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One of the worst ills of 'Gen Z' kids: They cannot make eye contact, have poor social skills. Even us 'Millenials'. We cannot make eye contact. We always got our AirPods in. It is not considered 'cool' to talk to strangers. Worse yet, most people don't got the guts (or social skills) to talk to […]

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In Praise of WordPress July 31, 2020
No doubt about it … WordPress (the open source wordpress.org and the paid wordpress.com) is *THE* best platform for publishing, blogging, website- building, whatever. Why? Ultimate flexibility and customization Future-proof (they got a trillion dollars to support it) Matt Mullenweg can be trusted. How to get started Go to bluehost.com …
Don't be afraid of overtraining. Work out everyday for fun and physiological thriving. Intermittent fast during the day. Workout while fasted is better. More energy and motivation. Hunger motivates you to move and workout. Black coffee (no cream, sugar or milk) before working out. No music, phone or headphones while …
Instead of seeking the 'truth', better to pursue just having the power to create art! PODCAST
THE NEW LUXURY July 14, 2020
The new luxury: What you decide NOT to worry about or what you decide NOT to own in life.
Funny enough, the best place it seems to shoot street photography is the mall: Take photos at the mall, around the mall, or on the way to the mall Photos on the way to my local mall, the Providence Place Mall. Also shooting photos and vlogging on the way! Just …
You can buy a fancy car, or a fast car, or a car with tons of horsepower or impressive 0-60 speed, but you cannot buy a good body: It seems the goal is to augment our masculinity You buy a fancy car to exert your manliness. But isn't the best …
Too much of our society is currently run by nerds. All these big tech companies; the nerd-ification of society: PODCAST
ANTI-CAR SOCIETY July 14, 2020
Yesterday I had the very unpleasant experience of driving from my beloved Providence Rhode Island to Boston. Unpleasant because I forgot … just how bad, tiring, and exhausting driving is. Driving sucks Exhausting, tiring. Elon Musk is doing a good job with Tesla as well as Andrej Karpathy (huuuuge fan …
Conflicts of Interest June 23, 2020
Who to trust and who not to trust? Simple filter: Follow the money, and see where the interest of others lie. Podcast Follow the money Follow the money and advertising. For example if you’re a powerlifter and you are listening to the advice of someone about deadlift form … would …
The Philosophy of Food June 23, 2020
Towards a philosophy of food: Eating to live or living to eat? I see the purpose of food as fuel for myself, to become stronger.
Why work out? Working out is fun! To workout for fun… not some sort of moralistic duty. To meet new people The social aspect is very important. There ain't no right way (or wrong way) to work out Do movements which are fun, exciting and interesting to you. Practice new …
What does it mean to be masculine and why does it matter? Some thoughts: Podcast The birth component Genetics, genus, birth. Males and females both have and produce testosterone. Yet men synthesize and metabolize almost 20x more trsgosgone daily than women. Thus to study testosterone is the first thing we …
THE FUTURE. June 22, 2020
We cannot 'control + z' reality. We can do nothing but bravely march forward! PODCAST
Too many options are bad for creativity. MACGYVER IT. Pride in making the best of what you got! Too many options are bad Use your limited options in a spirit of play and fun!
When in doubt, shoot 'bad' photos! Options Listen on Eric Kim PODCAST > Download MP3 audio clip > Link to video file > A practical thought: Better to shoot a 'bad' photo than no photo. You never know whether you've made a good photo or not until AFTER the fact. …
Random Photo Thoughts Nov. 7, 2019
Thoughts on composition, emotion, and mood in photography. Listen on ERIC KIM PODCAST > Ideas: Composition to elevate the emotion and mood in your photos. Better to shoot a weak composition (of an emotional scene), than a great composition (of a boring scene). Elevate the mood in your photos There's …
The Small Thumbnail Test Aug. 18, 2018
Dear friend, A practical tip to speed up your photography workflow: use the 'thumbnail test'. Look at your photos as small thumbnails (contact sheets) to more quickly and efficiently choose your best photos! What is your best photo? This is the problem we face as photographers: we have too many …
Istanbul, 2013 [Flickr] June 26, 2018
[Eric Seneca Kim](https://www.flickr.com/people/ekizz/) posted a photo: [![Istanbul, 2013](https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1789/42967201362_2107afe494_m.jpg)](https://www.flickr.com/photos/ekizz/42967201362/ "Istanbul, 2013") Film Photography: [erickimphotography.com/blog/film/](http://erickimphotography.com/blog/film/) ![](http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EricKimStreetPhotographyBlog/~4/vDlcGV11Z-I)
Istanbul, 2013 [Flickr] June 26, 2018
[Eric Seneca Kim](https://www.flickr.com/people/ekizz/) posted a photo: [![Istanbul, 2013](https://live.staticflickr.com/1789/42967201362_2107afe494_m.jpg)](https://www.flickr.com/photos/ekizz/42967201362/ "Istanbul, 2013") Film Photography: [erickimphotography.com/blog/film/](http://erickimphotography.com/blog/film/)