I believe the path to the greatest happiness as a photographer is becoming more productive as a photographer. This means, literally just producing more photos.

Investing in production

For example, the secret to true wealth is through production. To produce things, ideas, concepts, etc.

I think the problem in today’s world is that we strive to create wealth through “investments” and other insubstantial sources of capital swapping. For example, let’s say you speculate in some sort of asset, and the price goes up and you sell it. Have you created any new wealth? Not really.

I believe that true wealth, true capital is created through production. For example, producing new knowledge and information, like I have done with all of my books, e-books, presets, my infamous start here page, learn from the masters, etc. Truth be told, simply through my blog and my series of blog posts, I think I’ve created more valuable information on photography education than all of the photo books out there published combined, times 10.

The education mafia?

A secret expose; Pearson, the UK-based printing house and publisher, I think they blacklisted my 100 lessons from the masters of photography through a fraud millennium take down request. There is nothing in my 100 lessons from the masters of photography book which is “copyrighted”. My theory:

Apparently Pearson also publishes photography education books. Therefore, I think they thought my ebook as a threat, and put down some phony take down request to Google, in order to blacklisted, in order to peddle more of their mediocre photo education books.

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Becoming a missionary?

One of the very interesting thoughts from Peter Thiel in his zero to one book what is the difference between a mercenary and a missionary. A mercenary simply does something for money, a missionary does something because he or she believes in its true mission.

I have an unorthodox theory on “success“:

Missionaries who so insanely believe in their mission end up becoming insanely successful because they care so much about the mission.

This means, true missionaries start with a deep intrinsic mission, and strive towards it with all of their strength and might. Money success and fame simply comes after the fact.

For example, Elon Musk didn’t set out to initially to become the worlds richest and most tycoon of a man. Rather, he simply had a vested interest in colonizing space and Mars, and everything else was a byproduct of that.

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So what is my mission?

For myself, my personal mission is to propagate the joy photography to all. Also, to seek practical solutions to help us seek more joy satisfaction and thriving in photography.

For example, personal annoyances and other things drive my photography. My never ending quest to seek to make more beautiful photos, practical and philosophical theories on photography as well as pragmatic thoughts on travel, living, life, fitness, etc.

In fact, most of my epiphanies, takeaways, and thoughts simply are derived from a personal quest and hunger for seeking greater answers.

A self driven mission

I think the ultimate autotelic approach, a self driven mission or purpose or end goal is predicated on the notion of pursuing your own mission for your own ends and your own personal goals. What I love about this is that with an autotelic approach in life you will never run out of inspiration and motivation because you are doing it for the sake of itself, rather than some sort of externally defined notion of success.

In fact, I believe that more people would thrive if they gave themselves permission to simply do things for the sake of itself, rather than needing some sort of explanation. Also, more photographers would thrive if they didn’t have an Instagram, deleted their Instagram, or didn’t share photos to Facebook or social media.

Why? The negative part of social media is that it attaches a numerical value to yourself and your photos. This is patently bad, because the value of your photos shouldn’t be weighed on a biased algorithm or based on fake likes from big pots, or superficial likes from people who are just seeking to kill time.

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Photo Health

I have a big theory; If you want to strive to maximize your productivity as a photographer, I think it is metabolic and also part health related.

Supple strength in your legs, bulging muscles, straight back, 100% carnivore diet. Also intermittent fasting during the day!

Beef, lamb, innards. On fast days eat pork — pork isn’t red meat, it is “pink” meat.

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2000 photos a day?

A thought; ironically enough, I don’t think we shoot enough. We got digital, why not shoot 2000, 5000, 10,000 photos a day?

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Why does this all matter?

This matters because photography is our life-blood, and photography gives us deep joy. For me, photography itself makes life worth living!

For example, photography affords us new hopes to travel, see more of the world, to adventure, conquer, and push ourselves beyond. No other form of thing affords us the opportunity to both be physical, to adventure, to travel, and do something creatively productive.

If you saw it, and traveled and didn’t photograph it, certainly you can still have a great time. But to be able to experience new and great things and photograph is truly phenomenal!

ERIC

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Where shall you go next?

Travel with EK:

1. PHILLY STREET PHOTO WORKSHOP (OCTOBER 14, 2023)
2. OBTAIN SUBLIME CREATIVITY IN SEATTLE (FEB 10, 2024)

Incoming workshops:

1. Downtown LA MASTER STREET PHOTOGRAPHY WORKSHOP 2023
2. SOUTH KOREA WORKSHOP Summer 2024

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SAIGON STREET PHOTO TALK

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Did a one day street photo talk in Saigon, some topics we covered:

COMPOSITION
PHILOSOPHY
WHY?
MOTIVAITON
TECHNIQUE & APPROACH
SELF VALUE
OPEN MINDEDNESS
CHILD’S MIND
‘SUCCESS’?
COURAGE
HAPPINESS
INSPIRATION
HOW TO SEE
NEW PHOTOS
SOCIOLOGY
WHY I LOVE PHOTOGRAPHY
WHY I LOVE VIETNAM
DETAILS
EVOLUTION
USE YOUR KIDS!
MALL STREET PHOTOGRAPHY
STREET PHOTOGRAPHY AS AN ETHOS AND APPROACH
THE SUCCESS TRAP
HOW TO BECOME A ‘BETTER’ STREET PHOTOGRAPHER
HEALTH
HAPPY PHOTOS
MOOD
FLASH
MUSE
AESTHETICS
MYSTERY
NOW WHAT?
CREATIVE SCREENSHOTTING
YOU NEVER KNOW!

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Other things on my mind

1. Perhaps MacBook Pro laptop is best — better than iPad Pro. Why? Sooner or later you will hit the 2TB limit, which makes iPad a dud.
2. America is still the best place to be in terms of entrepreneurship
3. Privacy for the sake of focus

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2. Have a chat with WHY APP? to discover deeper meaning in your life

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Productivity thoughts

1. To become more productive, maximize your exposure to natural light!
2. Productivity is in your legs! Every day is leg day. ATLAS LIFT.
3. Street photo is the way

Master it all:

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I believe the path to the greatest happiness as a photographer is becoming more productive as a photographer. This means, literally just producing more photos.

Investing in production

For example, the secret to true wealth is through production. To produce things, ideas, concepts, etc.

I think the problem in today’s world is that we strive to create wealth through “investments” and other insubstantial sources of capital swapping. For example, let’s say you speculate in some sort of asset, and the price goes up and you sell it. Have you created any new wealth? Not really.

I believe that true wealth, true capital is created through production. For example, producing new knowledge and information, like I have done with all of my books, e-books, presets, my infamous start here page, learn from the masters, etc. Truth be told, simply through my blog and my series of blog posts, I think I’ve created more valuable information on photography education than all of the photo books out there published combined, times 10.

The education mafia?

A secret expose; Pearson, the UK-based printing house and publisher, I think they blacklisted my 100 lessons from the masters of photography through a fraud millennium take down request. There is nothing in my 100 lessons from the masters of photography book which is “copyrighted”. My theory:

Apparently Pearson also publishes photography education books. Therefore, I think they thought my ebook as a threat, and put down some phony take down request to Google, in order to blacklisted, in order to peddle more of their mediocre photo education books.

Becoming a missionary?

One of the very interesting thoughts from Peter Thiel in his zero to one book what is the difference between a mercenary and a missionary. A mercenary simply does something for money, a missionary does something because he or she believes in its true mission.

I have an unorthodox theory on “success“:

Missionaries who so insanely believe in their mission end up becoming insanely successful because they care so much about the mission.

This means, true missionaries start with a deep intrinsic mission, and strive towards it with all of their strength and might. Money success and fame simply comes after the fact.

For example, Elon Musk didn’t set out to initially to become the worlds richest and most tycoon of a man. Rather, he simply had a vested interest in colonizing space and Mars, and everything else was a byproduct of that.

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So what is my mission?

For myself, my personal mission is to propagate the joy photography to all. Also, to seek practical solutions to help us seek more joy satisfaction and thriving in photography.

For example, personal annoyances and other things drive my photography. My never ending quest to seek to make more beautiful photos, practical and philosophical theories on photography as well as pragmatic thoughts on travel, living, life, fitness, etc.

In fact, most of my epiphanies, takeaways, and thoughts simply are derived from a personal quest in hunger for seeking greater answers.

A self driven mission

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TOPICS COVERED:

1. COMPOSITION
2. PHILOSOPHY
3. WHY?
4. MOTIVAITON
5. TECHNIQUE & APPROACH
6. SELF VALUE
7. OPEN MINDEDNESS
8. CHILD’S MIND
9. ‘SUCCESS’?
10. COURAGE
11. HAPPINESS
12. INSPIRATION
13. HOW TO SEE
14. NEW PHOTOS
15. SOCIOLOGY
16. WHY I LOVE PHOTOGRAPHY
17. WHY I LOVE VIETNAM
18. DETAILS
19. EVOLUTION
20. USE YOUR KIDS!
21. MALL STREET PHOTOGRAPHY
22. STREET PHOTOGRAPHY AS AN ETHOS AND APPROACH
23. THE SUCCESS TRAP
24. HOW TO BECOME A ‘BETTER’ STREET PHOTOGRAPHER
25. HEALTH
26. HAPPY PHOTOS
27. MOOD
28. FLASH
29. MUSE
30. AESTHETICS
31. MYSTERY
32. NOW WHAT?
33. CREATIVE SCREENSHOTTING
34. YOU NEVER KNOW!

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AUDIO

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Something that is currently on my mind is the thought of stimulating economic opportunity and activity. That is, how do you move people metaphorically and physically?

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Not money, but economic activity?

An interesting thing being here in Korea; everyone uses the Korean won, KRW. A simple estimate is 10,000 won is around 8 dollars USD.

To me as an American, this is wholly confusing because I don’t really have a sense of how much things cost. For example let’s say you want to buy a home or a car, two very expensive things, the amount of zeros in commas is mind blowing.

Also, a funny thought at the end of the day:

It is all just monopoly play money.

For example, whenever I see a 10,000 won note, or even a 50,000 won note, it looks like fake money or play money to me. The same thing is when I see Vietnamese dong, or now even the US dollar.

My current thought is the best way to use and leverage money is to stimulate economic activity and to produce new things of value. For example, are insanely excited to share the announcement of HAPTIC ARMOR — available in the HAPTIC SHOP and ready for preorder. Shipping will begin mid August 2023. Don’t miss your chance to be the select few innovators to get this never-before seen product.

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Why produce?

When I was back in Kyoto, I came up with this notion of “producerism“, the antithesis or the exact opposite of consumerism. The negative bias that we got in today’s world is that we think that we can only purchase things that we like, the culture of producing and making stuff that we like is a non-concept.

For example, let us say that you are really into fashion and design and other stuff like that. The typical workflow that we do is that we simply peruse stores, the internet etc., and we try to use our discerning taste to purchase clothing items or fashion items which we believe to echo our own personal aesthetic. However I believe a much more empowering path is to figure out how to obtain purchase and procure the raw material, and get either your mom, or someone with skills to actually sew and produce it.

ALPHAWEAVE

I ever since becoming an itinerant nomad, I have a passion for fabrics and materials which I believe to be the most supreme. For example, my never ending quest to discover, produce, the best travel clothing, whether it be Marino wool for T-shirts, Lululemon license to train shorts with zippers in the front and back, or even the vibram five finger shoes. And the exofficio boxer briefs.

Nomad Equipment

Something that I personally believe in is that if you desire to achieve the best possible life and lifestyle, becoming some sort of intermittent nomad is the best one. I call it the Genghis Khan lifestyle. That the purpose your life isn’t to buy a nice house somewhere and settle down, but always to be “on the road” or in transit, in between places. Never in one spot forever.

Some equipment that I am currently innovating:

1. ERIC KIM CASH ARMOR: I have had a passion for merino wool the last decade or so, yet a new material and fabric which is new and foreign to me is cashmere. I actually believe that cashmere is the future and is merino wool 2.0; it is superior in terms of function. Another day I just put a typed traditional Japanese/Korean inspired cloak, made out of 100% cashmere. It is like my invisibility cloak.
2. HAPTIC LINEN: While in Hadong South Korea, I discovered this new type of linen which I believe to be the game changer. Essentially it is 100% linen imported from Lithuania, one of the highest quality linen fabrics in the world. Yet what makes it interesting is that there is a South Korean company which processes and weaves the fabric, creating a unique three-dimensional grid weave pattern, with traditional Korean aesthetics. What makes it so phenomenal is that it is insanely strong, because it has a three dimensional hexagonal pattern; think of the octagon, which is one of the most powerful and robust patterns out there; just think of beehives and honeybees. We already have a prototype proof of concept product, which we will release an extremely limited quantities (first run is only 20 units). The use cases of it include an every day bath towel which dries insanely quickly, the other day Cindy used it to dry her self and Seneca off, and then I used it, and it was still dry. And within a few hours it already dried. Compare this to the hateful nature of cotton; it is heavy, smells bad, and takes forever to dry. It also doubles as a hot yoga mat towel; when you’re doing yoga or hot yoga, you can just drop it above your yoga mat, to prevent slippage. The third use case is using it as a rope or a shawl when out and about in nature or hiking, it is insanely breathable and can protect you from strong sun. Learn more about HAPTIC LINEN ARMOR >

THE FUTURE?

What is the future of the new global economy? Not China, not Japan. The issue is that more and more companies are leaving China because of the tense political relationship between America and China. Let us consider that most manufacturing is all moving to Vietnam; Lululemon makes their clothing in Vietnam, Samsung makes their smartphones in Vietnam, and I think Apple is starting to move more production into Vietnam, I think they produced some AirPods in Vietnam.

I call it the Golden triangle; America, Korea and Vietnam.

America because it is the center of the universe; it has the world’s biggest military, and also the worlds highest spending power. South Korea I am shocked; the spending power of South Koreans is very strong. And third Vietnam, a new emerging middle class and noveau riche class in Vietnam, and also it is becoming the new mega production center.

Also, Samsung Hyundai Kia genesis and LG. America used to buy Sony TVs, now it seems that all the smart TVs produced and purchased in America are now all Samsung. Also, Americans are buying lots of Hyundai, Kia and Genesis cars. I think that Hyundai/Kia/Genesis will become the new Toyota and Lexus.

Why?

So a big thought is what is the purpose of economic activity and stirring and stimulating economic activity?

First, I think economic activity just makes everybody happier. For example, building new things, new buildings, new concepts motivates people. Second, it is good for world peace. If mainland Chinese want to keep purchasing iPhone Pros, would they really want to invade and create some sort of new World War III? No.

I also as individual entrepreneurs, life is just more fun and interesting. It is all an economic risk, but isn’t that what makes life fun and interesting?

How can you as an individual solo person stimulate economic activity?

Very very simple; produce products and attempt to sell them to other people, plan and schedule workshops or travel experiences and try to get people to sign up for them and travel with you, or just motivate people to do something.

For example, my personal impetus is that I want to inspire and motivate people to create more. To become more creative.

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How to Become More Creative

Becoming more creative— some tips:

Creativity is our life blood. I believe the maximally happy life is the most creative one!

1. Create like a Child

The first thought is become more like a child. Why? A child creates without constraints, hesitation or fear.

Honestly one of the best benefits of having a kid is that it is probably the most interesting witness to creativity; you learn and understand how a child is creative, and you could cross reference this to your own adult life.

2. “Name one genius that ain’t crazy!”

I think it was once Aristotle who said something that behind every genius is a touch of madness.

I think in order to create recklessly, you must allow yourself to become a little “crazy“. Let us consider, how crazy people thought when Thomas Edison was trying to invent his lightbulb, how crazy people Elon Musk thought when he was trying to start Tesla and SpaceX, or how crazy people thought that Nikola Tesla was.

What is “craziness“ anyways? Unless you are actually afflicted with a obvious mental disorder, when people call you “crazy“, what do you mean to say is this:

“What you are doing or saying is so unlike what I believe in, how dare you be so unlike me!”

3. Creative spaces?

I think I also believe in is that there are certain physical spaces which encourage more creativity. Typically if you are surrounded by rolling hills, and greenery, a forest, and big open spaces, this will encourage more creativity.

Something that I have discovered more recently is Hadong South Korea is my new creative paradise!

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4. Creative collaborative partners?

Perhaps the best optimization you could make in life is when it comes to marrying your partner, marry somebody you could be maximal creative with. For example, Cindy.

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Why the economy?

What is the economy? To me it is just movement and activity of human people and bodies. For example, anything that can help motivate people to move literally and metaphorically is good.

For example, after John Wick came out, how many people were inspired to buy muscle cars or black dress shirts and blazers?

Or, let us consider how effectively Henri Cartier Bresson revolutionized photography and the whole photo industry; it is precisely because of a Henri Cartier Bresson that photography became mainstream. And also even now, the only reason someone will buy a Leica camera or Leica M rangefinder is because of Henri Cartier Besson. Essentially the ethos of Leica is simple; if you purchase our cameras you can become Henri Cartier Bresson. Or also more recently, by purchasing a Ricoh GR camera you can become ERIC KIM.

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Now what?

Very very simple. The number one most critical thing you do is start your website, self-hosted. The current workflow I recommend is building a WordPress website with Amazon web services.

Second, use media as your Archimedes lever. Produce videos, thought pieces, anything that can inspire other people.

Third, I currently believe that the best marketing tool is having your own self hosted email newsletter. That is, I recommend using sendy.co and setting up your email platform with Amazon web services (SES)— simple email service. The future is not Facebook, Instagram, Twitter or TikTok, not even YouTube.

What do you desire to do?

I am no longer interested in what you can become; I am more interested in what you could do. What you could build, innovate, and put out there in the real world, or even the digital world. This is the great inspiring and motivating thought!

ERIC

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Build now!

Don’t delay, build now!

ERIC

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If this inspired you, feel free to forward this to a friend!

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One of my favorite things to do with Sen and myself in general, is this notion of “adventure time“. That is, anything that involves getting out of the house!

I first thing to consider is that the basic notion of adventure time is super simple; just getting your ass out of the house.

Why “adventure time“?

What is it that we desire? I think ultimately, we desire and hunger for more adventure, more escapades with danger, things to test or courage etc.

However, I think modern day life has us much more cowardly. That means, one is not permitted to be adventurous.

What is one permitted to do in modern day society? We are permitted to go to the mall and buy stuff, we are permitted to buy a new car, we are permitted to buy a house, and every once in a while we are permitted to go on vacation, or travel.

It seems that the closest thing that we got to adventure in modern day times is travel. Traveling to foreign places is the closest thing that we got to adventure. Why is this? What is an adventure anyways?

Adventure — “to arrive”. Advenio, toward + come.

I think in the general sense, adventure, towards what I think is to go towards something. Ad + venture (venture, to attempt).

“Venture” capitalist?

What is a VC, a venture capitalist? I think a venture capitalist is somebody who wants to go on some sort of metaphorical adventure, in terms of attempting to build something. If you think about it, being a venture capitalist is very very positive and optimistic. Why? It insinuates some sort of potentially very good outcome, that’s the right investment in the thing will yield a positive return!

Becoming more optimistic in life?

Currently speaking, I think America and the world is going through a weird time. There is no optimism.

For example, Joe Biden. Nobody likes Joe Biden. Not even liberal Democrats. I only voted for him because he wasn’t Donald Trump.

I am still very very confused how Joe Biden even got elected. Conspiracy theories aside, I think honestly 99.9% of people just voted for him because he wasn’t Donald Trump.

Maybe the reason why Donald Trump lost was because he caved in and also signed the stimulus bill. Maybe this was a sign of weakness?

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The future

Some optimistic thoughts:

1. Assuming that America continues to increase her debt ceiling, and also, as the US dollar inflation is getting out of control, I think there will be renewed interest in bitcoin and other crypto and crypto currencies. My personal target price for bitcoin currently in the interim is at least $100,000.
2. At least one of the good things about TikTok is that it shows that there is still room for competition with Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Snapchat, YouTube etc. Also the future of video podcast, super easy to do with anchor.fm which is currently owned by Spotify.
3. Time to go all in on Tesla: every single day, here in Southern California, I see more and more Tesla‘s on the road. It is simple; Tesla is the only electric car. All electric other cars suck. Also considering that California is going to soon been purchasing of gasoline cars in the future, everyone is going to go electric. also, consider the power of over the air updates on Tesla; as time goes on, Tesla cars will keep getting better and better. And also day by day, the Tesla super charging network continues to grow. Also, I think ultimately people want a Tesla because it is like owning the new iPhone. in fact the truth is owning a Tesla is actually more inconvenient than owning a gasoline or hybrid car, but people want a Tesla for the sexiness factor. Because objectively speaking, I personally believe the ride quality in the Tesla model three to be very poor, and even though the minimalism of the interior is beautiful and sublime, the quality of the materials actually feel very cheap. I went to a Lexus experience center recently, and I was shocked; the materials in the Lexus feel at least 1000 times or 10,000 times better than any Tesla car, even when compared to the Tesla model S and Tesla model X plaid.
4. Travel. Go to Mexico City, go to Roma Norte. Go to Phnom Penh Cambodia. Go to Hanoi Vietnam or Saigon Vietnam. Go to South Korea. Go to Seoul, and stop by and say hi to my mom in Hadong.
5. Have a kid, at least one. The funny millennial trend is towards not having kids, but owning cats or dogs instead. Why this trend? My personal theory is that people see kids, having a kid as a net negative on their life and happiness; they are afraid that having a kid will limit their freedom, ability to travel, eat good food, etc. Yet having a kid can be by far the most optimistic thing you can do. Why? having a kid is naturally optimistic; every single day they continue to grow physically and mentally, and they learn new abilities and tricks. For example, Seneca is currently only two years and three months old, and he is a genius. He already knows how to make beats on the iPhone, iPad, GarageBand on the laptop as well. And he knows how to do computer programming with swift playgrounds on the iPad and even on the laptop. I think a simple life goal, assuming that you are a man, is to have at least one boy. Then after that, all the additional kids are just upside.
6. The optimism of the gym and weightlifting. I personally believe that the upside of Jim, gym culture and gym life is that you see steady improvement and gains in the gym. For example, assuming that you go to the gym every single day, can you lift very very heavy, one rep max style, you will continue to see your muscles grow, and also your testosterone self-esteem etc. to go up. Also, assuming that you go to the gym at least once a day, even twice a day; you’re going to make new friends. And I think there is something very positive about being around other human beings, both men and women, both male and female. why? When you witness a beautiful woman, I think this increases your testosterone. Also, I think if you see other muscular men lifting heavy weights, this also increases your testosterone. Also the extreme joy of just chatting with strangers at the gym, making new friends. at worst, you can always just go to the gym and take a nap in the hot sauna, it is very rejuvenating and restorative. Also, just sign up for a local yoga membership, at a local yoga studio, whether it be CorePower or raw yoga, etc. I think being in a hot steamy and sweaty room with other human beings with hormones in the air is somehow good for us.

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Adventure with EK

1. Tomorrow is the last day for the early bird cutoff price for the all-new DOWNTOWN LA CONQUER YOUR PHOTOGRAPHY AND LIFE WORKSHOP
2. If you desire to embark on the adventure of a lifetime, join me in Saigon Vietnam this summer
3. October 14th: CONQUER THE STREETS OF PHILLY WITH ME

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The gym as an adventure

My personal theory behind weightlifting and the gym;

It is only fun and worthwhile yes there is a great deal of risk, danger, and courage required.

For example my insane 940 pound atlas lift. 99.99999% of the population has never even seen over nine plates on a bar. For reference, that is nine 45 pound plates, a 35, a clip, and an additional 2.5 pounder clipped on the barbell.

Once I hit over 1000 pounds, I’ll have a little celebration. Then continue onto 1200 pounds.

I personally believe that physical danger, physical courage is the only real type of courage. Sure, we can be metaphorically courageous in regards to our thoughts, beliefs, freedom of speech etc., but I think when it comes down to it, you cannot fake physical courage at the gym.

Also the nice thought is that ultimately, it doesn’t even matter whether you can successfully lift it or not. To me, if you even have the courage and the hype and the self-confidence and the audacious insanity to even attempt it, you are a hero.

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Street Photography is an adventure

Even with Street Photography, the reason why I find it so insanely fascinating is because of the fact that it requires insane amounts of courage. I truly believe that street photography is 99.99% courage.

Also, with street photography, it is like an adventure. To travel to foreign places is an adventure. Also, to put yourself in situations which require courage is also an adventure.

There is no end limit to photography and street photography, given that you will continue to travel intermittently for the rest of your life.

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Exercises and assignments to make you more courageous?

How does one become more courageous, more daring, and also more adventurous?

Some simple thoughts and assignments.

First, if you see somebody that you’re interested in for one reason or another, attempt to make small talk with them.

Another thought, go to the gym at least once a day.

Also, travel somewhere. It doesn’t even have to be far. Just something or somewhere which is outside your own sphere.

Even going on a cruise is an adventure!

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Now what?

A simple thought to life; when in doubt, choose adventure!

ERIC

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Adventure movies?

There seems to be a while since there has been a good adventure movie, like Lord of the rings. I like the notion of adventure movies because life is an adventure. Or think about the original Star Wars.

I like the idea that your life could be like a real life adventure movie. That means, think of yourself like the protagonist.

Certainly real life is like not like a movie but, we can technically we can try to think of it like it.

For example if you were Frodo, would you just stay inside your hole and your hobbit hole? Or if you were Luke Skywalker, would you simply stay on Tatooine?

Hero yourself!

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Hero Books?

The original book of Enkidu. Or, the Iliad. Or the odyssey by homer.

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Now what?

Create your own heroic future for yourself!

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