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Stand

A turbo thought: perhaps that which is best is anything that has to do with standing. Not lying down. Not sitting.

For example, let us consider the grandeur of Achilles. How do real men battle? Stand. Either throwing around big rocks and killing one another, throwing spears at one another, sword fighting, and funny enough, even when conducting battle with vehicles, they would actually be in some sort of armor chariot, standing, with their slave assistants driving them around, and then they would do the dirty work of throwing around the spears.

Or, sprinting and trying to catch each other.

Standing, outdoor computing?

Then perhaps it is a really good idea to have an iPhone Pro, or an iPad Pro, doing work outside, standing, preferably walking around, instead of being inside a cramped indoor space.

The other day I was at the park and talking to a mom, and I realized; it is so interesting that kids love being at the park, whereas adults seem to be calm socialized into preferring to be indoors.

Robust vs feeble physiology?

Another big observance I’ve made; there are some individuals who prefer to be indoors, hate the light, hate the brightness. I think of these people like gremlins or goblins from the Lord of the rings. They prefer the dark, maybe it is because they have some sort of feeble physiology.

However, for myself,

What Are Big Issues I Seek to Solve?

CHANGES?

In this limited world, which are some big things you wish to change fix or resolve?

1. Traffic?

So one of the big things I am very interested in is fixing this issue of traffic. Honestly speaking, during rush-hour the traffic is intolerable.

I’ve only lived here in LA for about two weeks, it seems that the big optimization we are trying to make is trying to save time. Fortunately we live within walking distance to the Culver City downtown area, which is great because we could kill two birds with one stone — A) we’re not stuck in traffic and B) we can enjoy the sun and the walk.

Even the big issue; the closest LA fitness to me is a 5 minute drive, but even on the drive back, it seems that the bumper to bumper traffic during rush-hour takes me almost 10 minutes! Insanely annoying!

Therefore some things I’m trying to figure out is how to save time in terms of fitness. The first simple thing is to just walk a lot, walking maybe the most beneficial thing you could do for your health and wellness.

The second thing is sun exposure. The more sun time you have, the better. If you’re worried about getting skin cancer or whatever, just put on a hat lots of sunblock and cover up.

Third, I really been enjoying going to the park and working out, both for the social life, the fresh air, and also for general well-being. I recommend the Kenneth Hahn park in LA — just drive all the way on top of the hill! There is a good calisthenics workout area.

Fourth, matters of health and physiology. A very practical thought I have is to just sell out the big bucks, pay for the 100% grass-fed beef, I think the benefits for you will be instrumental. This includes sleeping better, sleeping deeper, feeling more energized, and also certainly muscle Physiology related concepts.

2. Innovation?

Also a big thing I’m trying to innovate and pioneer is in regards to innovation. For me maybe this is my personal passion and my Archimedes lever — I am addicted to innovation, trying to make things better, more efficient and effective etc., and trying to come up with interesting novel ways to improve our lives. Why is this? Because I feel like I have some sort of duty as I have been seeking a lot of answers my whole life, and I think only recently I’ve found some answers.

3. Photo and art

At the end of the day, my number one greatest passion is photography.

Therefore, my passion for photography; promoting photography, helping encourage photographers.

4. How to make an insanely great impact?

How does one make an insanely great impact on the planet? I think it is simple; just ascertain that which you are insanely concerned about, what you care insanely about, and then use all your resources and power to seek to resolve that!

Money?

The Peter Thiel idea:

Perhaps “profit” is a pedestrian concept.

Then instead, what we seek instead is not “making money“, but building something insanely great, and then the profits will follow later.

Elon Goals

The breath and future vision of Elon Musk is quite phenomenal. For example, driving in LA today, I saw the OG Tesla roadster, convertible electric car, which was essentially a retrofitted Lotus. Even when I was an undergrad at UCLA, I remember seeing one of the original Tesla dealerships.

Dream bigger?

A very simple thought I have is that it is best to set an audaciously great goal, and either miss it, or meet it halfway, rather than setting the bar too low.

What do you want out of your life?

Not happiness, not even necessarily “joy“. I think all of these are too overly simplistic commoditized notions.

For example, as man, what is it that we see to do achieve or create? I think this should be the critical goal, not happiness joy making money etc.

Everything is a work in progress

A generalized thought I have towards life is that there is no such thing as finality — everything is a continuum, and all about changes evolution and difference.

For example, today after I hit the hot sauna at the gym, and I witnessed my body in the mirror, muscles bulging, and glistening like a god, I thought to myself:

Wow, my physique is perfect.

Now what?

The future for photography

I think moving forward, I want to continue to help innovate and pave great insights into photography. It has to deal with motivation, inspiration, and also the pragmatics of composition, equipment, aesthetics etc.

The best camera set up

No no no, not the newest iPhone Pro Titan, or not a Leica, not a Fujifilm, maybe not even a Ricoh. Currently I think the new GOAT is the LUMIX G9 paired with the 14mm F2.5 lens, or I’m sure you could just get the new LUMIX G9 mark II.

Why?

  1. First of all, it isn’t as big as you would think it is. I think one of the big benefits of a micro four third system is however relatively compact and light it is.
  2. Second, it will last. My annoyance with the Ricoh GR cameras is that they don’t last. They eventually break, for me within a year or two. Super annoying.
  3. Third, the tilting calculating LCD screen is actually surprisingly useful! I’ve been using a lot to photograph Seneca, with very low angles, and the result is that the photos look much more cinematic!
  4. Fourth, the straight out of Camera JPEG actually look really great! Both for the dynamic black-and-white, gritty monochrome look, as well as color!

CHANGES?

In this limited world, which are some big things you wish to change fix or resolve?

1. Traffic?

So one of the big things I am very interested in is fixing this issue of traffic. Honestly speaking, during rush-hour the traffic is intolerable.

I’ve only lived here in LA for about two weeks, it seems that the big optimization we are trying to make is trying to save time. Fortunately we live within walking distance to the Culver City downtown area, which is great because we could kill two birds with one stone — A) we’re not stuck in traffic and B) we can enjoy the sun and the walk.

Even the big issue; the closest LA fitness to me is a 5 minute drive, but even on the drive back, it seems that the bumper to bumper traffic during rush-hour takes me almost 10 minutes! Insanely annoying!

Therefore some things I’m trying to figure out is how to save time in terms of fitness. The first simple thing is to just walk a lot, walking maybe the most beneficial thing you could do for your health and wellness.

The second thing is sun exposure. The more sun time you have, the better. If you’re worried about getting skin cancer or whatever, just put on a hat lots of sunblock and cover up.

Third, I really been enjoying going to the park and working out, both for the social life, the fresh air, and also for general well-being. I recommend the Kenneth Hahn park in LA — just drive all the way on top of the hill! There is a good calisthenics workout area.

Fourth, matters of health and physiology. A very practical thought I have is to just sell out the big bucks, pay for the 100% grass-fed beef, I think the benefits for you will be instrumental. This includes sleeping better, sleeping deeper, feeling more energized, and also certainly muscle Physiology related concepts.

2. Innovation?

Also a big thing I’m trying to innovate and pioneer is in regards to innovation. For me maybe this is my personal passion and my Archimedes lever — I am addicted to innovation, trying to make things better, more efficient and effective etc., and trying to come up with interesting novel ways to improve our lives. Why is this? Because I feel like I have some sort of duty as I have been seeking a lot of answers my whole life, and I think only recently I’ve found some answers.

3. Photo and art

At the end of the day, my number one greatest passion is photography.

Therefore, my passion for photography; promoting photography, helping encourage photographers.

4. How to make an insanely great impact?

How does one make an insanely great impact on the planet? I think it is simple; just ascertain that which you are insanely concerned about, would you care insanely about, and then use all your resources and power to seek to resolve that!

Becoming Healthier

Simple:

First, intermittent fasting during the day. This means no breakfast no lunch, only one massive dinner a day.

Also the only beverages to consume is plain water, tapwater, and black coffee. I prefer 100% fine robusta, ERIC KIM OMAKASE COFFEE.

Also, quit alcohol, quit wine, this includes red wine, white wine, and all these other nonsensical beverages. Quit sparkling beverages, whether they be “zero calorie“ or not. In fact a new trend that I am approaching is just sticking to simple tapwater or filtered water.

Real Spartan men drink only tap water!

Also, don’t consume beer, hard spirits, whiskey etc.

Also, quit all starches, “vegetables“, fruit, etc. Fruit is just candy with a good conscience, and essentially all vegetables are starchy and sweet eventually, causing you to accumulate body fat.

What to eat?

Beef, lamb. Preferably fatty. The redder the better.

For beef, my first preference would actually be organ meats. Beef liver is a natural steroid. After that beef is also pretty good. And also beef tongue. I also love beef intestine, large intestine is my preference, then beef small intestine.

In terms of beef flesh meat, I like the meat close to the bones, beef ribs. Then after that, ground beef, either 8020 or 75/15. Preferably 100% Grassfed, I also recently discovered this really great Wagyu American ground beef at Costco. If you want to save money, beef brisket is pretty cheap. Very easy to cut up into cubes, and instant potted, or thinly sliced the fatty pieces and pan fry it!

How to Become “Healthier”

Simple:

First, intermittent fasting during the day. This means no breakfast no lunch, only one massive dinner a day.

Also the only beverages to consume is plain water, tapwater, and black coffee. I prefer 100% fine robusta, ERIC KIM OMAKASE COFFEE.

Also, quit alcohol, quit wine, this includes red wine, white wine, and all these other nonsensical beverages. Quit sparkling beverages, whether they be “zero calorie“ or not. In fact a new trend that I am approaching is just sticking to simple tapwater or filtered water.

Real Spartan men drink only tap water!

Also, don’t consume beer, hard spirits, whiskey etc.

Also, quit all starches, “vegetables“, fruit, etc. Fruit is just candy with a good conscience, and essentially all vegetables are starchy and sweet eventually, causing you to accumulate body fat.

How to Become

Become, Becoming:

What does it mean to become, and why does this matter?

The first thought is you and things are not static. They are dynamic, changing, advert evolving, ever rotating etc. I don’t think there’s really an ideal and state or goal. Rather, the end outcome is that your continuously become you, or become something different.

Anti finality

A weird thing is that a lot of people seek completion, or some sort of final end state and goal. What I personally believe in is that in fact, this isn’t and shouldn’t be the desired and goal. Instead, ever changing, ever ever evolution, never ending is better.

The end state and goal is not a zen peaceful tranquil life

In the past what I believed the end goal in state was was towards were achieving some sort of truly blissful peace, send, tranquility, emptiness. Now upon much consideration thinking meditation and contemplation and life experiences, I’ve actually discovered this is not the way. And also not the desired end goal.

On the contrary, my thought is perhaps the point of it all in the point of our lives is to seek ever greater challenges, hazards, danger, things to test our courage and will.

Thoughts in progress

What I love about philosophy is that it is a never ending journey. My only desire in life is that I continue having personally interesting thoughts until I die, whenever that is.

OUTLAST.

My thought is that the goal is to last, to endure. Even our best friend Nietzsche said that durability is the number one thing of value for humans!