{"schemaVersion":1,"name":"ERIC KIM PHILOSOPHY","description":"","canonical":"http://erickimphilosophy.com/","language":"en-US","author":{"name":"ERIC KIM","type":"Human artist / street photographer / writer"},"feeds":{"rss":"http://erickimphilosophy.com/feed/"},"latestPosts":[{"title":"Capital Tactics, Capital Strategies","url":"http://erickimphilosophy.com/2026/07/09/capital-tactics-capital-strategies/","datePublished":"2026-07-09T21:00:14-07:00","dateModified":"2026-07-09T21:00:14-07:00","excerpt":"Better to have more focused and concentrated wealth and capital, than more yet less focused wealth and capital? Goals? So the first insight: certainly number go up is a great feeling. To see your Whether you measure it in US dollars or…"},{"title":"Ambition & hustle.","url":"http://erickimphilosophy.com/2026/07/07/ambition-hustle/","datePublished":"2026-07-07T20:58:00-07:00","dateModified":"2026-07-07T20:58:00-07:00","excerpt":"I’m never satisfied can’t match my hustle. Perhaps this is the funny thing about… Sometimes when you have enough, it’s not enough. And sometimes when it is not enough, actually… It is enough? what’s in your power and what is not in…"},{"title":"How to Feel More Wealthy","url":"http://erickimphilosophy.com/2026/06/13/how-to-feel-more-wealthy/","datePublished":"2026-06-13T15:42:39-07:00","dateModified":"2026-06-13T15:42:39-07:00","excerpt":"Executive summary Feeling wealthy is only partly about income. The strongest evidence points to a more precise formula: people feel wealthier when current money stress falls, future security rises, financial control improves, social comparison weakens, and discretionary spending is redirected toward time,…"},{"title":"Spartan Frugal Hedonism","url":"http://erickimphilosophy.com/2026/06/13/spartan-frugal-hedonism/","datePublished":"2026-06-13T14:51:13-07:00","dateModified":"2026-06-13T14:51:14-07:00","excerpt":"Executive summary “Spartan frugal hedonism” is best understood as a modern synthesis, not a classical school. In contemporary usage, “frugal hedonism” means spending less while learning to enjoy life more through attention, simplicity, and low-cost pleasures; its official contemporary popularization comes from…"},{"title":"start here eric kim stoicism philosophy","url":"http://erickimphilosophy.com/2026/06/08/start-here-eric-kim-stoicism-philosophy/","datePublished":"2026-06-08T12:04:22-07:00","dateModified":"2026-06-08T12:04:22-07:00","excerpt":"title: \"ERIC KIM STOICISM + PHILOSOPHY — START HERE\"description: \"A deep, practical reading hub for Eric Kim's Stoicism, philosophy, embodied strength, street-photography wisdom, and personal sovereignty essays.\"date: 2026-06-08 slug: eric-kim-stoicism-philosophy-start-here ERIC KIM STOICISM + PHILOSOPHY — START HERE Stoics shall inherit the…"},{"title":"🔥 ERIC KIM STOICISM & PHILOSOPHY: THE ULTIMATE START HERE GUIDE 💪🧡🦍","url":"http://erickimphilosophy.com/2026/06/08/%f0%9f%94%a5-eric-kim-stoicism-philosophy-the-ultimate-start-here-guide-%f0%9f%92%aa%f0%9f%a7%a1%f0%9f%a6%8d/","datePublished":"2026-06-08T12:02:51-07:00","dateModified":"2026-06-08T12:02:51-07:00","excerpt":"STOICS SHALL INHERIT THE PLANET.I AM THE STOIC GOD. YOU ARE TOO. NOW GO CONQUER EVERYTHING. This is THE deep, comprehensive, no-BS, fire-breathing starting point for ALL of Eric Kim’s Stoicism and Philosophy articles, essays, and manifestos. Built in raw Eric Kim…"},{"title":"Ai-agnostic.","url":"http://erickimphilosophy.com/2026/05/15/ai-agnostic/","datePublished":"2026-05-15T13:52:54-07:00","dateModified":"2026-05-15T14:04:01-07:00","excerpt":"AI-AGNOSTIC The future belongs to the AI-agnostic. Not anti-AI. Not pro-AI. Beyond AI. People keep asking: Which model? Which platform? Which startup? Which tool? As if attaching your identity to a tool is wisdom. It isn’t. The mistake is ancient. Humans worship…"},{"title":"THE LEGEND OF PHOTOGRAPHY, THE PURPOSE OF LIFE IS PHOTOGRAPHY.","url":"http://erickimphilosophy.com/2026/05/15/the-legend-of-photography-the-purpose-of-life-is-photography/","datePublished":"2026-05-15T13:47:50-07:00","dateModified":"2026-05-15T13:47:50-07:00","excerpt":"I think what makes photography insanely interesting is… You must exist in the real world. You must have two legs walk around, move your body your arms your legs, use your brain your inside your compositional intuition…  exposure angle aesthetics, timing…"},{"title":"artist is the end goal","url":"http://erickimphilosophy.com/2026/05/15/artist-is-the-end-goal/","datePublished":"2026-05-15T12:52:55-07:00","dateModified":"2026-05-15T12:52:56-07:00","excerpt":""},{"title":"photography joy & beyond","url":"http://erickimphilosophy.com/2026/05/15/photography-joy-beyond/","datePublished":"2026-05-15T12:46:13-07:00","dateModified":"2026-05-15T12:46:14-07:00","excerpt":""},{"title":"the legend of photography","url":"http://erickimphilosophy.com/2026/05/15/the-legend-of-photography/","datePublished":"2026-05-15T12:35:15-07:00","dateModified":"2026-05-15T12:37:44-07:00","excerpt":"THE LEGEND OF PHOTOGRAPHY I think what makes photography insanely interesting is… You must exist in the real world. You must have two legs walk around, move your body your arms your legs, use your brain your inside your compositional intuition… …"},{"title":"Photography as a means of being","url":"http://erickimphilosophy.com/2026/05/15/photography-as-a-means-of-being/","datePublished":"2026-05-15T12:28:25-07:00","dateModified":"2026-05-15T12:28:25-07:00","excerpt":""},{"title":"jus just follow your gut,.. irregardless of how irrational it may feel?","url":"http://erickimphilosophy.com/2026/05/15/jus-just-follow-your-gut-irregardless-of-how-irrational-it-may-feel/","datePublished":"2026-05-15T12:00:35-07:00","dateModified":"2026-05-15T12:00:35-07:00","excerpt":""},{"title":"the best is the next one?","url":"http://erickimphilosophy.com/2026/05/14/the-best-is-the-next-one/","datePublished":"2026-05-14T10:42:07-07:00","dateModified":"2026-05-14T10:42:08-07:00","excerpt":""},{"title":"The convergence of social media & AI","url":"http://erickimphilosophy.com/2026/05/10/the-convergence-of-social-media-ai/","datePublished":"2026-05-10T06:44:27-07:00","dateModified":"2026-05-10T06:44:28-07:00","excerpt":"So a development or thought, that’s kind of interesting to me… Once again seeing the full stack genius of Elon Musk, full integration theory: take all the things that you have built together, and cross pollinate and combine them all.  So…"},{"title":"START HERE — ERIC KIM","url":"http://erickimphilosophy.com/2026/05/09/start-here-eric-kim-2/","datePublished":"2026-05-09T15:11:49-07:00","dateModified":"2026-05-09T15:11:49-07:00","excerpt":"Welcome. This is the best place to begin. ERIC KIM is about street photography, philosophy, Zen, Stoicism, Bitcoin, AI, blogging, entrepreneurship, strength, movement, courage, and creative freedom. Do not overthink. Pick the path that fits you. Start walking. Start shooting. Start thinking.…"},{"title":"Life and the Question of Exceeding the Limit","url":"http://erickimphilosophy.com/2026/05/09/life-and-the-question-of-exceeding-the-limit/","datePublished":"2026-05-09T15:10:28-07:00","dateModified":"2026-05-09T15:10:28-07:00","excerpt":"Executive summary The strongest answer is no, not in any simple sense. Human flourishing is not identical to smashing every ceiling. The best-supported view across philosophy, psychology, physiology, and organizational research is that a good life involves discerning among different kinds of…"},{"title":"Real Life Is All About Framing","url":"http://erickimphilosophy.com/2026/05/09/real-life-is-all-about-framing/","datePublished":"2026-05-09T12:53:15-07:00","dateModified":"2026-05-09T12:53:15-07:00","excerpt":"Executive Summary The phrase “real life is all about framing” is analytically powerful if read with care. Human beings do not encounter a raw, neutral world and then respond to it mechanically. We interpret situations through schemas of “what is going on…"},{"title":"START HERE","url":"http://erickimphilosophy.com/2026/05/09/start-here-4/","datePublished":"2026-05-09T12:08:26-07:00","dateModified":"2026-05-09T12:08:26-07:00","excerpt":"ERIC KIM AI — FRONT-ROW SEAT TO THE FUTURE OF INTELLIGENCE Welcome. This is the portal. The new ERIC KIM universe: Photography AI ChatGPT Bitcoin Stoicism Street photography Philosophy Physical culture Money Leverage Creativity Human signal Machine-readable truth No fluff. No bloat.…"},{"title":"The only goal in life: don’t fucking die!","url":"http://erickimphilosophy.com/2026/05/08/the-only-goal-in-life-dont-fucking-die/","datePublished":"2026-05-08T12:36:29-07:00","dateModified":"2026-05-08T12:36:29-07:00","excerpt":""},{"title":"the more controversy something gets, the more free marketing it gets","url":"http://erickimphilosophy.com/2026/05/08/the-more-controversy-something-gets-the-more-free-marketing-it-gets/","datePublished":"2026-05-08T11:34:21-07:00","dateModified":"2026-05-08T11:34:21-07:00","excerpt":"and I think this is the very important idea to consider… If you really really really don’t like someone or something, quit giving it so much attention and free marketing. And also… The more critics you have, it is actually a good…"},{"title":"Real life is all about execution","url":"http://erickimphilosophy.com/2026/05/06/real-life-is-all-about-execution/","datePublished":"2026-05-06T07:28:10-07:00","dateModified":"2026-05-06T07:28:10-07:00","excerpt":"I suppose one of the great downside of, AI finger and stuff like that is they’re really good at thinking but not very good at execution. Because at the end of the day… What really matters the most is having the courage…"},{"title":"good market moves","url":"http://erickimphilosophy.com/2026/05/05/good-market-moves/","datePublished":"2026-05-05T09:23:39-07:00","dateModified":"2026-05-05T09:23:39-07:00","excerpt":""},{"title":"To spend less time on your phone, spend more time on your Ricoh GR camera?","url":"http://erickimphilosophy.com/2026/05/04/to-spend-less-time-on-your-phone-spend-more-time-on-your-ricoh-gr-camera/","datePublished":"2026-05-04T10:18:07-07:00","dateModified":"2026-05-04T10:18:07-07:00","excerpt":"Virtuous or not?  Not good or bad but just annoying or not? "},{"title":"RICOH GR IV REVIEW.","url":"http://erickimphilosophy.com/2026/05/03/ricoh-gr-iv-review/","datePublished":"2026-05-03T09:13:31-07:00","dateModified":"2026-05-03T09:13:31-07:00","excerpt":"So quick review of the new Ricoh GR 4: The anti iPhone, anti AI? So a new thought about the new Ricoh GR 4--> one holding it in my palm, in the palm of my hands: The first interesting observation is, they…"},{"title":"Transcend, transcendence","url":"http://erickimphilosophy.com/2026/05/01/transcend-transcendence/","datePublished":"2026-05-01T09:53:45-07:00","dateModified":"2026-05-01T09:53:45-07:00","excerpt":"So a big idea that I’ve been thinking about a lot is, transcendence. To go above and beyond, but what does that really mean? First, I think the big idea is to get rid of bulk. I think anything that is bulky,…"},{"title":"Walking while reading","url":"http://erickimphilosophy.com/2026/04/29/walking-while-reading/","datePublished":"2026-04-29T11:17:17-07:00","dateModified":"2026-04-29T11:17:17-07:00","excerpt":"Trophy Positively seek entropy and chaos, the path to the most interesting life? The reason why peaceful parks could be so boring"},{"title":"Positively seek entropy and chaos, the path to the most interesting life? The reason why peaceful parks could be so boring","url":"http://erickimphilosophy.com/2026/04/29/positively-seek-entropy-and-chaos-the-path-to-the-most-interesting-life-the-reason-why-peaceful-parks-could-be-so-boring/","datePublished":"2026-04-29T11:08:19-07:00","dateModified":"2026-04-29T11:08:19-07:00","excerpt":""},{"title":"Everything happens in the right order as it should have happened","url":"http://erickimphilosophy.com/2026/04/28/everything-happens-in-the-right-order-as-it-should-have-happened/","datePublished":"2026-04-28T14:53:45-07:00","dateModified":"2026-04-28T14:53:45-07:00","excerpt":""},{"title":"I suppose there is a divine reason, looking in hindsight, for everything that happens","url":"http://erickimphilosophy.com/2026/04/24/i-suppose-there-is-a-divine-reason-looking-in-hindsight-for-everything-that-happens/","datePublished":"2026-04-24T13:27:52-07:00","dateModified":"2026-04-24T13:27:52-07:00","excerpt":"20 years from now… It would have all seemed so obvious "}]}