ERIC KIM

One of the best silicon-valley thought concepts is the idea of the ‘MVP’ (minimum viable product). It is anti-perfection. It is PRO-quick iteration, and just getting it out there!

I think if we all lived more ‘MVP’-minded, we would be more creatively productive, confident, and happier!

Learn more: https://erickimphotography.com/blog/2019/07/24/minimum-viable-product-mvp-for-entrepreneurship/

http://ARSBETA.COM - The Anti-Social Social Media for Photographers

If you desire to thrive as a photographer, #deleteinstagram and join ARSBETA.COM instead.

First of all, ask yourself:

I feel the best reason to make photos is to express yourself creatively and artistically. Or more specifically, 

This is the problem with Instagram: 

I personally believe that your progress as a photographer/visual-artist should be based on your own inner-metrics. Your own ‘inner scorecard’ (as Warren Buffet calls it). The basic idea is that we should NOT use social media (Facebook/Instagram) as a tool to judge ourselves. 

No. If you want honest feedback and constructive critique on your photos, arsbeta.com is the solution.

Learn more here: https://erickimphotography.com/blog/2019/07/22/why-instagram-is-bad-for-photographers/

Life is about growth. Our passion is photography and visual arts. How can we optimize our own artistic growth in photography and beyond?

Growth:

It seems that life operates on this growth principle. 

What is the opposite of growth? Degeneration. Getting smaller. Getting weaker. Becoming more meek.

Why grow? It seems there is no other option!

To grow as a photographer and visual artist:

Learn more : https://erickimphotography.com/blog/2019/07/23/if-youre-not-busy-growing-youre-busy-dying/

A difficult question to answer:

Why give more?

First of all, it seems that the more we give, the more we receive in return. Now, the purpose of us giving isn't to receive. We give out of super-abundance. However it does seem that the logical *consequence* of us giving much is us receiving much.

Thus, don't give in order to receive. Give because you want to share your inner-dopeness with others! And keep giving without exhaustion. And as a consequence of continually giving, you will receive more. And the more you receive, the more you can continue to give!

Read more: https://erickimphotography.com/blog/2019/07/22/why-give-more/

Let us invest our money into creative tools which can actually empower and enable us to create more artwork!

“Necessity is the mother of invention.” Is this statement really true?

What if the opposite were true:

Let me explore these ideas with you.

One of my best epiphanies in life when living in Vietnam:

And furthermore:

Thus, I will never become broke. Thus, I can take any entrepreneurial risks in my life!

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