

What are dynamic aesthetics?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

I remember the first time I saw a car wrapped in this dynamic ‘color shifting’ color wrap, I thought to myself:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is awesome … whenever you move around it, or the light hits it differently, the color changes! Maybe you are far less likely to *NOT* get bored of the color of your car!<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Because this is the big thing a lot of people strive towards:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To find the optimal or the best or the perfect color-combination for their car in terms of body paint color, rims and rim color, brake caliper color, interior, etc.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Right now the aesthetic is ‘all black everything’, and something celebrities have popularized is the ‘murdered out’ (matte black everything) look. But certainly, eventually wouldn’t you bore of this look? <\/p>\n\n\n\n

What color for your sports car?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Then there are more popular colors for your Lamborghini or Porsche — neon-green, bright yellow, bright orange, red, etc. But certainly an insanely bold color like hyper neon green or yellow … wouldn’t you bore of these colors after a certain while?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Black is the (least) offensive in some ways.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The reason I adopted my ‘all black everything’ look was mostly practical:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I have the same outfit every single day, and it is the least offensive outfit, and the least to show dirt and coffee stains.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

White is always tricky when you are living nomadically<\/a> on the road or traveling<\/a>, because it gets dirty so easily. In some ways when you see people wear ‘all white everything’ (including white pants) it is a status symbol and flex because they are signaling: <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I am so rich, I don’t care if I dirty my pure white clothes, because I have a billion other outfits at home.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

So what are we to do about aesthetics?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

This is where fast fashion is good:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To democratize fashion, and allows you to get more outfits that you don’t bore of as easily.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Ideally, just thrift-shopping or going to a second-hand store for clothes is ideal, because you can wear it, and when you bore of it, you can always donate it or ‘upcycle it’ (as people in Berlin say). <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In praise of leasing<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Another thought:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Considering that eventually we will get bored of all designs, cars, and things … isn’t it actually best to just lease things, if you always want the forever-novelty of things?<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

For example, even if I were a trillionaire, I don’t want to be beholden to a certain car. I would just prefer to rent it for a few weeks, a few days, a few months, or a few years, then just give it back (scott free), and just move ‘onto the next one<\/a>‘ (JAY Z<\/a>). <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Same goes with homes — I never want to ‘own’<\/em> a home. Why? When you own a home, your home owns you!<\/strong> You still gotta maintain it, clean it, vacuum, it, and even if you got a maid or a cleaner … you still gotta manage them (the stress having to coordinate this). My ideal is to just forever live month-to-month wherever, or in some home-AirBnb life scenario, where I can just ‘up and leave’ whenever I feel like it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Always be switching up your aesthetic<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

I think:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Stick to an aesthetic and design ideal for however long as it entertains you, but once it bores you … onto the next one!<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

ERIC<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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DESIGN THOUGHTS<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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