ERIC KIM

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What is the purpose of life? There isn't an 'ultimate' purpose of life that applies to everyone. But for us brave streettogs, this is my thought:

The purpose of our lives is to devote ourselves to photography.

Our goal:

Use our entire lives, our entire power to make great photos, share great photos, innovate photography, discover new compositions, and push the genre and culture of photography forward!

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https://erickimphotography.com/blog/2020/02/12/it-was-all-ultimately-justified-even-for-one-great-photo/

Towards a person-first approach, or a human-centric approach.

Do you strive to become more similar to others, or more dissimilar to others?

https://erickimphotography.com/blog/2020/02/09/i-am-not-the-same/

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There is the common saying in academia "publish or perish". This is often seen in a negative light.

But what if we flipped the notion upside down, and thought that publishing IS PLEASURE?

Nobody likes to publish against their own will. Perhaps the stress is also feeling like you must publish according to someone else's schedule, instead of being able to follow your own personal rhythm in publishing.

Studying the etymology of the word 'publish' is interesting, because it has to do with making something public for the public (the people). Therefore to publish something is simply to make something public.

Blogging is publishing, because you make it public. If you write in a diary or journal, it isn't publishing, because it is personal to you.

In academia, the 'publish or perish' notion is this:

Now academics always get stressed out about publishing. Why? They are soooo busy not only doing their original research, but serving on committees, teaching, preparing their courses, going to conferences, dealing with travel and logistics, etc.

But something I'm curious about:

There are similar notions with internet publishing. The notion 'feed the beast' or 'upload or perish' seem to fit well here.

But my thought is this:

Not only that, but this horrible obsession with numbers, views, followers, etc. Numbers don't matter-- longevity, depth, profundity, and wisdom matter.

This is my thought:

Why? To publish something which gives you pleasure is actually an indicator that you're doing something truly for the love of it, or that thing actually interests you. And generally things which interest you have a high likelihood of interesting others.

Thus, my simple takeaway is this:

Also, publish and make public your thoughts or art-works which resonate with you. The more your artwork resonates with yourself, the more likely it is to resonate with others.

ERIC

Where Should You Stand?

“Give me but one firm spot on which to stand, and I will move the earth.” - Archimedes

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Exploit your strengths, ignore your weaknesses.

Allow yourself to become asymmetric; don't aim to become 'balanced'. Better to maximize your strengths, than to build upon your 'weaknesses'.

Never stop practicing. Practice is like it were your first time. Retain your child-like "beginner's mind".

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Have the mentality that there are MORE opportunities you have yet discovered. Don't let yourself become trapped by concepts, and certainly don't self-censor yourself (Political Correctness is bad).

The aim isn't perfection

When I write, it is pleasurable! When I lift weights, it is insanely fun! Photography and art-creation is endlessly fascinating to me.

When we follow the ethos 'practice makes perfect', we end up getting suckered somewhere. Why? We aim for perfection; we don't do the practice for the sake of it.

'Practice is pleasure' is better as a notion. It keeps us motivated to practice, because the practice in itself is fun!

ERIC

What is one of the noblest goals you can have in life? Simple: Focus on your own personal development.

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Pursue entrepreneurship for your own personal and selfish aims.

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