{"id":478629,"date":"2023-02-27T12:38:20","date_gmt":"2023-02-27T17:38:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/?p=478629"},"modified":"2023-02-27T12:52:32","modified_gmt":"2023-02-27T17:52:32","slug":"how-to-augment-your-ego","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2023\/02\/27\/how-to-augment-your-ego\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Augment Your Ego"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Some people say that the ego is bad, however, I think that the ego is good. The ego might be one of the most useful things that we have.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The first way to augment your ego is through weight lifting. 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