Considering we live in a capitalistic society, the more capital, the better:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
But for the sake of what?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Maybe the carrot and stick in modern-day capitalist society is\u2026 The promise of future gain and capital, capital growth is what keeps us going?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Therefore, inherently, capital capitalism is both motivational and also optimistic? \ufffc<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Once you got your basic living, needs an expenses covered, why have additional capital?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
So the first idea is\u2026 Just seeing the number go up, whatever your account or metric is\u2026 Is highly joyful because the signals to you again a strength and power.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It\u2019s kind of like weightlifting\u2026 The joy of any weightlifter is to see his or her numbers go up in terms of his or her personal record in terms of his or her one repetition, maximum, personal record of how much he or she could lift.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This is the bigger thing\u2026 Honestly hitting a goal is kind of a little bit overrated. For example, for dead lift, do you want to hit four plates or five plates or six plates or seven plates, 400 pounds 500 pounds 600 pounds 700 pounds 800 pounds,<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I think this is also why a lot of people who are no longer at their prime or peak get so depressed because, they remember the past version of themselves in which they could lift 1000 pounds, but now they could only lift 500 pounds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Also, this is probably the problem of bodybuilders because a lot of guys who take steroids and whatever\u2026 Often rate their self-worth by how much they weigh, like I used to be 300 pounds with a six pack, but now I\u2019m only like 160 pounds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I think it\u2019s human nature to anchor ourselves with numbers or stuff. Like for example\u2026 If you\u2019re once a billionaire and now you\u2019re only worth 500 million or 100 million\u2026 Certainly you\u2019re going to be much more depressed than somebody who started off poor and finally gained $1 million.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This is also where competition with others is not a good idea because it doesn\u2019t make sense to increase yourself with to somebody else, and you have no idea if they\u2019re taking steroids or whatever.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
So then the big idea is\u2026 If you have once reached a certain summit,,, is it useful or a good idea to increase yourself to that past summit?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\ufffc\ufffc\ufffc\ufffc my general idea is, perhaps it is only useful if it is motivational\ufffc, and encourages you! But\u2026 Becoming detached to whether you actually retain that past version of yourself or not.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Like for example\u2026 Let us say once upon a time you lifted 2000 pounds, but 10 years later, you still want to do that, even if you come close like 1900 pounds,,, you\u2019ll still be insanely happy?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Capital for the sake of capital? Is this a good idea?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Like after the high you get off of one rep Max lifting attempt,,, … the clarity or epiphanies you get are true and great?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Perhaps change over time is what brings us joy? \ufffc<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Value creation, not wealth creation?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Interesting irony about wealth is when you are wealthy, and you know it\u2026 It doesn\u2019t really bring you, happiness or pleasure, would rather, simply the absence of displeasure or annoyance?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Via negativa emotions, with wealth?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
So the privilege of being wealthy and wealth, is simply absence of annoyance?<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Everything bad about you is good about you \ufffc<\/p>\n\n\n\n Detached from results, but loving the process?<\/p>\n\n\n\n so this is a big question to consider\u2026 Why have more? Like hitting a certain Personal record, and going beyond? For the sake of what?<\/p>\n\n\n\n I suppose the same question has to be with weightlifting\u2026 Why strive for new personal records, new heights? Perhaps, it is an affirmation of life, of optimism for the future, the supreme Joy?<\/p>\n\n\n\n ERIC<\/p>\n\n\n\n Detached from the results, loving the thrill of the ride?<\/p>\n\n\n\n EK<\/p>\n\n\n\n Perhaps the best way to think about it also is capital as the vehicle to get to your end destination, not the end in itself?<\/p>\n\n\n\n Similarly, speaking, your vehicle your car is not the point in itself\u2026 It is simply a vehicle to get to your final destination. So to obsess about your car rather than your destination seems foolish.<\/p>\n\n\n\n ERIC\ufffc\ufffc\ufffc<\/p>\n\n\n\n START HERE<\/a>, BOOKS<\/a>, NEWSLETTER<\/a>, WORKSHOPS<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Considering we live in a capitalistic society, the more capital, the better: But for the sake of what? Capital & motivation? Maybe the carrot and stick in modern-day capitalist society is\u2026 The promise of \u2026<\/p>\n","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,"_ek_photo_artist_note":"","_ek_photo_thesis":"","_ek_photo_camera":"","_ek_photo_place":"","_ek_photo_human_moment":"","_ek_photo_sequence":"","_ek_photo_question":"","_ek_photo_canonical_claim":"","_ek_photo_ai_summary":"","_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[17],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-670160","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-posts"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/670160","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=670160"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/670160\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":670161,"href":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/670160\/revisions\/670161"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=670160"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=670160"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=670160"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}The time of the highest danger<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
\n\n\n\nMore volatility, greater life?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
\n\n\n\nwhy<\/em> do we want more capital?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
\n\n\n\nTreat capital like a not too serious game<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
\n\n\n\nCapital as the vehicle but not the end destination<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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