{"id":46145,"date":"2017-04-08T21:21:51","date_gmt":"2017-04-09T04:21:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/?p=46145"},"modified":"2017-04-08T23:06:04","modified_gmt":"2017-04-09T06:06:04","slug":"hell-fucking-yeah-or-no","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2017\/04\/08\/hell-fucking-yeah-or-no\/","title":{"rendered":"Hell Fucking Yeah, or No"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"red-dark-skies-over-tokyo-silhouette-suit-2012-leica<\/p>\n

Dear friend,<\/p>\n

When it comes to your photography, art, or life \u00e2\u20ac\u201d a tip I have for you on living: decisions you make is either a \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Hell fucking yeah, or no.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n

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1. Thank you Derek<\/h2>\n

\"eric<\/p>\n

I originally got this idea from Derek Sivers \u00e2\u20ac\u201d who I consider a humanist and Zen techno-monk.<\/p>\n

The basic idea is that our lives are short, and life is too short for us to do stuff we don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t want to do.<\/p>\n

Of course, there are things we must do in life. We must pay taxes, make a living, etc. But at least for the decisions you do have in life, only do shit you like doing.<\/p>\n

2. Don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t become a slave to your job<\/h2>\n

\"eric<\/p>\n

For example, you might or might not have the option of quitting your day job. That is kind of in your power.<\/p>\n

However, you have the power to tell your boss not<\/em> to contact you after hours. You have the power to uninstall work email from your phone, if it isn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t 100% critical you have it. You have the power to do what you want before<\/em> work, during your lunch break, and after<\/em> work. You have the power to do what you want to do on your weekends. You have the power (and legal right) to be uncontactable (via phone, email, etc) on your vacation\/holidays.<\/p>\n

3. You have more control in life than you think you do<\/h2>\n

\"eric<\/p>\n

Taking it a step further\u00e2\u20ac\u201d the best thing about being a citizen (I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m only speaking from an American perspective) is that nobody can force you (physically, or legally) to work a job you don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t want to.<\/p>\n

Therefore, realize you have a lot more control in life than you think you do.<\/p>\n

Nobody is forcing you to work the job you do. You have the control to live where you want to live. You have the control whether to keep paying your mortgage, or to sell your house. You have the power to cut the toxic, leeches\/parasites from your life. You have the power to quit your job.<\/p>\n

4. Photography<\/h2>\n

\"eric<\/p>\n

In terms of photography, your photos are either a<\/p>\n

\n Hell fucking yeah! Or, \u00e2\u20ac\u0153no\u00e2\u20ac\u009d\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t ask others for their opinion on your photos, before consulting your own opinion on your photos.<\/p>\n

For example, if you look at your own photo, and you don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t immediately have a gut-reaction, it probably has no emotion or soul. A photograph that doesn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t impact you emotionally won\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t impact your viewer emotionally.<\/p>\n

Of course, sometimes we get over-hyped from our own photos. Meaning, we are overly-enthusiastic about our own photos, and a week or two later, we no longer like it. Therefore if you are really really unsure about your photos, let your photos sit and \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcmarinate\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 for a week or two, don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t look at it, and then re-visit the photo later, to get a better judgement on it.<\/p>\n

But the thing to avoid is this: a lukewarm or tepid response to your own photos. For example, if you look at your own photo and you think to yourself, \u00e2\u20ac\u0153It is okay\u00e2\u20ac\u009d \u00e2\u20ac\u201d don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t share it with anybody. Still, you can keep it for yourself, and not upload it. Maybe if you think your family will like it, just share it with them via messenger. But don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t share it with the mass public. Because you are only as good as your weakest (or last) photo you share.<\/strong><\/p>\n

5. Other life decisions<\/h2>\n

\"eric<\/p>\n

This \u00e2\u20ac\u0153hell fucking yeah or no\u00e2\u20ac\u009d decision-making theory can work in many different ways in life. Some ideas:<\/p>\n