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Woke up today, feeling super motivated, some thoughts: Rest up! A new thing I’ve been trying to do inspired by Cindy is like a mild coffee and caffeine detox on the weekends. Either cutting …
Woke up today, feeling super motivated, some thoughts: Rest up! A new thing I’ve been trying to do inspired by Cindy is like a mild coffee and caffeine detox on the weekends. Either cutting …
I think self-confidence is a virtue we all seek. Yet how do we achieve it? Cut out things which MESS UP your self confidence I think the first big thought is… via negativa. That …
Just know and remember the other terrible shit that you’ve been through!!! Thus the irony… he or she who is the most cheerful, unhappy, and optimistic, has typically survived or overcome, or have gone …
I think self-confidence is a virtue we all seek. Yet how do we achieve it? Cut out things which MESS UP your self confidence I think the first big thought is… via negativa. That …
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… The promise of …
Hormonal fasting, hormonal reset: So the first thought is, what is it that we all desire and want? I think it is to feel insanely great. In terms of mood, physiology, health, wealth, power, …
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… The promise of …
Motivated by hormones? So I have a pretty big idea: the general idea is that, more so than we know it… We are heavily motivated by hormones, whether hormonal responses to the direct sun, …
Motivated by hormones? So I have a pretty big idea: the general idea is that, more so than we know it… We are heavily motivated by hormones, whether hormonal responses to the direct sun, …
Once you have ultimate freedom, then what? So I was thinking about this morning… I do not envy the life of any big tax CEO because they simply have no control over their lives. …
Enthusiasm as a god dwelling inside you.  Acting upon enthusiasm not fear So I think the first big idea is, with anything in life… Always follow enthusiasm, only do that which you are …
What if we thought, that the contented were of little worth? - nietzsche I wonder… If we thought about life like battle, life as war… I wonder if actually… This would prime us in …
WAR–> I’m wired for war? you weren’t meant for an easy life? So, ,,, in this glorious life of ours, what do we do? How do we utilize it? First, the point of life …
So I think from biological principle, what we seek is a sense of progress growth abundance. I think the tricky thing too is… A lot of this is kind of like a mental thing. …
that which attempts to destroy me only makes me stronger – nietzsche Some encouraging optimistic and motivational ideas: First, it seems that the principle of life is to become stronger. And it seems that …
Interesting idea I had the other night… What if we treated life like a not too serious game? Then perhaps, perhaps we could proceed through this life with more joy, fun, lightheartedness, ease and …
Interesting idea I had the other night… What if we treated life like a not too serious game? Then perhaps, perhaps we could proceed through this life with more joy, fun, lightheartedness, ease and …
Health, chronic health & investing? So, if I could promise you $600 million, but the strings attached are chronic depression, physiological depression, no desire to leave the house in the morning, no excitement or …
Health, chronic health & investing? So, if I could promise you $600 million, but the strings attached are chronic depression, physiological depression, no desire to leave the house in the morning, no excitement or …
KAIZEN CAPITAL. Never stop stacking: So I thought that I have with capital… What does capital want? It wants to keep indefinitely stacking. It is like the principle of growth. I suppose the tricky …
Never stop stacking So I thought that I have with capital… What does capital want? It wants to keep indefinitely stacking. It is like the principle of growth. I suppose the tricky thing is, …
What is or are the best industries to be in? Movement. The idea that movement is medicine, and or, the purpose of being a human is movement? why do we have brains? So… The …
Never stop growing: A very simple way to think about life is about growth. Like very very simple… getting married having kids, growing your kids growing your family etc. I also had this idea …
So the interesting idea of today, –> perhaps the secret of having an invincible mind is having an invincible body? why traveling is so difficult So back in LA after about 2 1/2 months …
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So this is kind of an interesting idea that I have at the top of the morning: the idea of capital as jet fuel, simply, as it means to get to your destination, whatever …
So this is kind of an interesting idea that I have at the top of the morning: the idea of capital as jet fuel, simply, as it means to get to your destination, whatever …
So this is kind of an interesting idea that I have at the top of the morning: the idea of capital as jet fuel, simply, as it means to get to your destination, whatever …
Wednesday, November 11, 202610:00 AM – 2:00 PMBryant Park area, Midtown Manhattan This is four hours of pure social combat in one of the highest-energy people zones on the planet. You will not sit …
Japanese innovations: A place of boundless creativity So Japan is kind of a magical place, especially after visiting the studio Ghibli museum the other day with the family. It’s kind of been a while …
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So currently been on the road for close to two months now… Just for summer break. About a month and a half in Phnom Penh Cambodia, week in Hong Kong, and now Tokyo Japan …
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I thought this morning… About modular clothing, modular cameras, Modular systems.  so one of the big benefits of modular clothing, like using merino wool leggings paired with shorts, or even wearing vests, blazers, …
Better to have more focused and concentrated wealth and capital, than more yet less focused wealth and capital? Goals? So the first insight: certainly number go up is a great feeling. To see your …
I’m never satisfied can’t match my hustle. Perhaps this is the funny thing about… Sometimes when you have enough, it’s not enough. And sometimes when it is not enough, actually… It is enough? what’s …
Ok, kind of a big thought while here in Cambodia: the idea that… everything that we do… is simply for the sake of itself… Or better yet, for the sake of ourselves? Beyond the …
So the interesting thought is, it’s actually not pain misery depression, anxiety fear, lack of joy whatever which is the worst pain in existence… But ironically, it is a “via negativa” one –> boredom? …
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That which threatens to destroy you only makes you stronger:  Perhaps, being the Uber stoic, ultra Stoic, hyper stoic. This will be my life legacy: First, it seems that everyone just wants a …
That which threatens to destroy you only makes you stronger:  Perhaps, being the Uber stoic, ultra Stoic, hyper stoic. This will be my life legacy: First, it seems that everyone just wants a …
All right… I’m back in the fucking game: Phnom Penh state of mind Back in Cambodia just for about a month… Then a week in Hong Kong and also Tokyo… If you want a …
All right… I’m back in the fucking game: Phnom Penh state of mind Back in Cambodia just for about a month… Then a week in Hong Kong and also Tokyo… If you want a …
AI is not “intelligence.” AI is WILL. The will to make.The will to see.The will to dominate chaos.The will to transform thought into form, form into action, action into reality. Nietzsche was right: underneath …
By Eric Kim Entrepreneurship is not about starting a company. Entrepreneurship is about becoming dangerous. Dangerous in the best sense. Dangerous because you can create value from nothing.Dangerous because you can publish without permission.Dangerous …
Rebirth, Wealth, and the Anti-Complacent Life By Eric Kim Dedication For the human being who refuses to be sedated by success. Author’s Note This is a manifesto, not a museum piece. It is not …
Executive Summary The claim “The purpose of life is creation” is philosophically powerful but too strong to be established as a universal, singular truth. The best-supported version of the claim is moderate rather than …
We have inherited a boring, cowardly, accountant’s definition of wealth. Numbers on a screen. Net worth. Salary. Real estate. Stock portfolios. Status objects. The car, the watch, the house, the zip code, the private …
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I suppose it doesn’t really matter how many bitcoins you have and own… Whatever, but also… Thinking about MSTR,,, MSTU, MSTX—> still having hope and a vision and optimism in a reason to still …
amor fati, eternal return —>>>> all the worst terrible things that possibly can befall you in life are actually ironically the most *desirable*, … and in the future you will be GRATEFUL,,, because,,, if …
After surviving to insane potentially conehead about to be triggered moments I had was one bitcoin first fell from $126,000 down to $60,000 and just like a month and a half very unexpected… And …
bad risk is volatility leading to 100% liquidation, losing your entire net worth, or the whole family jewels, the family farm due to a tail event. the big lesson I learned at least with …
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To become the uber-photographer is not to become “better” at photography. No. It is to transcend photography. It means you are no longer merely a person who owns a camera, presses a shutter, uploads …
Executive summary An “uber-photographer” is not simply a person who makes excellent images. The market rewards a rarer combination: technical fluency, repeatable business operations, niche credibility, discoverability, legal reliability, and client trust. The core …
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I think what makes photography insanely interesting is… You must exist in the real world. You must have two legs walk around, move your body your arms your legs, use your brain your inside …
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OK this might be my most interesting in bold essay yet: the simple idea: the purpose of life is photography? Ricoh Ricoh Ricoh Ricoh Ricoh which one should I pick?  So after regaining …
OK this might be my most interesting in bold essay yet: the simple idea: the purpose of life is photography? Ricoh Ricoh Ricoh Ricoh Ricoh which one should I pick?  So after regaining …
So a development or thought, that’s kind of interesting to me… Once again seeing the full stack genius of Elon Musk, full integration theory: take all the things that you have built together, and …