{"id":584245,"date":"2024-01-02T12:44:26","date_gmt":"2024-01-02T17:44:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/?p=584245"},"modified":"2024-01-02T12:46:20","modified_gmt":"2024-01-02T17:46:20","slug":"eric-kim-digital-nomad-thoughts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2024\/01\/02\/eric-kim-digital-nomad-thoughts\/","title":{"rendered":"Eric Kim digital nomad thoughts"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\t\t<figure class=\"wp-block-jetpack-videopress jetpack-videopress-player\" style=\"\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"jetpack-videopress-player__wrapper\"> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"VideoPress Video Player\" aria-label=\"VideoPress Video Player\" src=\"https:\/\/videopress.com\/embed\/ThXCWpV9?resizeToParent=1&#038;cover=1&#038;autoPlay=1&#038;controls=1&#038;loop=1&#038;muted=1&#038;persistVolume=0&#038;playsinline=0&#038;preloadContent=metadata&#038;sbc&#038;sbpc&#038;sblc&#038;useAverageColor=1\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" allowfullscreen data-resize-to-parent=\"true\" allow=\"clipboard-write; presentation\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\n\n\n\t\t<figure class=\"wp-block-jetpack-videopress jetpack-videopress-player\" style=\"\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"jetpack-videopress-player__wrapper\"> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"VideoPress Video Player\" aria-label=\"VideoPress Video Player\" src=\"https:\/\/videopress.com\/embed\/tllJWlg1?resizeToParent=1&#038;cover=1&#038;autoPlay=1&#038;controls=1&#038;loop=1&#038;muted=1&#038;persistVolume=0&#038;playsinline=0&#038;preloadContent=metadata&#038;sbc&#038;sbpc&#038;sblc&#038;useAverageColor=1\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" allowfullscreen data-resize-to-parent=\"true\" allow=\"clipboard-write; presentation\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Eric Kim&#8217;s thoughts on the digital nomad lifestyle intertwine his personal experiences with philosophical concepts. He approaches digital nomadism not just as a way of leveraging technology for work and travel, but as a profound exploration of themes like freedom, authenticity, and the human condition. Here are some key quotes that encapsulate his philosophy:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Human Nature and Nomadism<\/strong>: &#8220;Humans have evolved to be nomads, and hunter gatherers, because life is unpredictable&#8221; (From &#8220;The Digital Nomadic Lifestyle&#8221;) <a href=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2017\/12\/05\/the-digital-nomadic-lifestyle\/\">oai_citation:1,The Digital Nomadic Lifestyle &#8211; ERIC KIM<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Lifestyle Choice<\/strong>: &#8220;We have chosen the digital nomad lifestyle, because we don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t like too much comfort or stability. We thrive off of randomness, new encounters, new cultural experiences&#8221; (From &#8220;The Digital Nomadic Lifestyle&#8221;) <a href=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2017\/12\/05\/the-digital-nomadic-lifestyle\/\">oai_citation:2,The Digital Nomadic Lifestyle &#8211; ERIC KIM<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Realities of Digital Nomadism<\/strong>: &#8220;Being a digital nomad means that you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re not going to be able to have a \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcstandard\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 job\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6 However, the upside is that on a day-to-day-basis, you will probably have more fun, live a more exciting life; precisely because the nomadic life IS unpredictable&#8221; (From &#8220;How to Become a Digital Nomad&#8221;) <a href=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2018\/04\/21\/how-to-become-a-digital-nomad\/\">oai_citation:3,How to Become a Digital Nomad &#8211; ERIC KIM<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Financial Approach<\/strong>: &#8220;The point of being a digital nomad isn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t to become rich. Instead, it is cutting your expenses to the bare minimum, living below your means, in order for you to continue living on the road&#8221; (From &#8220;How to Become a Digital Nomad&#8221;) <a href=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2018\/04\/21\/how-to-become-a-digital-nomad\/\">oai_citation:4,How to Become a Digital Nomad &#8211; ERIC KIM<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Reducing Expenses<\/strong>: &#8220;I can subsist on eggs\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6 coffee\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6 wifi\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6 with a laptop\/device (already own), camera, and my greatest joy in life is walking and taking photos&#8221; (From &#8220;How to Become a Digital Nomad&#8221;) <a href=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2018\/04\/21\/how-to-become-a-digital-nomad\/\">oai_citation:5,How to Become a Digital Nomad &#8211; ERIC KIM<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Earning an Income<\/strong>: &#8220;Figure out how you can start your own business and become an entrepreneur\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6 Around 80% of my income comes from teaching workshops, and around 20% selling products&#8221; (From &#8220;How to Become a Digital Nomad&#8221;) <a href=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2018\/04\/21\/how-to-become-a-digital-nomad\/\">oai_citation:6,How to Become a Digital Nomad &#8211; ERIC KIM<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Philosophical View<\/strong>: &#8220;The point of life isn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t to become a digital nomad. The point is to be a productive, happy, fulfilled, and purpose-driven individual-artist&#8221; (From &#8220;How to Become a Digital Nomad&#8221;) <a href=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2018\/04\/21\/how-to-become-a-digital-nomad\/#:~:text=,artist\">oai_citation:7,How to Become a Digital Nomad &#8211; ERIC KIM<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Eric Kim&#8217;s digital nomad philosophy is rooted in personal freedom, continuous learning, and the pursuit of meaningful, fulfilling work and experiences.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_seo_schema_type":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[17],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-584245","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-posts"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/584245","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=584245"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/584245\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":584250,"href":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/584245\/revisions\/584250"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=584245"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=584245"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=584245"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}