ERIC KIM

Don't become a prisoner of a single genre! https://erickimphotography.com/blog/2020/02/20/the-art-of-cross-pollination-creativity/

Perhaps in order to maximize your altruism , you must also maximize your selfishness: https://erickimphotography.com/blog/2020/02/20/selfish-is-not-evil/

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Striving for perfect is bad. https://erickimphotography.com/blog/2020/02/20/anti-perfection/

LEARN MORE: https://erickimphotography.com/blog/2020/02/18/why-i-live/ WHY I LIVE Why do I live? Why do I wakeup everyday? What pushes me? What drives me? Why do I do what I do, and why am I so excited to (continue) living? Excitement Several thoughts. First of all, excitement . I am excited for the day -- today. What I will do, what I will attempt, and what I will accomplish. And to be frank, I a...

Lifting weights is boring when the weight is too light. Lifting weights is only fun when it is challenging, difficult, but still "achievable". A thought: Is the best life in which you are seeking the MOST DIFFICULT and hard challenges, and striving with all your might to overcome those challenges? Read more: https://erickimphotography.com/blog/2020/02/17/the-path-of-maximal-resistance/

If you delight in making photos, you're a photographer!

You must die.

To be happier, do more of of what you love and care for: https://erickimphotography.com/blog/2020/02/17/we-humans-want-to-do-things/

How to Live The trillion dollar question: How should we live our lives? What is the best life? Let me share some honest thoughts: Only do what you want to do, don't do anything you don't want to do. No duty. You don't "need" to do anything. If we throw away morality and ethics, then we must stare truth and reality in the face: You construct your own meaning in life. There are no ultimate "purpose"...

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Download PDF TEXT: https://erickimphotography.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/How-to-Augment-Human-Energy.pdf Youtube video: https://youtu.be/a0fa78cQQHM --- It seems all of us want more energy to do more stuff. But what does this really mean? What is 'energy' from a physiological human-metabolism perspective? What does it mean to have "more energy", and can we augment our human energy? And ev...

Mp3: https://erickimphotography.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Why-Ask-for-Feedback.mp3 --- Why Feedback? When should we ask for feedback? When shouldn't we ask for feedback? Why do we ask for feedback, towards what end? Are you a newbie? First of all, my psychological thought: When we ask for feedback, we are signaling that we lack self-confidence in ourselves. When we ask for feedback, we a...

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10 Rich Tips How to Make Money from Photography: https://erickimphotography.com/blog/2020/02/13/10-rich-tips-how-to-make-money-from-photography/ Download PDF TEXT: https://erickimphotography.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/10-Rich-Tips-How-to-Make-Money-from-Photography.pdf Mp3 download: https://erickimphotography.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/How-to-Make-Money-from-Photography.mp3

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How do you self-identify yourself? If you share your photos online, you're a photography entrepreneur. Learn more: https://erickimphotography.com/blog/2020/02/13/youre-a-photography-entrepreneur/

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What is the purpose of life? There isn't an 'ultimate' purpose of life that applies to everyone. But for us brave streettogs, this is my thought: The purpose of our lives is to devote ourselves to photography. Our goal: Use our entire lives, our entire power to make great photos, share great photos, innovate photography, discover new compositions, and push the genre and culture of photography forw...

Towards a person-first approach, or a human-centric approach.

Do you strive to become more similar to others, or more dissimilar to others? https://erickimphotography.com/blog/2020/02/09/i-am-not-the-same/ YouTube: https://youtu.be/lPCLj0vu0bE

YOUTUBE VIDEO Publish is Pleasure ( Download PDF TEXT ) There is the common saying in academia "publish or perish". This is often seen in a negative light. But what if we flipped the notion upside down, and thought that publishing IS PLEASURE? Why is 'publish or perish' seen as such a bad notion? Nobody likes to publish against their own will. Perhaps the stress is also feeling like you must publi...

Where Should You Stand? “Give me but one firm spot on which to stand, and I will move the earth.” - Archimedes Youtube: https://youtu.be/kLCP0HfuROo Download mp3: https://erickimphotography.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Exploit-Your-Strengths-Ignore-Your-Weaknesses-Archimedes-Lever.mp3 --- Exploit your strengths, ignore your weaknesses. Allow yourself to become asymmetric; don't aim to becom...

Never stop practicing. Practice is like it were your first time. Retain your child-like "beginner's mind". YouTube: https://youtu.be/U4Zc0yzxFe4 Mp3 download: https://erickimphotography.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Practice-is-Pleasure.mp3 Have the mentality that there are MORE opportunities you have yet discovered. Don't let yourself become trapped by concepts, and certainly don't self-cen...