ERIC KIM

Being understood is overrated; being misunderstood is far more interesting!

Live as if today were your last day on planet earth (MEMENTO MORI), but also live as if your day (today) will be put on repeat for infinity (ETERNAL RETURN). Learn more: https://erickimphotography.com/blog/2019/08/27/play-the-long-game/

A thought while at the gym today: True happiness is the striving for more. Once you got the thing, you aren’t “happy” anymore. Happiness is the joy of overcoming difficulties, challenges, the joy of battling an obstacle/opponent. This means: Never stop striving for more. Learn more: https://erickimphotography.com/blog/2019/08/05/true-happiness-is-the-striving-for-more/

When in doubt, just share it. Even if there is a 1% chance you can help someone else, it is worth sharing! Learn more: https://erickimphotography.com/blog/2019/07/23/just-share-it/

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What if NOT being satisfied in life was the secret to happiness? Read more: https://erickimphotography.com/blog/2019/08/02/how-to-never-become-satisfied-in-life/

One of the best silicon-valley thought concepts is the idea of the ‘MVP’ (minimum viable product). It is anti-perfection. It is PRO-quick iteration, and just getting it out there! I think if we all lived more ‘MVP’-minded, we would be more creatively productive, confident, and happier! Learn more: https://erickimphotography.com/blog/2019/07/24/minimum-viable-product-mvp-for-entrepreneurship/ http:...

If you desire to thrive as a photographer, # deleteinstagram and join ARSBETA.COM instead. Why do you make photos? “What you rappers rap for?” – Kanye West First of all, ask yourself: Why do you make photos? I feel the best reason to make photos is to express yourself creatively and artistically. Or more specifically,  To ‘flex’ your artistic power. To share this artwork with others. Anti-Met...

Life is about growth. Our passion is photography and visual arts. How can we optimize our own artistic growth in photography and beyond? Growth: Becoming stronger, becoming bigger, become more powerful, becoming taller, extending your reach. It seems that life operates on this growth principle.  What is the opposite of growth? Degeneration. Getting smaller. Getting weaker. Becoming more meek....

A difficult question to answer: Why give more? First of all, it seems that the more we give, the more we receive in return. Now, the purpose of us giving isn't to receive. We give out of super-abundance. However it does seem that the logical *consequence* of us giving much is us receiving much. Thus, don't give in order to receive. Give because you want to share your inner-dopeness with others! An...

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“Necessity is the mother of invention.” Is this statement really true? What if the opposite were true: Abundance is the mother of invention. Let me explore these ideas with you. Are you creating this thing because you need money, or because you don’t need money? One of my best epiphanies in life when living in Vietnam: Wow, I will never starve to death.   And furthermore: I am earning money q...

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