ERIC KIM

You must die.

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The trillion dollar question:

Let me share some honest thoughts:

No duty. You don't "need" to do anything. If we throw away morality and ethics, then we must stare truth and reality in the face:

There are no ultimate "purpose" to your life. There is no conscious afterlife. This life is your only life.

We are lucky enough to live in a society in which there is enough specialized labor for everything. This means, you don't gotta do what you don't care for.

For example, I don't need to grow my own food, nor do I need to slaughter my own meat. I don't care to live a lifestyle in which I must maintain things; I prefer a maximally maintenance-free lifestyle, in order for me to maximize my artistic production and creation.

The basic notion is this:

Most of us generally enjoy doing what we are good at. This means:

Not only that, but by maximizing your strengths in life (and sharing this with others), you can maximize your impact on humanity.

ERIC

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It seems all of us want more energy to do more stuff.

But what does this really mean? What is 'energy' from a physiological human-metabolism perspective? What does it mean to have "more energy", and can we augment our human energy?

And even if we have more energy -- towards which ends do we desire to channel this energy into?

Let me essay some of my thoughts:

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When should we ask for feedback? When shouldn't we ask for feedback?

Why do we ask for feedback, towards what end?

First of all, my psychological thought:

When we ask for feedback, we acknowledge that the other person is smarter than us, or we perceive them as more knowledgeable or powerful than us.

Another thought:

Perhaps this is why companies hire consultants:

Kind of like scapegoating.

Consider a life in which you never asked for feedback. Can you still live a great life?

Yes! Also -- one of the benefits of NOT asking for help or feedback:

For example, I mostly ignored everything on the internet about powerlifting. I just do heavy singles and attempt new PR's (usually once a week). It is against all conventional wisdom in powerlifting, but it seems to have been working for me.

Another thing -- intermittent fasting during the day, and not breaking my fast until later the day (after working out). I also have done all my powerlifting in a fasted state for almost the last 5 years, which is also seen as a "no-no" (we are indoctrinated with the notion that you must eat something BEFORE working out, but this is not true).

So perhaps the benefit of NOT asking others for feedback is that you are more likely to discover NEW TRUTHS, which are contrary to conventional wisdom.

If you need new ideas, and a novel perspective.

For example in photography, I wanted to know how to improve! I felt like I hit a wall in terms of self-improvement, and in order to take it to the NEXT LEVEL, I wanted to elicit the feedback from others. Much of this inspiration is what fueled arsbeta.com -- the desire to 'crowd-source' the 'wisdom of the crowds' to empower photographers from all around the planet. Essentially, creating a platform which I wish I had access to when I started photography.

GROW ON! ERIC

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