{"id":323914,"date":"2021-08-12T12:54:58","date_gmt":"2021-08-12T16:54:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/?p=323914"},"modified":"2021-08-12T13:22:48","modified_gmt":"2021-08-12T17:22:48","slug":"stubborn-x-flexible","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2021\/08\/12\/stubborn-x-flexible\/","title":{"rendered":"STUBBORN x FLEXIBLE"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We are often told that being &#8216;stubborn&#8217; is bad and being flexible is &#8216;good&#8217;. Why is this?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Being stubborn means&#8211; <em>&#8220;How dare you not obey me?&#8221;<\/em><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And being flexible means:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>I am so happy that you obeyed me and were obedient to me. <\/p><\/blockquote>\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=\"787\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-323927\" data-id=\"323927\" 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decoding=\"async\" width=\"1180\" height=\"787\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-323928\" data-id=\"323928\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/76ED2958-1D3A-4073-B7DE-6A09B8F1689D-scaled.jpeg?resize=1180%2C787&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/76ED2958-1D3A-4073-B7DE-6A09B8F1689D-scaled.jpeg?w=2560&amp;ssl=1 2560w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/76ED2958-1D3A-4073-B7DE-6A09B8F1689D-scaled.jpeg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/76ED2958-1D3A-4073-B7DE-6A09B8F1689D-scaled.jpeg?resize=1536%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/76ED2958-1D3A-4073-B7DE-6A09B8F1689D-scaled.jpeg?resize=2048%2C1365&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/76ED2958-1D3A-4073-B7DE-6A09B8F1689D-scaled.jpeg?resize=920%2C613&amp;ssl=1 920w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/76ED2958-1D3A-4073-B7DE-6A09B8F1689D-scaled.jpeg?w=2360&amp;ssl=1 2360w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1180px) 100vw, 1180px\" \/><\/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<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Stubbornness will only be seen as a virtue <em>faaaar<\/em> later than you&#8217;ve achieved &#8216;success&#8217;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For example, <a href=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2018\/09\/19\/17-lessons-steve-jobs-has-taught-me\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"113662\">Steve Jobs<\/a> was infamously stubborn during his tenure at Apple, and in creating Apple. Only looooong after his death now that we are seeing the upside and the benefit of his artistic vision of &#8216;closed&#8217; systems (at the time it was seen as heresy). Steve Wozniak wanted the original Apple to be open just like the PC-counterparts of the time, but it seems that Steve Jobs was ultimately &#8216;right&#8217; in the long-term. And this is probably why Steve Wozniak will not be remembered into the future as a great innovator while <a href=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2018\/09\/19\/17-lessons-steve-jobs-has-taught-me\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"113662\">Steve Jobs<\/a> will be remembered as a great innovator.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1125\" height=\"1688\" data-attachment-id=\"323940\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/5e9a309c-83ad-40b4-8c70-a51fbc74b96c\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/5E9A309C-83AD-40B4-8C70-A51FBC74B96C.jpeg?fit=1125%2C1688&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1125,1688\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" 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data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/E7604062-17F7-44A9-90E9-3DADAB13C903.jpeg?fit=1125%2C1688&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/E7604062-17F7-44A9-90E9-3DADAB13C903.jpeg?resize=1125%2C1688&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"323941\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/E7604062-17F7-44A9-90E9-3DADAB13C903.jpeg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/e7604062-17f7-44a9-90e9-3dadab13c903\/\" class=\"wp-image-323941\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/E7604062-17F7-44A9-90E9-3DADAB13C903.jpeg?w=1125&amp;ssl=1 1125w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/E7604062-17F7-44A9-90E9-3DADAB13C903.jpeg?resize=768%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/E7604062-17F7-44A9-90E9-3DADAB13C903.jpeg?resize=1024%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/E7604062-17F7-44A9-90E9-3DADAB13C903.jpeg?resize=920%2C1380&amp;ssl=1 920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1125px) 100vw, 1125px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">My trick<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">My trick is this:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>When someone offers a certain suggestion or idea to me, I try it at least once (or sometimes twice). Then if it doesn&#8217;t work for me, or I see it as against my own taste, then I stay stubborn to my own ways. <\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Thus ultimately, <strong>stubbornness is our new virtue!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">ERIC<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-ethics-by-kim\"><a href=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/ethics\/\">ETHICS by KIM<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1180\" height=\"664\" data-attachment-id=\"251011\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/plum1385\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/PLUM1385-scaled.jpg?fit=2560%2C1440&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1440\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;DC-G9&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1594459415&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;12&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.001&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"selfie ERIC KIM talking vlog\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;selfie ERIC KIM talking vlog&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/PLUM1385-scaled.jpg?fit=2560%2C1440&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/PLUM1385-scaled.jpg?resize=1180%2C664&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"selfie ERIC KIM talking vlog\" class=\"wp-image-251011\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/PLUM1385-scaled.jpg?w=2560&amp;ssl=1 2560w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/PLUM1385-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/PLUM1385-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C864&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/PLUM1385-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/PLUM1385-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/PLUM1385-scaled.jpg?resize=720%2C405&amp;ssl=1 720w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/PLUM1385-scaled.jpg?w=2360&amp;ssl=1 2360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1180px) 100vw, 1180px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-your-own-personal-code-of-ethics\">Your Own Personal Code of Ethics<\/h2>\n\n\n<ol>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2021\/08\/11\/ethics-are-via-negativa\/\">ETHICS ARE VIA NEGATIVA<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2021\/07\/25\/obedience-discipline\/\">OBEDIENCE &amp; DISCIPLINE<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2021\/07\/07\/the-motive-of-criticism\/\">The Motive of Criticism<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2021\/07\/04\/ethics-are-social\/\">Ethics are Social<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2021\/01\/19\/anti-role-models\/\">Anti Role Models<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2021\/01\/15\/what-is-greed\/\">What is Greed?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2020\/09\/08\/on-having-the-courage-to-make-your-own-decisions\/\">On Having the Courage to Make Your Own Decisions<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2020\/08\/31\/how-not-to-get-duped-or-suckered\/\">How *NOT* to Get Duped or Suckered<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2020\/08\/26\/why-help-others\/\">Why Help Others?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2020\/08\/26\/the-duty-of-the-strong\/\">The Duty of the Strong<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2020\/08\/23\/why-im-so-intolerant-towards-intolerance\/\">Why I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m So Intolerant Towards Intolerance<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2020\/08\/18\/the-ethics-of-criticizing-others\/\">The Ethics of Criticizing Others<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2020\/08\/13\/consult-your-own-conscience\/\">Consult Your Own Conscience<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2020\/08\/13\/the-ethics-of-shit-talking\/\">The Ethics of Shit Talking<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2020\/08\/09\/the-ethics-of-personal-enrichment\/\">The Ethics of Personal Enrichment<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2020\/08\/06\/im-easily-distracted\/\">I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m Easily Distracted<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2020\/07\/27\/on-forming-your-own-opinion\/\">On Forming Your Own Opinion<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2020\/07\/11\/eric-kim-philosophy-of-tolerance\/\">ERIC KIM Philosophy of Tolerance<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2020\/03\/23\/tolerance\/\">Tolerance<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2019\/09\/16\/aesthetics-are-ethics\/\">Aesthetics are Ethics<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2019\/06\/06\/morality-and-ethics\/\">Morality and Ethics<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We are often told that being &#8216;stubborn&#8217; 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