ERIC KIM

A further inquiry on why we think laziness is a vice: https://erickimphotography.com/blog/2020/08/26/why-is-laziness-seen-as-a-vice/

Seneca -- the ultimate doer-and philosopher. https://erickimphotography.com/blog/2020/08/25/why-seneca/

The Anti Meat Conspiracy Read Here I am convinced -- One of the worst ills in modern society is this vehement anti-meat bias. For example, ask yourself: If you are an intellectual, are you allowed to go to a dinner party and tell everyone outloud that "I love to eat meat!" No. You would be seen as a monster, someone who is killing the planet, etc. The more 'virtuous' thing is to be either vegetari...

The best thoughts are random, unfiltered and raw: https://erickimphotography.com/blog/2020/08/25/eric-kim-random-turbo-thoughts/

The best life: Maximal freedom of speech, activity and thought. What should we atone for most? Self-censoring ourselves … lacking the courage to say what is *really* on our mind: More: https://erickimphotography.com/blog/2020/08/25/just-say-what-is-on-your-mind/

We are being distracted to death which prevents us from asking the simple (yet essential) question: What do I really want out of life? More: https://erickimphotography.com/blog/2020/08/25/what-do-you-really-want-out-of-life-2/

Why do some people soooo badly want the conspiracy theories to be true? Because it gives them some sort of comfort knowing that they can scapegoat someone else (Peter Thiel, Rene Girard) for their own suffering, pain, and existential dread: https://erickimphotography.com/blog/2020/08/25/the-philosophy-of-conspiracies/

You must first love your body before you begin to love yourself. Also — Your body *IS* YOU! Also: No matter how rich or powerful you are, you can never transform your body to be anything else but what it is. Also: I have never met any person who loves their body, face, or look. More: https://erickimphotography.com/blog/2020/08/24/bodily-eumorphia/

The sad reality: Nobody cares for ethics because it doesn’t make money and isn’t lucrative. But just because it ain’t lucrative doesn’t mean that it is not important or illegitimate! More: https://erickimphotography.com/blog/2020/08/23/ethics/

Money: Codified human-metabolism-movement power. If money can be used as a tool to motivate people to do x, y, z for you … it is good. It is true that money makes the world go round Or better said: Money moves people. More: https://erickimphotography.com/blog/2020/08/23/money-moves-2/

If we were perfectly balanced, technically we are stuck in a state of stasis. Progression movement and growth only works if we are unbalanced … leaning towards a certain way! An anti-hippy, zen -Buddhist- Taoist modernistic notion of “ enlightenment ”. https://erickimphotography.com/blog/2020/08/23/balance-isnt-the-goal/

The simplest guide on becoming rich and wealthy: https://erickimphotography.com/blog/2020/08/22/become-rich/

Personal thoughts on retirement, the philosophy and how to do it

What is a life post-retirement? A life which is more carefree, less busy. Slower. Only pursuing what you care for. No need for a monetary incentive to do ... anything!  Contrary to popular belief ... after you retire you can actually become * MORE * creatively productive with your own personal interests and passions in life!  More >

My philosophy on work flow: https://erickimphotography.com/blog/2020/08/20/work-flow/

Let us not get suckered. Computers should be 'bicycles for the mind' (Steve Jobs). Don't think that humans can be made redundant. We can get rid of all computers with zero downside. But can we get rid of all humans with no downside? https://erickimphotography.com/blog/2020/08/20/are-computers-made-for-humans-or-are-humans-made-for-computers/

To become wiser, become * MORE * skeptical of everything. Also — know that ‘absence of evidence isn’t absence of evidence’ ( Nassim Taleb ). There is much hidden information unbeknownst to us. Hidden facts which are hidden from us. “The truth is hidden deep, otherwise it wouldn’t be the truth” ( Heraclitus ) MORE: https://erickimphotography.com/blog/2020/08/20/skepticism-2/

Nobody really knows what they want out of life. Some people want to be 'happy' or to maximize their hedonic pleasure. But ... shouldn't we think * BEYOND * these base pleasures, and towards something deeper and more profound? https://erickimphotography.com/blog/2020/08/20/what-do-you-really-want-out-of-life/

Towards a more autotelic (self-driven) approach to life: https://erickimphotography.com/blog/2020/08/20/only-create-what-you-care-for/

‘Top Off’ JAY Z song. “I see the po-po behind me, I ain’t ‘gon stop!'” ( JAY Z ) 99.9% of the time you ain’t gonna get ‘in trouble’. Also — most people are too slow. Don’t let anyone slow you down! https://erickimphotography.com/blog/2020/08/20/why-it-is-better-to-beg-for-forgiveness-than-ask-for-permission-2/

In life there ain't no right and wrong. The best goal is to simply share your uncensored personal truths with others. https://erickimphotography.com/blog/2020/08/19/just-share-your-own-personal-truth-with-others/

I think perhaps my Archimedes lever is motivating others and of course my self. https://erickimphotography.com/blog/2020/08/19/eric-kim-motivation/

Because I need a reason to move ... if I do not have a reason, I will not move! https://erickimphotography.com/blog/2020/08/19/why-am-i-so-unmotivated/

SELF RESPECT is the most robust (and only form) of respect you need. https://erickimphotography.com/blog/2020/08/19/self-respect-3/

Let us not get suckered: All news is fake news. What do I mean by this? Well– All news is cherry picked and taken out of context in order to maximize clicks and advertising revenue Often we cherry pick what people said rather than what they * meant to say *. More: https://erickimphotography.com/blog/2020/08/17/all-news-is-fake-news/