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LIFESTYLE by KIM
Affordable Luxury
Once You’re Rich, Then You Can Start to Live Differently.
Outrage Porn
Photography *IS* Our Lifestyle
DAILY.
EFFIENCY.
Parallel Living
Towards a Streamlined Lifestyle
Life Design
What’s the Best Life or Mode of Existence?
More Interesting or Less Interesting?
Lifestyle Design
CRAFT YOUR OWN IDEAL FUTURE.
All Information is Information
Natural Light and Health
Minimum Viable Thriving
Good Homes Over Good Cars
Sleep is Godlike
Dynamic Lifestyle
What is the Ideal Home?
Lifestyle?
ERIC KIM QUARANTINE LIFESTYLE
In Praise of a Choice Minimal Lifestyle
BETA LIFESTYLE
In Praise of a Ghetto Lifestyle
Park Lifestyle
ETHICS by KIM
What to become:
HAPPINESS IS INFECTIOUS
People Who Do Harm Unto You?
My New Modern Virtues
ALL STANDARD ETHICS & MORALITY IS BAD.
Why American Ethics are Bad
BECOME A BULLY
Different Rules for Men and Women
Never Share What You *Really* Think
“Happiness” is for Women, Not for Men
“Rules” & “Regulations”
Stubborn Geniuses
Avoid Misery
What We Hate
HOW I DEAL WITH RACISM
How to Become a Great Man
BETTER TO FOLLOW YOUR GUT AND BE WRONG THAN DISOBEY YOUR GUT AND BE RIGHT
“I CAN’T BE FUCKED.”
Carte Blanche Ethics
Toxic People
Why Are We So Into Other People
Just focus on yourself and your own life
Perfect morals and ethics is following your own gut WHY ETIQUETTE?
NO BLAME, JUST CAUSE AND EFFECT.
Ignorance Takes Courage
TREAT OTHERS CARTE BLANCHE
Don’t give people what they want or what you *think* they want, give them what you think they *should* have.
Anti Small
Disdain or Admiration?
Beware Those With Good Intentions
STUBBORN x FLEXIBLE
ETHICS ARE VIA NEGATIVA
OBEDIENCE & DISCIPLINE
The Motive of Criticism
Ethics are Social
Anti Role Models
What is Greed?
On Having the Courage to Make Your Own Decisions
How *NOT* to Get Duped or Suckered
Why Help Others?
The Duty of the Strong
Why I’m So Intolerant Towards Intolerance
The Ethics of Criticizing Others
Consult Your Own Conscience
The Ethics of Shit Talking
The Ethics of Personal Enrichment
I’m Easily Distracted
On Forming Your Own Opinion
ERIC KIM Philosophy of Tolerance
Tolerance
Aesthetics are Ethics
Morality and Ethics
Dread *NOT* Fear
Stoicism out of Strength or Weakness?
Emotions?
Forgive 10x the Bad Things & Remember the Good
A REAL STOIC DOESN’T WANT OR NEED APOLOGIES.
STOICISM 101
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Introduction to Stoicism 
Something I have been meaning to write or create or do is like some sort of book, ebook, pamphlet, or introductory primer to stoicism. I really think that stoicism is probably one of the most useful and philosophical models to live normal every day real life. Yet, I haven’t really found a good instructional guide on it, especially when I was self teaching it to myself.
Consider this a practical primer, cutting through the BS:
What does stoicism mean? 
Stoicism, stoic, the stoa in ancient Greece– essentially the stoa was like some sort of portico, patio, pillar, outside, essentially a spot where guys would just hang out, talk shop, talk philosophy, etc.  
I think about the show “Hey Arnold” in which I was raised with… the notion of “stoop kid“, the notion of a stoop is that in a lot of cities, especially the east coast in New York, you have this little stoop or porch, stairs that go outside your front door… and you could just hang out there, engage in social and neighborhood life etc.
The new stoa? 
One of my happiest moments was when I was living in Providence Rhode Island, and then COVID-19 hit. Everything was closed, besides the park. I can still go to the park, hang out, workout, do chin ups– I learned how to do muscle ups, more bodyweight calisthenics stuff, and also… I had a lot of fun with this “rock toss“ challenge and workout… in the middle of the park was a huge ass rock and huge ass stone, and every single day I would go there pick it up, and then eventually work out with it; throwing it around for fun, doing overhead presses with it, clean and jerks, squats, and eventually I would just throw it around for fun. Funny enough it might have been the most fit I was in my life… this was the true “functional” fitness.
The inspiration — Hector lifting an insanely massive stone (barely 2 strong men could lift it)… using it to break down the door of the ships of the other side.
Open air, open sun concept
Anyways, the reason why that period of covid was so good is that it was in the middle of beautiful Providence Rhode Island summer, so nice and bright and warm and lovely… and one of the good things was going to the park was like an open forum, a new anatheum for a lot of really cool guys to come, hang out, talk shop, go topless and shirtless, workout and hang out.
I met some really interesting people during that period of time. I met some guys who were really cool. For example, one guy I met was in the US military Navy, I think he was training to be a Navy seal or Delta force or something. Another guy in some sort of ROTC training, another cool guy from the hood, and also I would say I probably met half a dozen friendly drug dealers there. And of course a lot of people who believed in conspiracy theories; really friendly, a little weird, but overall good guys.
Anyways, one of the biggest benefits of hanging out at that outdoor park, open air, nothing but green grass, the beautiful sun and the fitness equipment was that I think having this sort of open air environment is actually very conducive to socializing, thinking and thought, and pro social behavior. My theory about a lot of modern day antisocial behavior has to do with the structures which enclose us. For example, almost universally most guys at the gym are extremely antisocial. Why? My theory is that because most gyms have closed, cramped narrow ceilings, and do not have access to natural light, or outside space.
The only good gym I went to which was interesting was the golds gym in Venice, which has this really big outdoor workout area. I think this is much more natural and more fun and better; to be able to work out directly outside outdoors, with your shirt off.
Who is this philosophy for?
Stoics, stoicism — it was originally I think codified by this guy named Zeno, and over time he picked up some followers. Essentially the whole thing happened organically; Zeno would first share his thinking on philosophy ethics and pragmatic ways to deal with other people and the downsides of life, he built a following, and then his followers would propagate the thoughts and start their own little schools of thoughts, their own little stoic clubs.
What is “real” stoicism?
Would I like about stoicism is how loosey goosey it is. It is kind of like zen, or taoism… it is not really quantified as a religion, or a strict moral order. In fact, a lot of the ancients stoics would meditate on random stuff like cosmology, natural sciences like Seneca, how volcanoes worked or whatever. I think nowadays in today’s world, we focus primarily on the pragmatic side; how to deal with fear, uncertainty, downsides etc.
So how did I discover stoicism?
I think I might’ve first learned about stoicism from Nassim Taleb and his ANTIFRAGILE book. I was curious, and my curiosity went to deep. To quote NASSIM TALEB and the Venetian saying “The ocean goes deeper, the deeper you wade into it.”
I literally consumed every single book I could find on stoicism, even the obscure ones. Funny enough, a lot of the stoic thinkers tried to claim other philosophers as being stoic, like Seneca did with Diogenes the cynic. 
Cynic, cynicism, actually comes from the word canine, the dog. Diogenes was considered the “dog” philosopher, first used as a pejorative, but ultimately Diogenes reappropriated that title for fun! He saw dogs as tough, almost like wild wolves, rather than seeing them as a negative thing.
Even Achilles when he was raging against king Agamemnon, he called him “dog faced“ as a heaping insult.
Who is worth reading?
First, Seneca. Seneca the younger, his dad was called Seneca the elder.
In fact, this is such a big deal because Cindy and I named our first son, Seneca, directly after the stoic philosopher. This is true soul in the game; if you name your kid after your favorite philosopher, certainly it is a sign that you really liked that philosopher, or found them impactful.
The reason why I really like Seneca the stoic philosopher is because he had real connections to real reality. What that means is he wasn’t just on the sidelines; he actually existed in the real world, engaged in real politics, was even advisor to the emperor Nero, the bad one, who eventually low-key coerced Seneca to commit suicide, in a manly, dignified manner.
I think this was because maybe… there was actually a plan to overthrow Nero, and essentially Nero found out. 
What makes Seneca so good?
I really like Seneca because his writing is accessible, practical and pragmatic, and interesting.
A lot of thinkers tend to lack connections to real reality, I have no tolerance for boring philosophers to talk about metaphysics, which is things which are not physical. Like thoughts ideas, the universe, electricity and energy, strange phenomenon and conspiracy theories on ghosts, “energy” whatever.
For a long time, I would hear the term “metaphysics” being thrown around, and I had zero idea what it actually meant. 
Meta– on top of. Or nestled within.
Physics — the physical, physical phenomenon like gravity, first principles.
The reason why metaphysics philosophers tend to be a bunch of losers is that they are all weak and anemic, nerds or geeks or weaklings who seem to have some sort of physiological degeneracy, which encourages them to opine or talk or think about impractical things, superficial things.
Personally speaking, I think philosophy must be practical. 
Practical, praxis, practice — to do!
The Spartan, Zen Stoic, demigod ideal
I have a very funny ideal; the general idea is that your body looks like a demigod, and your physiology is out of control. The general idea is one must be tall, strong, highly muscular, low body fat percentage, I’m not exactly sure what my body fat percentage is, but maybe it’s around 5%.
Also, physical fitness is critical to any stoic. My ideal is to walk 50 miles a day, eat 20 pounds of meat like Milo of Croton a day. And also, abstinence from silly things like media, alcohol, drugs, marijuana etc.
Trust no thinker who does drugs!
Even our best friend Nietzsche said that coffee was bad, because it would make people dark and gloomy. He encouraged 100% cocoa powder instead. 
You let the drugs talk I let my soul talk ayy! – Kendrick Lamar
Simple technique:
First, look at a picture or a portrait or a full body shot, ideally topless of the artist, philosopher or thinker or individual… then judge their thoughts later.
Why? My theory is this: the thoughts of an individual is hugely affected by their bodily physiology.
For example, an extreme example: if somebody is locked inside a solitary confinement cell, and not permitted to go outside for years, but, he had a pen and pad and would jot down some thoughts… Would be the quality of these thoughts? Certainly dark and morose.
Why does stoicism matter? 
In today’s world, why does it matter, what is the significance of stoicism, etc.?
First and foremost, I think we are living in a troubling time, especially with the advent of modern day internet based media and advertising. I think 99% of what is propagated on the internet is fear mongering, and what is hate? Hate is just fear.
The first thought on stoicism is that it is just fear conquering. What I discovered about street photography, is that 99% of it is conquering your fears. Conquering your fears of upsetting other people, getting in some sort of verbal or physical altercation etc. In fact my bread and butter workshop is my conquering your fears and street photography workshop, the workshop which is still interesting to me even after a decade.
Why is this so important? I think it is rooted in almost everything; conquering your fears is rooted in entrepreneurship, innovation, risktaking and real life.
Even my speculation in crypto. 99.9% of crypto speculation is just balls. Having the balls to make big bets, and when things go south, knowing how to master your emotions.
A simple extra I have is this: just imagine it will all go down to zero.
It was useful because when I was in college, my sophomore year I got really into trading stocks, and I eventually lost my whole life savings, maybe around $3500 USD, and some bad penny stock which I actually misread the financials… the whole time I thought the company was making a profit, but actually it was taking a loss. I actually didn’t know that if profits are written in parentheses, it means a loss.
It was funny because my initial start as an investor was back in high school, I bought some Adobe stock when I was a high school junior, and also some mutual funds, which both went up after about 4-5 years.
Also I remember in elementary school computer class, when I was in the sixth grade in Bayside Queens, there was some sort of stock stimulation trading game, and actually it was funny… the kids who made the most money and were the most successful just put 100% of everything into Apple, note this is when we were only 12 years old, and I was born in 1988.
Stoicism and capitalism?
Funny enough, it seems that stoicism actually plays well with capitalism. Why? According to modern day capitalist thinking, the best way to approach life is to be objective, strong, stoic, unemotional, logical and rational.
Also, with modern day media there is so much fear mongering in the news, about some sort of global armageddon, global financial ruin, etc. I call it “fear porn”.
Therefore stoicism as a mindset is useful to think and position your mind in such a way that you could consider that life is all upside, no downside.
In fact, if I could summarize stoicism in one sentence, it is that life is all upside, no downside. Inspired by NASSIM TALEB.
Sex and Stoicism
So, is stoicism useful to you if you’re a man or a woman? Does it matter?
The good thing is I think it could apply to both sexes. Conquering sexism and social pressures is useful if you’re woman, and also if you’re a man.
Also, gender is social. Lot of the expectations set on us by society is socialized and gamed to a certain degree.
Stoic strategies 
First, we got to unchain ourselves from modern day ethics and morality. I believe that all modern day philosophy and thinking and ethics and religion is bad.
For example, the notion of turning the other cheek is a patently bad one. Why did Jesus turn his cheek? It is because he lacked on army.
Also, philosophically I think we should put no trust in Socrates. I thought which has puzzled me for a long time was this “Why was Socrates so ugly?
Monster in face, monster in soul.
I think Socrates was a degenerate, and he lacked any sort of real power. Therefore he turned logic and rationality into his terrorizing weapon (via Nietzsche). Back in the day, you didn’t need logic or rationality to have things your way, you simply was able to dictate that which you wanted to pause it, because you had a military force behind you. Just think about Machiavelli and IL PRINCIPE– the reality of being a mercurial prince, king, and military leader is hard, stoic, “immoral”. But ultimately it all comes down to war, conquest, the military.
Trust nobody who uses rationality or logic as their tyrannizing weapon. 
In fact, I believe that all should have the body and strength of some sort of super soldier. Essentially look like all the guys from the movie 300, this is our ideal.
Demigod physique. 
What has helped me
Allow yourself to be a bad, immortal, “evil” person. When you decide to adopt an unorthodox way of thinking and living, you’re going to rub some feathers the wrong way. And truth be told, even if you act in a strange vibrant way… At worse you’re only “mildly” annoying other people.
For good inspirations, I think the best stoic writers and thinkers include Seneca, and Marcus Aurelius and also the humor of the cynic philosopher Diogenes. I would even posit the idea that one could consider Alexander the Great as a stoic. Why? When you’re trying to create an empire, and you always have your life on the line, certainly this takes a stoic mindset. Also, let us think and consider that Alexander the Great had a copy of the Iliad by his bedstand, it was the only book he traveled with during his military tours.
Imagine the worst possible case scenario, and backtrack: Apparently even NASSIM TALEB would do this when he was a trader; every single day when he would go to his trading desk, he would assume that his investments would all go to zero, and if that wasn’t the case every single day, it was just upside. Therefore for myself, I just think to myself very simple; imagine like I got zero dollars, zero money, and literally all I need is meat, a Wi-Fi connection and I’m good. 
Live like a poor person: The notion of “debasing“ the coin or the currency is the general idea that you are not a coward in regards to money. The best way to think about money is like a social tool; I think money is actually just codified labor. If you want people to clean bathrooms, run the cashiers stand, you have to promise them money. Even Seneca said the upsides of simulated poverty; essentially living like a poor person, or even a homeless person when you don’t need to… is the ultimate position to be in. Why? True freedom of spirit and soul; as a philosopher thinker writer or whatever… you cannot be “canceled”, because there is nothing to cancel. As long as you could pay your rent, buy meat at Costco, and publish your thoughts to your own self hosted website blog, and pay your server fee, you have 100% freedom. And also, still… America is the best place to be because there is true freedom of speech and expression, you don’t want to be a trillionaire but not be able to say what’s really on your mind. And I think this is the big issue with entertainers, actors, media people… as long as you’re signed to a contract, you don’t run your own production company, or, you’re still a slave to money… you’re not really going to see what’s really on your mind. Why is it that the Rock cannot say anything bad about China, or Tibet? Because he is still enslaved by the media corporation. New slaves by Kanye West.
And this is the true courage of Kanye West; he literally put everything on the line, and even lost his spouse and I think maybe his kids? All for the sake of revealing inequities. 
“I throw these Maybach keys fucking c’est la vie! I know that we the new slaves.”- Ye
Stoic training
The fun thing about stoicism is that you could just make it up as you go, devise your own strategies and whatever.
“Fucking c’est la vie!” My favorite Kanye West line.
Essentially the general idea is that in life, one should not take things too seriously. Laughter is golden, I forget the philosopher who was called the laughing philosopher… Democritus?; better to laugh about the follies of human beings rather than to be dark and morose about it.
Also, thoughts from the Odyssey; if you look far enough  into the future, everything becomes comedic and hilarious.
So when you’re in some sort of bad situation, just think to yourself “Perhaps one day, 20 or 30 years from now… I will look back at this and just laugh!” It will just be humorous.
Honestly, laughter, and kind of being able to joke about things might be the best way to live life and deal with setbacks. 
Modern day ailments
Problems in modern day life:
Too much time spent indoors, not enough time out in the sun. Perhaps it is better to be out outside all day, and joyful, even with the risk of getting skin cancer or whatever… rather than to be indoors, scared, weak and anemic. Differences between if you’re a man or a woman, but still… the most beautiful skin has a sunkissed, olive color tone; the true privilege is having a full body tan. 
Get chatGPT, the paid premium one. And use the image generation AI art tool DALL-E. People pay therapists to just speak their mind, and get some sort of sounding board. I actually think it’s much better to chat with AI instead; because it will not judge you, and ultimately what is a therapist anyways? A therapist is just a mirror, a sounding board for you to verbalize and flesh out your thoughts. Often when we talk about our problems, 90% of the issues go away because once we verbalize it, we feel much better about ourselves. The next thing I’m going to do is build some sort of therapy bot. 
Not enough walking: I have never met anybody who walks 30,000 steps a day and is depressed. Even my friend Jimmy, who works as a US postal worker delivering the mail, he walks around 30,000 steps a day and is always bright cherry and jovial. I think this is also where people who hike a lot or walk a lot in nature are so happy; when you’re able to walk around a lot, and zen out… you just feel much better. My simple suggestion is when you go on a hike or a walk in nature or even in the city… leave your phone at home, or locked inside your glove compartment, and don’t bring any headphones or speakers or Apple watches or whatever. Just bring along your camera, and enjoy. My personal ideal is the bear lifestyle; walking 50 miles a day. 
Real stoics don’t call themselves Stoics?
A funny thing I have learned is that when you call something something, it isn’t that.
For example, if someone calls something a “luxury car”, it ain’t. For example, a true modern day luxury car is maybe a Tesla, but Tesla never calls itself a luxury car. Also the ultimate luxury technology company is probably Apple… but Apple is very intelligent and not calling themselves a luxury brand.
A pro tip is when it comes to websites, read the alternative text, the header text, the stuff that shows up in the tab of your browser window. If the website, the automotive retailer tries to market themselves as a “luxury” brand, typically it is actually a sign that it isn’t a luxury brand it isn’t luxury brand.
Thought: what are some good examples of true luxury brands which don’t overly calls itself luxury? 
In someways, we can think and consider stoicism as our new luxury. In fact, having luxury, luxury of mind and soul… and luxury of freedom of speech, isn’t this the ultimate luxury?
When somebody asked Diogenes the cynic; “What is the best human good”? He said “Freedom of speech, speaking your mind, having the power to see whatever is on your mind.”
In fact, my current joy is becoming more and more free talking, and free riding. What that means is this; I’m ain’t going to censor myself no more, even if I might be politically incorrect insensitive or whatever. 
Also, I would prefer to speak my mind and seriously hurt the feelings of others, rather than soften it for the sake of the other person.   Similarly speaking, when people call themselves “influencers”, they are not influencers.
Stoicism as a technique and tool, not the end
Ultimately I think we should think of stoicism just like having another tool inside our tool kit. For example, if you’re a chef, you’re going to have different knives for different purposes. If you’re going to cut a big piece of meat, you probably want a big ass meat cutting knife, not something you would use to slice an apple with. Similarly speaking, if you’re going to scoop out the insides of an avocado, better to use a spoon rather than using a fork, or a knife. 
I think the problem is when some people get too into stoicism (I prefer writing stoicism with a lowercase), they think that everything needs to be consistent, and must fit into this nice little neat box of what is considered “stoicism“. This is a bad line of thinking… let us consider that Marcus Aurelius never even mentioned stoicism in his writings, his collections of thoughts, which we moderns call THE MEDITATIONS… it was just essentially his personal diary, to help him conquer his own personal fears and thoughts, I don’t think he ever intended it to be published publicly. I think he just wrote it to himself as self therapy. And I think the only stoic philosopher he even mentions is maybe Epictetus.
The future of stoicism?
For myself, I just come out with certain to work out thoughts and techniques because it helps me, and when I find these tricks or techniques or secret hacks or cheat codes… My passion is to simply share it with others. 
And ultimately, things are ever in flux and evolving and changing and adapting.
For example, I’ve discovered the quality of my thinking is different when I am in Culver City Los Angeles, compared to being in the boring suburbs of Orange County.
Also depending on my social environments… my stoic thoughts are different when I am in a gym, vs just working out by myself in my parking spot in the back of my apartment.
Also, the quality of my thoughts is different when living with family members or other people versus just living with myself Cindy and Seneca.
Stoicism is all about living with other people
Assuming you’re not growing your own vegetables and living in the middle of nowhere… you probably have some interaction with other human beings. As long as you have an iPhone, an Android phone, a smartphone, a 4G or 5G internet connection, wifi, a laptop, have to buy groceries somewhere… you’re still going to have to interact with other human beings.
And this is good. There is no other greater joy than other human beings.
In fact, modern-day society is strange because in someways, the ethos is to be antisocial and to be cowardly. But in fact, the best way to think about things is that real life is interaction with other human beings, and social conquest. One can imagine a lot of modern day entrepreneurship as simply a big dick swinging contest. He who is the most masculine confident tall and strong and stoic shall win.
More ideas
Assume that everyone is mentally insane: Have you ever been out in public, and you see some sort of crackhead or strange homeless person who acts radically, smells terrible, and is obviously mentally ill? Do you hate them for it? When they say something weird to you… do you take it personally? No. Why? They are crazy. Perhaps we should just adopt this stoic mindset towards other people; some people are actually physiologically ill, mentally unwell… don’t trust the opinion of nobody.
A lot of people are trying to actually deal with their own inner demons: For example, becoming the successful photographer and street photographer I am today… I’ve dealt with some individuals who would say anonymous bad things about me, and later I found out that their mom just died or something. I cannot imagine what it feels like losing a mother… therefore if somebody spew some hate on me because something bad happened to them, I’m not gonna take it personally.
Self-flagellation: I think a lot of people who are sick, mentally or physiologically self flagellate themselves. Essentially the way that they deal with other people or themselves is some sort of metaphorical self-flagellation.
For example… you know those strange individuals who have the whip and whip themselves, and inflict pain on themselves? I think some people do this metaphorically to themselves and others.
You just want to stay away from them.
Why so scared?
My personal theory on fear is that a lot of it is tied to morality and ethics. I think the general idea is not necessarily that we are afraid of anything… I think the true fear is that we’re afraid that we are some sort of bad evil unethical immoral person.
For example in street photography, the general ethical thought is that it is immoral to take a photo of somebody without their permission, because there is some sort of it inherent evil behind it. Is this true? No. Taking photos and not really a big deal.
Why do people make such a big deal out of small things?
I think it is because some people are just overly sensitive, which once again comes from some sort of physiological weakness.
For example, if you’re a weightlifter who could lift 1000 pounds, assuming you’re not taking any steroids or anything… are small things going to bother you? No. But let us assume that you are a skinny fat man, all you do is drink alcohol and smoke marijuana and watch Netflix, and you spent too much time on Reddit… you are 40% body fat, and have never lifted in your life. And also your testosterone is low and you never go outside. Certainly the quality of your thoughts is going to be different than if you’re a happy gay monster, lifting weights outside in the direct sun, laughing and having fun. 
In fact, I’ve actually personally discovered that the reason why a lot of people hate me is because I am so happy jovial and gay. They are secretly suspicious or envious of me? 
Weather and mood
Probably one of my worst experiences was this jarring transition; I was super happy insanely happy being in Vietnam in 2017; with a beautiful weather, the beautiful light, the happy people the great amenities etc.… and then that winter Cindy and I went to Europe, in Marseille Berlin and Prague, and maybe London… seriously the worst winter of my life. Why? I wonder if so much miserable feelings and thoughts simply comes from the darkness and lack of light. a lot of Europe is actually quite miserable; dark, unhygienic, morose.
Even Nietzsche had a thought about Schopenhauer; How much of these emo European philosophers came from the fact that it was just complaining about the cold weather in Germany etc.?  For myself, my ideal weather is Southeast Asia; I love being in Phnom Penh Cambodia, Vietnam etc. In the states, am I the only one who loves living in Los Angeles? Dr. Dre and Kendrick Lamar said that LA was the best for women weed and weather… I would definitely say the biggest upside of living in Los Angeles is the light, the sunlight. It actually does get quite cold here, but usually most reliably even in December during the winter time, the sun will always come up. As long as there is bright sunny light, I will be happy. And I think maybe for myself, considering that I am a photographer, and photography means painting with light… light for me is critical.
I also wonder how much of it is a physiological thing and a genetic trait; for example I could even recall being a young child, and my mom telling me that the most critical thing in finding a home or an apartment was light and natural light. Even now… 90% of my happiness comes from being able to have access to natural light, ideally floor to ceiling windows facing directly the sun, having some sort of modern temperature regulated apartment and home. Even living in our tiny studio minimalistic luxury apartment in Providence Rhode Island, where it was always 75° warm and cozy, and not frigid and damp and cold and dark and humid… I was always good. But moving to an older house, where it always felt damp and cold… this literally lowered my happiness by 1000%.
Therefore, if you’re feeling miserable sad or whatever… I say spend three months living in Hanoi or Saigon in Vietnam, or go to Phnom Penh Cambodia. I wonder if 90% of peoples misery is simply due to the weather.
Stoic assignments
”Better to be a gay monster than a sentimental bore!” – Fernandino Galliani, via Nietzsche
My stoic ideal is somebody who is happy, gay, smiling, no headphones or AirPods on, no sunglasses on, no hat, no facial hair, no baggy oversized clothing, no tint in their car. Somebody who makes great eye contact, laughs, stands up upright, jokes, and fools around. Like an overgrown child.
Also, lift weights at least once every day, ideally in the direct sun. Just buy some weightlifting equipment on Titan.fitness, I like the farmers carry handles, the Olympic loadable dumbbell, and also the Texas power squat bar. Just buy some cheap weights, and or buy a heavy 400 pound sandbag, and just have fun throwing it around.
True stoics are masculine
A true stoic should look something like Hercules or Achilles. Or like ERIC KIM; I have the aesthetic and the physique of Brad Pitt in FIGHT CLUB except with a lot more muscle. Like my friend Soren says, the Adonis physique and proportions.
A real stoic is sexy
I think a real stoic is sexy, happy and fun. Who doesn’t take life too seriously; and think of everything like a fun game. A real stoic would be joyful and cheery like three-year-old child without any adulteration from the outside world.
Why do adults become so dark and morose?
I don’t like talking with or hanging out with adults, uninteresting.
At what point or age do people become so emo?
Typically, highschoolers are very optimistic. Even college students. But I think at least in maybe college in high school nowadays… the bad trend is towards “over concern”, about the world the planet ethics animals etc.
I find a lot of this thinking superficial, performative, and uncritical. I think “animal rights“, “saving the planet” is this new pseudo world religion; which is just capitalism 3.0. I find the whole pet industry the whole dog industry to be insanely bizarre, and I trust nobody who talks about “saving the planet“ who owns an iPhone, owns any sort of car, or has an Amazon prime subscription. Certainly not any vegans.
A real stoic is a carnivore 
Animals are animals. They are lower on the hierarchy and totem pole on earth. Man is the apex predator, the apex bully and the apex tyrant.
Should we care for animals or “animal rights”? No. Animals are our slaves.
If you consider even dogs and pets… they are essentially our emotional slaves. People talk a lot about the virtuosity of dogs being loyal or whatever… and giving you unconditional love. This seems like some sort of emotional slavery.
The only dogs I respect are some sort of canine dogs, some sort of attack or defense dogs, or hunting dogs. For example, John Wick 3; Halle Barry and her dogs. An animal should either be a weapon, or nothing.
Why do people care about animals so much?
Essentially it looks like men no longer have a backbone. No more spine.
I trust nobody who owns a dog.
Let us not forget; they call it dog ownership, or “owning a pet”. There is no more concept of “human ownership, or “owning a human.”
End goals 
What is the end goal of humanity? To me it is towards entrepreneurship, innovation, art and aesthetics, philosophy etc. Design.
Stoicism should be considered a tool which could aid you in these things.
For example, I think 99% of entrepreneurship is courage. Stoicism could help you with that.
I also think with design, great design is also 99% courage, having the courage to attempt something that won’t sell or be received well… stoicism is all about practical courage. The only designers with courage include Steve Jobs, Jony Ive, Elon Musk, Kanye West. 
Also, weightlifting. To attempt to lift a certain weight you have never attempted before takes great courage. For example, me atlas lifting 1000 pounds; that is 10 plates and a 25 on each side, this is true stoic training. Why? The fear of injury is what holds most people back; if you had successfully conquered this fear and not injured yourself, this is pure stoic bliss.
The physical
I think the only and the only proper way to lift weights is one repetition maximum training. That is; what is the maximum amount of weight you’re able to successfully lift or move, even half an inch?
To me, the courage is the success. Even if you had the courage to attempt it… that is what is considered success. 
Simple exercises to do include the atlas lift, innovated by ERIC KIM, or a one repetition max rack pull.
Or, a high trap bar deadlift, heavy Farmer’s walks, or heavy sandbag carries. Or even a simple thing you could do is go to the park or to the local nature center, find the biggest rock there and just see if you could pick it up.
Now what?
If you’re interested in stoicism, and have had some interesting thoughts on stoicism, one of the most noble things you could do is start your own blog. I think blogs are 1000 times more effective than publishing some sort of static printed book; I think the problem in today’s world is that everyone is seeking some sort of legitimacy by being picked up by some sort of legitimate publisher and getting “published“, and seeing your printed book at Barnes & Noble whatever.
I say it is better to be open source, free and permissionless, decentralized. Just publish your thoughts and book as a free PDF, and just host it on dropbox, Google Drive, or your own web server. Share the link freely, and also just publish the raw text as a big blog post. 
Even Sam Bankman-Fried wisely thought; 99.9% of books could just be summarized as big blog posts.
Don’t trust any modern day published book which isn’t free, because… there is some sort of hidden clout chasing somewhere. 
Even one of the worst compromises that led to the demise of Ray Dalio was the fact that he took his Principles book, which was essentially a free ebook PDF on his website, and then took it off, because I think he got a book deal with Simon and Schuster. After he did that, he lost my respect.
If you’re already independently wealthy, and you don’t crowd source your self-esteem… why would you need to externally validate yourself by getting some sort of constipated publisher and annoying editor?
Editors are bad.
Now what?
Start your own blog and start blogging your own thoughts on stoic philosophy, and even start a YouTube channel and start vlogging on it. My generalized thought is simple: if your thought your idea your blog post your video or whatever could even impact the life of one other human being on planet earth… it is worth it.
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What is the secret to the maximum amount of happiness in life? The maximum amount of danger. (Nietzsche).
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SPARTANISM.
Introduction to Stoicism
STOIC FLEX.
Becoming Spartan
MAKE IT ENTERTAINING FOR YOURSELF!
Stoic Aesthetics?
The Philosophy of Ugliness
Bad Stoicism
Stoicism 2.0
Becoming Stoic
LEMONADE.
Why Arguments and Confrontations Are Good
“I’m Over It”
How to Deal With Miserable People
How to Become a Stoic
How to Ignore
Pretend like you didn’t hear them
Bad Stoic Strategies
The Stoic Way of Dealing With Unpleasant or Miserable People
HOW TO BECOME A STOIC
Stoicism Stunts Our Power?
Stoicism is Mental Resistance Training
STOIC STRATEGIES.
How to Become Fearless
Extreme Stoicism
Ethics are Aesthetic
Indifference to Pain or Suffering
When is Stoicism Good? When is Stoicism Bad?
Why Others Criticize or Insult You
True Difficulty
What if Covid Never Goes Away?
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HOW TO CONQUER FEAR
ANTI FEAR
It is the Duty of the Strong to Help the Weak
The Goal is to Become Stronger
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HYPER HERO
TRANSFORM EVERY DOWNSIDE INTO AN UPSIDE
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The Art of Manly Virtue
Resistance Makes Us Stronger!
DON’T LIVE IN FEAR
Emotions are Good
Conquer Your Anger
BLACK EAGLE
DIFFICULTY AWAKENS YOUR INNER-GENIUS.
STOICISM IS ARMOR FOR THE MIND
The Spartan-Stoic Lifestyle
How I Conquered Fear
HOW TO CURE FEAR.
LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL.
The Upside of Poverty
How I Became Me
THE WILL TO POWER, OR THE WILL TO FEAR?
ATTACK REALITY
Living *THROUGH* History
How to Fear Less
Fear is the Ultimate Contagious Disease
STOICISM FOR DUMMIES
Don’t Be Scared!
WHAT CAN YOU CONTROL, WHAT CAN YOU NOT CONTROL?
HOW YOU CAN CONQUER FEAR
YOU’RE STRONGER THAN YOU THINK YOU ARE.
EXPECT THE UNEXPECTED
WHY AREN’T THINGS WORSE?
My Philosophy on Masculinity
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How to Creatively Flourish in Life
Introduction to Stoicism
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What Doesn’t Kill You Makes You Stronger
How to Respect Yourself
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How to Steer Fear
How to Conquer Pessimism
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How to Be Optimistic
Why I Don’t Take My Anger Seriously
HOW TO BECOME MORE POWERFUL
POSITIVITY.
HOW TO BECOME SUPERHUMAN
How to Give a Fuck Less
ALL IN.
Why I Cut My Dad Out of My Life.
Your iPhone Only Has 5% Battery Left.
How not to give a FUCK about your REPUTATION
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HAPPINESS.
The Regret Minimization Framework in Photography and Life
How to Be a HERO
Conquer Your Fears by Making Fear Your Slave
Rule Circumstances; Don’t Let Your Circumstances Rule You
How to Love Yourself
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Your Parents Fuck You Up
Immortality
What Kills You Makes You Stronger
How to Be Patient
How to Conquer Anger
How to Bounce Back in Life
How to Overcome Resistance
Nothing Unlimited is Good; Nothing Good is Unlimited
You Have No Limits
Can 1’s and 0’s Hurt You?
The Envious Moment is Flying Now
Tomorrow We’ll Sail the Wide Seas Again
How to Forgive Others
Focus on Your Actions, Not the Results
Everything Will Be Alright
How to Be a Stoic Street Photographer
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How to Overcome Your Fears in Life
How to Stop Worrying in Life
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How to Free Your Soul From Disturbance
3 Stoic Techniques that Can Help You Gain Tranquility
Can People Weaker than You Hurt You?
Does a Doctor Get Angry at a Crazy Patient?
Own Nothing
The Stoic Masters
Learn from the master stoics:
Seneca
Marcus Aurelius
Epictetus
Publilius Syrus
Heraclitus
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LIFE IS ALL ABOUT STRIVING FOR MORE!
PHOTOGRAPHY INSPIRATION IDEAS
Setbacks are a motivator, a turbocharger
THERE IS SO MUCH OF THE WORLD TO PHOTOGRAPH!
The Philosophy of Optimism
What Slows You Down?
Meta Editing
Move Mass
What’s “Cool”?
No In-Between
Independent Aspirations
COMPULSION.
*BEYOND* PERFECT.
BUY BOOKS WHEN YOU WANT TO BUY GEAR.
How to Make More Photos
JUST MAKE MORE PHOTOS.
MY DESIRE TO CAPTURE IT ALL.
VISUAL DETOX.
Photography is Our Addiction
A BILLION PHOTOS
THE MOTIVATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHER.
CURIOUS.
PROVOKE.
How to Do More Photography
PRACTICE.
TURBOCHARGE YOURSELF, TURBOCHARGE OTHERS.
LIFE IS ALL UPSIDE, NO DOWNSIDE.
PHOTO TURBO THOUGHTS
No Such Thing as Good or Bad; Simply Stimulating or Not Stimulating
The Best Genre is No Genre
The Key to Photographic Motivation
Pacifying Media, Motivational Media
Our Hunger for New Experiences
Mental Motivation
ALL ABOUT PHOTOGRAPHY.
The Photographer as Creator
Create *BEYOND* Yourself
Let Your Curiosity Drive Your Photography
LOVE YOUR PHOTOS.
Abstract Monochrome Photography
SHOOT WITHOUT THINKING.
Just Have Fun With Photography
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CONSISTENCY x NOVELTY
Easily Bored?
Face Photography
How to Become More Self-Motivated in Your Photography
YOUR OWN PHOTOS ARE THE BEST PHOTOS.
On Sharing Your Favorite Photos
UBERABUNDANCE.
Peak Photographic Productivity
When to Review Your Photos
Serotonin and Photos
The Photos You Have Yet Shot are Your Most Important Photos
3 Tips How to Master Photography
Do You Like Your Own Photos?
The Beauty of Mundane, Everyday Moments
Reasons Why to Be Optimistic About the Future
A Photography-Full Future
The More You Shoot, the Better
How Many Photos Should You Shoot Everyday?
Why Do We Love Motion?
Now is Your Chance to Shoot History in the Making
Photo by Photo
How and Why Photography Remains So Interesting to Me
How to Conquer Your Inner Photographic Critic
Thoughts on HDR Photography
New Year, New Photos
Why Exhibit Your Photos?
Photography is Visual Poetry
What’s the Purpose of Art?
Why Do We Photographers Have Such a Hard Time Staying Inspired and Motivated?
On Becoming a More Optimistic Photographer
Philosophy of Weather
How to Become a More Optimistic Photographer and Human
You Are a Creative Photographer
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What Motivates Me to Shoot?
How to Maximize Yourself to the Fullest
HOW TO MOVE AND MOTIVATE PEOPLE
Autotelic Photography
The more I go out and photograph the world, the more interesting and beautiful the world becomes
Why Photographers Have Such Low Self-Esteem
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Why Am I So Unmotivated?
EVERY DAY IS A NEW DAY
WHY ARE YOU SO UNMOTIVATED?
Movement is Motivation
How to Motivate Myself to Make New Photos
Never Stop Optimizing
How to Help and Motivate Others
Feed On Your Own Photos; Let Them Nourish You!
Competition is for Suckers
A Future Without Travel
How Google Can Improve Your Photography
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NEVER STOP MOVING!
How I Self-Motivate Myself
Every Day the Sun is Birthed Anew
A Life Without Photography Isn’t a Life Worth Living
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Tabula Rasa, Blank Slate, Carte Blanche
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LIFE IS THE ULTIMATE RPG
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PASSION, not Discipline
Better Bad Photos than No Photos
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To Be Human is to Move
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Better Bad Photos than No Photos
Why Keep Making New Art and Photos, Indefinitely?
Photography Motivation: What if There is Nothing Interesting to Photograph?
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Motivation Follows the Action
In Praise of Heroes
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Anything that Motivates You to Move is Good!
The Productive Photographer is the Happiest Photographer!
Make Today Count!
How to Break Through Photographer’s Block
The Joyful Photographer
The Dancing Photographer
The Kaizen Process of Gradual Self-Improvement in Photography
It is Your Duty to Make Beautiful Pictures!
Making Pictures IS Happiness!
NO EXCUSES.
The Pomodoro Photography Technique
The ABC of Photography
Just Shoot It.
How to Change the World With Photography
How to Find Inspiration in Photography and Life
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Create Against the Past
How I Motivate Myself to Make Photos
Wear Your Camera Like a Necklace or Bracelet
Have Your Photos Come to You
How to Level Up in Your Photography
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How to Overcome Photographer’s Block
Be a Photographer Now
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Never Stop Growing as a Photographer
Why Do You Need “Inspiration” to Shoot?
Just Shoot.
5 Things to Do If You’ve Lost Your Passion for Photography
How to Have Unshakeable Confidence in Yourself
Don’t Give Up On Your Dream
Don’t Waste Your Potential
Unlock Your Potential
Empower Others With Your Photography
Why You Shouldn’t Follow Your Passion in Photography
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The Love of Risk
INSANE FOCUS.
SHARE AS YOU LEARN.
VIA NEGATIVA SUCCESS
Emotional Readiness is *Physical* Readiness?
Annoyance & Entrepreneurship
Why Doesn’t Anything Satisfy Me?
ZERO FINANCIAL CONCERNS
How to Gain Ascendancy
Business vs Entrepreneurship?
TAKE REAL CHANCES
Making Money as a Hobby
The Best Exercises for Entrepreneurs
INCOME VS EXPENSES MONEY LIFESTYLE PHILOSOPHY
Entrepreneurship is the privilege of being able to attempt something new
How to Become More Influential
The Point of Life is Entrepreneurship?
How to Think Like an Entrepreneur
Become the Outlier
Self Reliance
How to Extend Your Reach
NEWS: How to Think Like an Entrepreneur
PVP (Player vs Player)
How I became so influential
WE LOVE THE *SENSATION* OF RISK-TAKING
WHY HIGH PROFIT MARGINS?
INNOVATION THOUGHTS
OVERCONFIDENCE IS GOOD.
GARAGE ENTREPRENEURSHIP
PERHAPS IT IS GOOD TO BE “DELUSIONAL”
USE YOUR WEALTH TO BUY STUFF, OR TO BUILD AND INNOVATE STUFF?
HOW TO THRIVE
Target Demographic
Ambition Over Happiness
Anti Collaboration
The Will to Economy
Why New?
CHOOSE ADRENALINE.
No Looking Back.
1000x Different
BECOME SPENDTHRIFT
THE BENEFIT OF JUST ONE.
EXTREME INNOVATION.
Practicality is Boring
BECOME YOUR OWN STANDARD.
NEVER STOP ITERATING.
CONDENSE.
Take Lots of Small Financial Risks
Control Over Convenience
Why Are Chinese Companies So Innovative?
INSANELY DIFFERENT.
Why Doesn’t Anything Ever Satisfy Me?
THE GREAT PASSION.
Perhaps Dissatisfaction is Good
ONE REP MAX.
WHAT DO YOU *REALLY* WANT IN LIFE?
LIFE IS ABOUT STRIVING FOR MORE.
NEVER STOP LINKING.
THE GREATEST.
WHAT A TIME TO BE ALIVE!
THE BEST IS YET TO COME.
ERIC KIM CRITIQUE OF ROMANTICISM
COMPLACENCY.
JUST BUY IT.
ALL ABOUT YOU.
MOVE THE WORLD
Boring or Not Boring?
What if Your Past Self were Inferior to Your Present Self?
THE PHILOSOPHY OF PROGRESS
CULTURE IS YOUR ENEMY.
Difficulty & Interest
The Will to Expansion
What is Work?
SOUL IN THE GAME.
JUST START IT.
Not Boring
PRIDE IN YOUR OWN NAME / BRAND
AS MUCH AS YOU CAN TOLERATE.
Speed is Paramount
TAKE IT BACK TO THE BEGINNING.
A Life With No Risk Taking is *NOT* a Life Worth Living
Dissatisfaction is Good
GREATER STRENGTH, GREATER CHALLENGES.
In Praise of the New
Uncorrupted Desires
You Cannot Fake Passion
SELF-OVERGOING
FORM YOURSELF.
Personal Entrepreneurship
RELENTLESS.
PUT YOUR NAME ON IT.
A Life of Expansion
SELF-ENTREPRENEURSHIP
YOU ARE THE EXCEPTION.
Use Your Life as an Experiment to Self-Develop Yourself to Heights Never Seen Before
Invest in New Developments
Investing Towards What End?
The 90%/10% Principle in Entrepreneurship
Speed Wins
The Philosophy of Happiness
When to Over-Estimate, When to Under-Estimate?
Never Stop Iterating
Money as a Tool for Life and Artistic Experimentation
Less But More Premium
Mainstream vs Low-Key Success
Why Dissatisfaction is Good
SEEK YOUR OWN PERSONAL MAXIMAL BENEFIT INSTEAD OF COMPLAINING
Manifest Your Destiny
Is it Best to *Not* Communicate Your Inner Thoughts or Ideas With Others?
CREATE THINGS YOU WISH TO SEE MANIFESTED IN THE WORLD
How to Do More Work
CONTROL.
Competition is for Losers
Change.
Your Competitive Advantage with Insanely Fast Wifi and High Speed Internet
Pseudo Individualism
Natural Internal Promoting vs External Promptings
Think for Yourself.
Survival vs Thrivival
Become Rich
SECRETS.
Why it is Better to Beg for Forgiveness than Ask for Permission
Thinking About the Past Prevents You From Thinking About the Future
How to Predict the Future
Tools of Mass Distraction
So What?
FREEDOM
On Leaving a Legacy
I wanna be me!
Productivity for personal freedom
How to Purchase your Freedom
Never stop innovating.
Entrepreneurship Mindset
What is Your Dream in Life?
8 Blogging Productivity Tips
Why Be Normal?
How Much Suffering Are You Willing to Endure to Achieve Your Dreams?
Put a Dent in the Universe.
Innovate for the Sake of Innovating!
Reality is Malleable!
Stoic Entrepreneurship
Against Self-Preservation
The Purpose of Life is to Make New Stuff!
Economics by KIM
Money is For Slaves
Growth
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Think Payoffs
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Cost to Capital
Price vs Value
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How to FIRE (Financial Independence Retire Early)
How to *Save* a Million Dollars
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MAYBE IT IS A GOOD IDEA TO BUY HIGH
Banks Are the True Menace to Society
THE PROMISE OF FUTURE MONOPOLY PROFITS?
High gas prices are good
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Pride in What You Paid For
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Save Money Towards What Ends?
No Regret Investment
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FUNDAMENTALS OF STREET PHOTOGRAPHY
The Psychology of Street Photography
Fundamentals to Street Photography
How to Conquer Fear in Street Photography
Street Photography Secrets
NEO STREET PHOTOGRAPHY
Street Photography Lenses
Street Photography Settings
Street Photography Techniques
Street Photography Ideas
CLOSER.
CLEAN BACKGROUND
Street Photography Inspiration
How to Enter the Street Photography Zone
Simple Street Photography Tips
How to Defuse Confrontations in Street Photography
How to Make Controversial Street Photographs
Street Photography Project Ideas
How to Make Good Street Photos
Is Defining “STREET PHOTOGRAPHY” a Good Thing?
STREET PHOTOGRAPHY “RULES” TO BREAK
Walking Meditation in Street Photography
10 COMMANDMENTS OF STREET PHOTOGRAPHY
Street Photography is Improvisation
In Praise of Randomness in Street Photography
How to Become a Fearless Photographer
How to Make Better Street Photographs
12 ERIC KIM Street Photography Assignments
Meaningful Street Photography
25 Street Photography Tips by ERIC KIM
Beginner Street Photography Articles
Get started in street photography:
Definitions in Street Photography
Visual Sociology Street Photography
Why Street Photography?
What is Street Photography?
Why Shoot Street Photography?
The History of Street Photography
How to Shoot Street Photography
How to Shoot Street Photography
Street Portraits 101 by ERIC KIM
The Ultimate Beginner’s Guide to Street Photography
70 Street Photography Tips for Beginners
15 Street Photography Techniques and Tips
A Letter to My 18 Year Old Self: If I Started Street Photography All Over Again
Street Photography Equipment
What is the Best Camera for Street Photography?
What is the Best Lens for Street Photography?
What to Consider When Buying a Camera
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How to Conquer Your Fears in Street Photography
How to Conquer Your Fears in Life
Shoot What You’re Afraid Of
How to Channel Your Fear into Bravery
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Intermediate Street Photography Articles
Take your street photography to the next level:
How to Become a Stoic Street Photographer
The 10 Principles of Good Street Photography
7 Tips How to Capture “The Decisive Moment” in Street Photography
The Importance of Social Skills in Street Photography
The Street Photography Code of Ethics
“Taking” vs “Making” Photos in Street Photography
Follow Your Gut in Street Photography
10 Reasons Why You Should Never Chimp While Shooting Street Photography
Advanced Street Photography Articles
Find deeper meaning in your street photography:
How to Master Street Photography
How to Be a Zen Street Photographer
Personal Street Photography
The “Bookend” Technique in Street Photography
Street Photography is Self-Therapy
Zen in the Art of Street Photography
Taoism and Street Photography
How to Find Your Style in Street Photography
Follow Your Gut in Street Photography
Street Photography Tips & Technique
Learn how to shoot on the streets:
70 Street Photography Tips for Beginners
15 Street Photography Techniques and Tips
Flash Street Photography Guide
Take More Risks
Don’t Think About Composition When You’re Shooting Street Photography
7 Tips How to Capture “The Decisive Moment” in Street Photography
7 Tips How to Make a Great Street Photograph
Tokyo Street Photography Contact Sheets
Video: Why it is Important to “Work the Scene” in Street Photography
Shoot Less, Better
Make Shitty Photos
Shoot Effortlessly
10 Tips for Candid Street Photography
103 Lessons I’ve Learned From Street Photography
See all street photography tips and techniques >
Street Photography Guides
In-depth guides on street photography:
How to Shoot Candid Street Photography
How to Shoot Street Portraits with Permission
How to Shoot Black and White Street Photography
How to Shoot Color Street Photography
How to Shoot Street Portraits with Permission
How to Shoot Layers in Street Photography
How to Shoot Urban Landscapes
Street Photography Equipment
The best equipment for street photography:
What is the Best Camera for Street Photography?
What is the Best Lens for Street Photography?
Why I Love Cameras with Non-Interchangeable Lenses
The Ultimate Beginner’s Guide for Cameras in Street Photography
What to Consider When Buying a Camera for Street Photography
In Street Photography, The Smaller the Camera, the Better
Why Sharpness is Overrated in Street Photography
How to Shoot Street Photography on a DSLR
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Street Photography Editing and Workflow
Video: Introduction to Editing, Processing, and Workflow in Lightroom
How to Edit (Choose Your Best Photos) in Street Photography
How Studying Contact Sheets Can Make You a Better Street Photographer
Debunking the “Myth of the Decisive Moment”
How to Start a Street Photography Project
Free E-Book: The Street Photography Project Manual
How to Start Your Own Street Photography Project
How to Come Up With a Personal Photography Project Idea
Learn From the Masters of Street Photography
“He without a past has no future.”
Start here:
Why Study the Masters of Photography?
Great Female Master Photographers
Cheat Sheet of the Masters of Photography
100 Lessons From the Masters of Street Photography
Beginner’s Guide to the Masters of Street Photography
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The Masters of Photography
Classics never die:
Alfred Stieglitz
Alec Soth
Alex Webb
Alexey Brodovitch
Anders Petersen
Andre Kertesz
Ansel Adams
Araki
Blake Andrews
Bruce Davidson
Bruce Gilden
Constantine Manos
Daido Moriyama
Dan Winters
David Alan Harvey
David Hurn
Diane Arbus
Dorothea Lange
Elliott Erwitt
Eugene Atget
Eugene Smith
Fan Ho
Garry Winogrand
Gordon Parks
Helen Levitt
Henri Cartier-Bresson
Irving Penn
Jacob Aue Sobol
Jeff Mermelstein
Joel Meyerowitz
Joel Sternfeld
Josef Koudelka / Part 2
Josh White
Lee Friedlander
Lisette Model
Magnum Contact Sheets
Magnum Photographers
Mark Cohen
Martin Parr
Martine Franck
Mary Ellen Mark
Rene Burri
Richard Avedon
Richard Kalvar
Robert Capa
Robert Frank
Saul Leiter
Sergio Larrain
Sebastião Salgado
Shomei Tomatsu
Stephen Shore
The History of Street Photography
Todd Hido
Tony Ray-Jones
Trent Parke
Vivian Maier
Walker Evans
Weegee
William Eggleston
William Klein
Zoe Strauss
Free Downloads
Eric Kim Lightroom Presets
Street Photography Presentations
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Free Street Photography Books
Distilled information on street photography:
STREET PHOTOGRAPHY MANUAL by ERIC KIM
The Art of Street Photography
100 Lessons From the Masters of Street Photography
Street Photography Contact Sheets
Street Photography 101
Street Photography 102
Film Street Photography Manual
The Street Photography Composition Manual
The Street Portrait Manual
31 Days to Overcome Your Fear in Street Photography
Zen in the Art of Street Photography
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CRYPTO BY KIM
Brave new world for photographers and crypto:
Self-Custody
HOLD OR CIRCULATE?
BITCOIN OR BUST
BITCOIN THOUGHTS
Bitcoin is Sexy
Fuck the Banks!
Ethereum?
Why Chainlink?
BIG AMOUNTS, SMALL AMOUNTS?
CRYPTO, CRYPTOCURRENCY THOUGHTS.
The Philosophy of Crypto
BITCOIN SHALL BE THE LAST CRYPTO STANDING.
Bitcoin Price Prediction
Trust chainlink for the most accurate prices for bitcoin or any other crypto
BITCOIN
There is No Web 3.0
2 cents to 2 dollars?
Crypto.com?
Speculation vs Investing
Building with Bitcoin
DYNAMICS VS STATICS.
How Do You Know if the Timing Is Right?
BITCOIN IN THE NEWS
BITCOIN & UNCERTAINTY
Fake Money
Why I Bought More Bitcoin (Again)
How I Made Money with Crypto
Better to buy Dogecoin then buy a Tesla
NO LIMITS.
ALL DIGITAL FUTURE.
Digital over Physical Possessions
DIGIBYTE.
CHAINLINK.
The Excitement of Starting from Zero
HAPTIC INDUSTRIES NOW ACCEPTING CRYPTO AND BITCOIN
In Praise of Crypto
JUST BUY IT.
Why I’m So Bullish on Bitcoin
Bitcoin as the Simplest Cryptocurrency
Why I bought (more) bitcoin
Once You Become a Crypto Billionaire, Then What?
Why Crypto is Under-Hyped
The Joy of Speculation
BITCOIN AND CRYPTOCURRENCY FOR PHOTOGRAPHERS
Why I Bought Bitcoin
Crypto Photography
Crypto Thoughts
On Making Money from Nothing
BITCOIN THOUGHTS
Bitcoin is Sexy
Fuck the Banks!
Ethereum?
Why Chainlink?
BIG AMOUNTS, SMALL AMOUNTS?
CRYPTO, CRYPTOCURRENCY THOUGHTS.
The Philosophy of Crypto
BITCOIN SHALL BE THE LAST CRYPTO STANDING.
Bitcoin Price Prediction
Trust chainlink for the most accurate prices for bitcoin or any other crypto
BITCOIN
There is No Web 3.0
2 cents to 2 dollars?
Crypto.com?
Speculation vs Investing
Building with Bitcoin
DYNAMICS VS STATICS.
How Do You Know if the Timing Is Right?
BITCOIN IN THE NEWS
BITCOIN & UNCERTAINTY
Fake Money
Why I Bought More Bitcoin (Again)
How I Made Money with Crypto
Better to buy Dogecoin then buy a Tesla
NO LIMITS.
ALL DIGITAL FUTURE.
Digital over Physical Possessions
DIGIBYTE.
CHAINLINK.
The Excitement of Starting from Zero
HAPTIC INDUSTRIES NOW ACCEPTING CRYPTO AND BITCOIN
In Praise of Crypto
JUST BUY IT.
Why I’m So Bullish on Bitcoin
Bitcoin as the Simplest Cryptocurrency
Why I bought (more) bitcoin
Once You Become a Crypto Billionaire, Then What?
Why Crypto is Under-Hyped
The Joy of Speculation
BITCOIN AND CRYPTOCURRENCY FOR PHOTOGRAPHERS
Why I Bought Bitcoin
Crypto Photography
Crypto Thoughts
On Making Money from Nothing
PHILOSOPHY BY KIM
ZEN OF ERIC PDFDownload
IDEAS BY KIM
*Beyond* Individualism
MAN & WOMAN, LIGHT & DARK
A LIFE WITHOUT PAIN, DISCOMFORT OR (LIMITED) SUFFERING IS NOT A LIFE WORTH LIVING?
BIGGER IS WEAKER.
How to Become a Philosopher
Deep Vanity
Time Will Tell
What is Wisdom?
LOOK *BEYOND*
BECOMING MORE IMMORAL?
‘LUCK’ VS COURAGE
‘SKILL’ VS MERIT?
Becoming Antifragile
How to “Improve” Men
The Art of Virtue
How to Dominate
JUST SHARE YOUR EXPERIENCES AND WISDOM WITH OTHERS.
How to Get More Done in a Single Day – MEMENTO MORI PHILOSOPHY
THINK FOR YOURSELF
Cruel?
GO DEMIGOD.
How to Be Happy: Challenge and Danger Philosophy
To Become Greater, You Must Become *LESS* Productive!
Imperfect Beauty
The Philosophy of Pleasure
What Interests You?
Anti Theory of Everything
Become?
STRONGER OR NOT?
Carte Blanche Ideals
CHOOSE JOY
Don’t Judge Your Impulses
On Becoming Less Human
COWARDICE.
The Philosophy of Futurism
PHILOSOPHY IS VALUE-SETTING
PHILOSOPHY IS NOT LIFESTYLE
WHY STANDARDIZATION IS BAD.
YOUR OWN TABLE OF VALUES.
RETRO IS BAD.
INSANELY LOFTY THOUGHTS.
Strive to *Lose* Weight, Not *Gain* Weight
DIABLO II ANALOGIES FOR REAL LIFE.
If You Know Your *WHY* You Can Discover Any *HOW*
Life is Too Short to Be Miserable
What Consumption Takes Skill?
OFF THE GRID.
REALITY IS CRUEL.
Pain is Information
WHY REMOVE VULGARITY AND DISORDER FROM OUR EYES?
AUTOTELIC.
UNPLUG.
How to Become a Philosopher
SUBOPTIMAL IS OPTIMAL
THE LUST FOR MORE.
TO DO IS TO BECOME.
IN PRAISE OF AGGRESSIVE.
THE PHILOSOPHY OF OPTIMISM
OUR PHILOSOPHICAL WILL TO EXISTENCE
Is Hope a Vice?
MOVE MEAN
Carte Blanche Ideals
One Interesting Thought
What Lasts? What Doesn’t Last?
A WOUND STIMULATES THE RECUPERATIVE POWERS
Children & Purpose
Thoughts on Becoming a Parent
Where Does Our Desire to Upgrade Come From?
WE ALWAYS NEED SOMETHING FURTHER TO ASPIRE TO.
Self-Task Yourself an Awesome Mission in Life
Differentiation vs Equalization
My Passion to *Become* Something More
No Aesthetic or Ethos is Forever
What is Your Higher Purpose in Life?
IT WILL NEVER SATISFY YOU.
How to Decide
Things You *Want* to Do vs Things You *MUST* Do
Towards a More Beautiful Mode of Existence and Future
EXTREME GRATITUDE.
AMAP (As Much as Possible) or None.
Why or How Does it Matter?
The Philosophy of Time and Events
How *Not* to Resent
FORWARD LOOKING
DOMAIN FLEXIBILITY.
The Miracle of Human Growth
EXTREME ADAPTATION.
Why Plan?
You Don’t Need to Justify Yourself
The Philosophy of Ego
True vs False Passions
How to Achieve Tranquility
On Making Your Own Philosophy
The Purpose of Life is to Create New Life
Think On!
The Wisdom of Doing Nothing
Congruency
My Thoughts on Meditation
The Philosophy of Purpose
Emulate Yourself
Good Fear, Bad Fear
For the Betterment of Humanity or Just Yourself?
What you *really* believe in and care for is manifested through your actions (or non-actions)
Why Culture is Your Enemy
YOUR EXPERIENCES ARE KING.
LIFE IS INHERENTLY GOOD.
Artistic, Physical, and Philosophical Muscles
All New Experiences are Good Experiences
What is the Purpose of X?
UTILITY.
Philosophy is a Luxury
The Attempt is More Interesting than the Result
Joyfulness vs “Happiness”
Effectiveness Over Happiness
Self Actualization
MAXIMAL ENGAGEMENT
Life & Pain
On Living Every Day with No Regret
Learn as if you’re going to live forever, live as if you’re going to die tomorrow
Live Every Day Like it Were the Last Day of Your Life
Self-Determination
FALSE GRATITUDE vs REAL GRATITUDE
HOW TO LIVE MORE
THE UPSIDE OF TRAGEDY
Satisfaction is a Sucker’s Game
Supreme Repose
WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF LIFE? According to ERIC KIM
STUBBORN, FLEXIBLE
EVERYTHING HAPPENS AS IT *SHOULD* HAVE HAD HAPPENED
Good Addiction, Bad Addiction?
What is the Best Life?
The Philosophy of Thinking
The Philosophy of Conspiracies
Conspiracies
Growth
Skepticism.
What Do You Really Want Out of Life?
Seem or Be?
Learn Through Pain
Respect Yourself
In Praise of Elitism
Why Independent Thinking?
I Will Never Die
Bitter is Better
The Genesis of Nihilism and Existential Dread
The Ethics of Personal Enrichment
Good vs Not Good
Punished by Privilege
Abstinence Over Moderation
Just Leave Others Alone
You Can Only Critique that Which You Truly Understand and Love
ERIC KIM Critique of Metaphysics
Only Trust Philosophers Who Deadlift
Heuristic: If Someone Talks Shit About Others Behind Their Back, Most Likely They’re Also Talking Shit About You Behind Your Back
Virtue is a Privilege
What Are Your Life Goals?
Honesty
Why I’m Anti Moderation
No Spite, No Malice.
Ascending Life or Descending Life?
Double Edged Sword
Ignorance.
Why I Don’t Trust “Nice Guys”
Why You Must Share Your Opinion
Selfish Isn’t Evil
Wisdom is the Goal
YOU ARE KING.
MASTER YOURSELF
What is “Good” for You is Often what is Bad for You
Care.
BITTERSWEET
ONE REP MAX
Morality and Ethics is the Snare
BY HELPING YOURSELF, YOU BEST HELP OTHERS
Insanity is Good.
Think Deep.
PHILOSOPHY IS THE FUTURE.
Open Mind vs Closed Mind
ENTHUSIASM IS GENIUS
Towards a More Critical and Rigorous Line of Thinking
How to Encourage and a Foster Independent and Free Thinking
What is the Purpose of Life?
WHY PHILOSOPHY IS SUPREME.
Elitism.
I Cannot Form an Opinion About Somebody Until I’ve Met Them in the Flesh
ALL GENETICS ARE GOOD GENETICS.
Happiness vs Freedom
The Birth of a Hater
My Way Isn’t the Right Way
Walking as an Existential Thing
Why I’m So Tolerant
Mortal Gods
THE HUMAN SPECIES
Why I’m So Skeptical
Just Follow the Money
Why Selfish?
WHY WE CANNOT BLAME OTHERS
Why Are We So Anti Elitism?
What Actually Interests You?
How to Become Yourself
SELF HATE
Optimistic Fatalism
Death is the Ultimate Creative Constraint
FLUX.
How to Think for Yourself
FLESH
How to Live the Best Life
Why Live a Life Without Regrets?
Why Plato Ruined Art and Aesthetics for Us
Self Respect
Hypocrite vs Contradict
Ideals vs Reality
Spaceship Philosophy
What is Your Ideal Life?
MY EXTREME GRATITUDE TOWARDS LIFE AND BEING ALIVE!
Critique of Utilitarianism
Don’t Treat Others the Way You Want to Be Treated
The Eternal Recurrence of Tragedy and Joy in Life
Elite Asceticism
Why I Don’t Like Numbers
Action and Reaction, Cause and Effect
The Antidote to Nihilism: The Philosophy of Nothingness
ERIC KIM Notes on Meditations by Marcus Aurelius
EXPLOIT CHAOS.
WHY I DON’T BELIEVE IN GENETICS
Self-Wisdom
The Future Belongs to the Fearless
INDIVIDUALISM
Why Live Forever?
THIS TOO WILL PASS.
Why Education?
How to Become Yourself
Things Shouldn’t Go Back to the Way They Used to Be
Why Am I So Cruel?
The Great Joy of Existence
Virtue for the Sake of Virtue
NO DISDAIN.
INTELLIGENT IGNORANCE
A LIFE WITHOUT PAIN, DIFFICULTY OR TRAGEDY ISN’T A LIFE WORTH LIVING
BITTER IS BETTER.
EXPLOIT THE BEST FROM TRAGEDY AND LIFE
DISREGARD FOR SELF-PRESERVATION
PAIN.
WHAT IF EVERYTHING IS NOT GONNA BE ALRIGHT?
Tomorrow is Never
Life is the Ultimate Creative Constraint
EMBODIED REALITY
BLACK SWAN
THINGS WILL NEVER GO BACK TO THE WAY THEY USED TO BE
What are you *really* afraid of?
HAPPINESS ISN’T THE GOAL
Philosophy is King
Why is Selfish Evil?
YOU’RE CONSTANTLY IN A STATE OF BECOMING
ENTITLEMENT A SIN?
NARCISSISM
BE BRUTALLY HONEST WITH YOURSELF
WHY FREE WILL?
OBEY YOUR OPINION
EGO IS GOOD.
WHY IT IS GOOD TO BE INTO YOURSELF
Seek the Good Pain
Anti-Perfection in Photography, Art, and Life
Can You Become an End into Yourself?
WHY I LIVE
Why I Hate Decline
Why I Eat
Why am I So Positive and Optimistic?
EFFORT IS ENJOYMENT
Never Stop Gaining
TRUST YOURSELF
A Life of Maximal Personal Independence
What Do You Desire to Become?
What Do I Want from Technology?
Stratified Society
Do You Love or Hate Reality?
On the Brian, Body and Mind
I’m Maximally Happy, Now What?
Care over Fame
ACTIVE NIHILISM
Never Stop Subtracting
How to Live a Happier and More Epic Life
A Risker Life is a Better Life
Only Work on Things You Can Imagine Doing for Eternity
How to Maximize Your Happiness
Influence
The Gladiator Makes His Plans once He Enters the Ring
Meditations on Meaning in Life
There is Nothing More Interesting than Human Beings
Is Hope a Vice?
EGO
Why Be Unique?
Happiness is Metabolism Health and Strength
You’re the Hero
Is Productivity a Virtue or Vice?
Why Do We Prize the Rare?
The Joy of Uncertainty
How Should I Best Use My Time and Life?
A Life Without Pain or Suffering Isn’t a Life Worth Living
Free or Unfree?
What Do You Really Care For in Life?
Anti-Satisfaction in Life
Why Think?
The Eternal Return
Only Do What is Best for You!
Truthiness
Why Be Happy?
Permissionless Living
In Praise of Unconventional Wisdom
Become the Change Which You Wish to See in the World
Happiness
Beyond Freedom
Idolize People, Not Stuff
What Makes You Stronger? What Makes You Weaker?
Why Hate?
The Secret of Happiness
You’re Constantly in a State of Becoming
Life is about Choices, Not Obligations
Anti-Nihilism
First, Do What is Best for You.
Live Dynamic
How to Prosper
Is the Point of Life to Be Satisfied?
SUPREME EFFORT OF WILL.
How to Become more Idealistic
Thrivival 101
Create Yourself
Non-Small
Inspiration
How to Live a Heroic Life: Dare the Heights!
Human Augmentation
Prune
Happiness: Do What You Want to Do (And Don’t Do What You Don’t Want to Do)
Avoid Vain (Empty) Pursuits in Life
Modern Slavery
Kill the Leeches
Wisdom Augmentation
Why We Need Friction in Life
Straight Line Philosophy
What’s Your End-Game in Life?
Create Your Own Happiness Today
Desire Both Pain and Pleasure in Life
Try the Impossible
SELF-RESPECT
Anti-Social Extrovert
Never Blame Anybody But Yourself
Human Flourishing
Simpler, Not Better.
How to be Free
Embrace the Extremes
Cultivate Your Own Culture
COURAGE.
Thrivival
Inner Power
How to Live a Purposeful Life
My Definition of Happiness
Why Change is Good
Why Work?
How to Live the Happiest Possible Life
The Two-Pronged Approach to Maximize Joy in Your Life
You Always Have Another Option!
INFINITISM
Never Stop!
What is Your Self-Directed Purpose in Life?
Live Today Like it Were Your Last
Do You Photograph to Live, or Live to Photograph?
ARTIST-PHILOSOPHER
Live Life to the Fullest!
In Praise of Selfishness
Why You Must Be a YAY-SAYER to Succeed in Entrepreneurship and Life
Why I Love Walking
Live Life Like a Video Game!
Simple Luxuries in Life
Treat Your Life Like a Fun Experiment!
Only Prove it to Yourself
You Don’t Always Need to Feel Joyful to Live a Fulfilling and Meaningful Life
Life is Too Short to Be Bored!
Money Cannot Destroy Boredom
How to Find Inspiration in Life
Why You Must Ignore Haters to Succeed and Win in Life
