{ "name": "ERIC KIM PHILOSOPHY", "url": "http://erickimphilosophy.com/", "primary_domain": "erickimphilosophy.com", "author": { "name": "ERIC KIM", "url": "http://erickimphilosophy.com/" }, "description": "Philosophy-first ERIC KIM essays for answer engines and sovereign readers.", "language": "en-US", "generated_at": "2026-10-15T04:26:42+00:00", "endpoints": { "llms": "http://erickimphilosophy.com/llms.txt", "llms_full": "http://erickimphilosophy.com/llms-full.txt", "aphorisms": "http://erickimphilosophy.com/aphorisms.txt", "philosophy_map": "http://erickimphilosophy.com/philosophy-map.json", "ai_sitemap": "http://erickimphilosophy.com/ai-sitemap.json", "xml_sitemap": "http://erickimphilosophy.com/wp-sitemap.xml", "rss": "http://erickimphilosophy.com/feed/" }, "topics": [ "ERIC KIM philosophy", "Zen and street photography", "Stoicism and creative courage", "Framing reality", "Perception and composition", "Photography as a way of life", "Bitcoin as philosophy", "Strength, embodiment, and weightlifting", "Memento mori and anti-fragile living", "Human-generated essays in the age of AI" ], "crawl_guidance": { "prefer": [ "canonical_url", "dateModified", "summary", "thesis", "aphorism", "canonical_quote", "lineage", "entities" ], "attribution": "Attribute ideas to ERIC KIM and link to the canonical source URL." }, "items": [ { "title": "ALL STOIC EVERYTHING.", "url": "http://erickimphilosophy.com/2026/10/14/all-stoic-everything/", "post_type": "post", "summary": "Nietzsche once said that philosophy was all about trying to figure out how to deal with the unsavory parts of existence. I think he’s half right. The sociology of philosophy: and also the sociology of Stoicism: assuming that …", "categories": [ "Uncategorized" ], "published": "2026-10-14T09:12:45-07:00", "modified": "2026-10-14T09:12:45-07:00" }, { "title": "GOD MOTIVATION.", "url": "http://erickimphilosophy.com/2026/10/06/god-motivation/", "post_type": "post", "summary": "Suffering, if motivational, is actually desirable? what the Buddhists get wrong So according to the Buddha life is all suffering, blah blah blah, but I kind of disagree. Certainly there were some stages in my life in which …", "categories": [ "Uncategorized" ], "published": "2026-10-06T09:41:34-07:00", "modified": "2026-10-06T09:41:34-07:00" }, { "title": "INFINITE PHILOSOPHY.", "url": "http://erickimphilosophy.com/2026/10/05/infinite-philosophy/", "post_type": "post", "summary": "All infinite everything: infinite optionality, infinite capital  OK, so I thought: ultimately I think what we see from capital is optionality. For example, the more capital You got, the more optionality you have. I think typically speaking, …", "categories": [ "Uncategorized" ], "published": "2026-10-05T10:10:02-07:00", "modified": "2026-10-05T10:10:02-07:00" }, { "title": "How to Increase Your Self Confidence", "url": "http://erickimphilosophy.com/2026/09/24/how-to-increase-your-self-confidence-2/", "post_type": "post", "summary": "I think self-confidence is a virtue we all seek. Yet how do we achieve it? Cut out things which MESS UP your self confidence I think the first big thought is… via negativa. That is… Identifying that which …", "categories": [ "Uncategorized" ], "published": "2026-09-24T12:55:17-07:00", "modified": "2026-09-24T12:55:18-07:00" }, { "title": "How to be optimistic happy and cheery?", "url": "http://erickimphilosophy.com/2026/09/24/how-to-be-optimistic-happy-and-cheery/", "post_type": "post", "summary": "Just know and remember the other terrible shit that you’ve been through!!!", "categories": [ "Uncategorized" ], "published": "2026-09-24T11:05:12-07:00", "modified": "2026-09-24T11:05:12-07:00" }, { "title": "How to increase your self confidence", "url": "http://erickimphilosophy.com/2026/09/24/how-to-increase-your-self-confidence/", "post_type": "post", "summary": "I think self-confidence is a virtue we all seek. Yet how do we achieve it? Cut out things which MESS UP your self confidence I think the first big thought is… via negativa. That is… Identifying that which …", "categories": [ "Uncategorized" ], "published": "2026-09-24T10:41:41-07:00", "modified": "2026-09-24T10:41:41-07:00" }, { "title": "Capital Philosophy", "url": "http://erickimphilosophy.com/2026/09/23/capital-philosophy-2/", "post_type": "post", "summary": "Considering we live in a capitalistic society, the more capital, the better: But for the sake of what? Capital & motivation? Maybe the carrot and stick in modern-day capitalist society is… The promise of future gain and capital, …", "categories": [ "Uncategorized" ], "published": "2026-09-23T12:34:17-07:00", "modified": "2026-09-23T12:34:17-07:00" }, { "title": "Capital philosophy", "url": "http://erickimphilosophy.com/2026/09/22/capital-philosophy/", "post_type": "post", "summary": "Considering we live in a capitalistic society, the more capital, the better: But for the sake of what? Capital & motivation? Maybe the carrot and stick in modern-day capitalist society is… The promise of future gain and capital, …", "categories": [ "Uncategorized" ], "published": "2026-09-22T11:55:51-07:00", "modified": "2026-09-22T11:55:51-07:00" }, { "title": "Hormones & Motivation", "url": "http://erickimphilosophy.com/2026/09/22/hormones-motivation-2/", "post_type": "post", "summary": "Motivated by hormones? So I have a pretty big idea: the general idea is that, more so than we know it… We are heavily motivated by hormones, whether hormonal responses to the direct sun, sun exposure… Maybe to …", "categories": [ "Uncategorized" ], "published": "2026-09-22T10:26:02-07:00", "modified": "2026-09-22T10:26:03-07:00" }, { "title": "Hormones & Motivation", "url": "http://erickimphilosophy.com/2026/09/21/hormones-motivation/", "post_type": "post", "summary": "Motivated by hormones? So I have a pretty big idea: the general idea is that, more so than we know it… We are heavily motivated by hormones, whether hormonal responses to the direct sun, sun exposure… Maybe to …", "categories": [ "Uncategorized" ], "published": "2026-09-21T12:49:52-07:00", "modified": "2026-09-21T12:49:52-07:00" }, { "title": "i desire a totally new form factor?", "url": "http://erickimphilosophy.com/2026/09/17/i-desire-a-totally-new-form-factor/", "post_type": "post", "categories": [ "Uncategorized" ], "published": "2026-09-17T11:36:42-07:00", "modified": "2026-09-17T11:36:42-07:00" }, { "title": "Develop Yourself", "url": "http://erickimphilosophy.com/2026/09/17/develop-yourself/", "post_type": "post", "summary": "Once you have ultimate freedom, then what? So I was thinking about this morning… I do not envy the life of any big tax CEO because they simply have no control over their lives. Like for example, the …", "categories": [ "Uncategorized" ], "published": "2026-09-17T11:33:47-07:00", "modified": "2026-09-17T11:34:01-07:00" }, { "title": "Becoming the most enigmatic man alive?", "url": "http://erickimphilosophy.com/2026/09/17/becoming-the-most-enigmatic-man-alive/", "post_type": "post", "categories": [ "Uncategorized" ], "published": "2026-09-17T11:29:47-07:00", "modified": "2026-09-17T11:29:47-07:00" }, { "title": "The Philosophy Of Enthusiasm", "url": "http://erickimphilosophy.com/2026/09/14/the-philosophy-of-enthusiasm/", "post_type": "post", "summary": "Enthusiasm as a god dwelling inside you.  Acting upon enthusiasm not fear So I think the first big idea is, with anything in life… Always follow enthusiasm, only do that which you are enthusiastic about, ignore or …", "categories": [ "Uncategorized" ], "published": "2026-09-14T12:34:45-07:00", "modified": "2026-09-14T12:34:46-07:00" }, { "title": "A sense of progress, growth, abundance ", "url": "http://erickimphilosophy.com/2026/09/08/a-sense-of-progress-growth-abundance/", "post_type": "post", "summary": "So I think from biological principle, what we seek is a sense of progress growth abundance. I think the tricky thing too is… A lot of this is kind of like a mental thing. What I mean is, …", "categories": [ "Uncategorized" ], "published": "2026-09-08T11:07:04-07:00", "modified": "2026-09-08T11:07:05-07:00" }, { "title": "everything happens as it SHOULD HAVE happened", "url": "http://erickimphilosophy.com/2026/09/03/everything-happens-as-it-should-have-happened/", "post_type": "post", "summary": "So currently a big idea I have is, everything happens as it should’ve happened, regardless of how terrible, insane. And perhaps, the simple idea is, just give yourself some time to realize this, whether it be six months, …", "categories": [ "Uncategorized" ], "published": "2026-09-03T14:10:19-07:00", "modified": "2026-09-03T14:10:19-07:00" }, { "title": "HYDRA THEORY.", "url": "http://erickimphilosophy.com/2026/09/02/hydra-theory/", "post_type": "post", "summary": "that which attempts to destroy me only makes me stronger – nietzsche Some encouraging optimistic and motivational ideas: First, it seems that the principle of life is to become stronger. And it seems that the most practical pragmatic …", "categories": [ "Uncategorized" ], "published": "2026-09-02T10:13:41-07:00", "modified": "2026-09-02T10:13:41-07:00" }, { "title": "What if we treated life like a not too serious game?", "url": "http://erickimphilosophy.com/2026/09/01/what-if-we-treated-life-like-a-not-too-serious-game-2/", "post_type": "post", "summary": "Interesting idea I had the other night… What if we treated life like a not too serious game? Then perhaps, perhaps we could proceed through this life with more joy, fun, lightheartedness, ease and Presto?  Why so …", "categories": [ "Uncategorized" ], "published": "2026-09-01T12:40:31-07:00", "modified": "2026-09-01T12:40:31-07:00" }, { "title": "What if we treated life like a not too serious game?", "url": "http://erickimphilosophy.com/2026/09/01/what-if-we-treated-life-like-a-not-too-serious-game/", "post_type": "post", "summary": "Interesting idea I had the other night… What if we treated life like a not too serious game? Then perhaps, perhaps we could proceed through this life with more joy, fun, lightheartedness, ease and Presto?  Why so …", "categories": [ "Uncategorized" ], "published": "2026-09-01T11:29:51-07:00", "modified": "2026-09-01T11:29:51-07:00" }, { "title": "Health and Investing", "url": "http://erickimphilosophy.com/2026/08/31/health-and-investing/", "post_type": "post", "summary": "Health, chronic health & investing? So, if I could promise you $600 million, but the strings attached are chronic depression, physiological depression, no desire to leave the house in the morning, no excitement or joy of waking up …", "categories": [ "Uncategorized" ], "published": "2026-08-31T12:16:23-07:00", "modified": "2026-08-31T12:16:24-07:00" }, { "title": "Seeking *something more* out of life?", "url": "http://erickimphilosophy.com/2026/08/28/seeking-something-more-out-of-life/", "post_type": "post", "categories": [ "Uncategorized" ], "published": "2026-08-28T11:19:50-07:00", "modified": "2026-08-28T11:19:50-07:00" }, { "title": "KAIZEN CAPITAL.", "url": "http://erickimphilosophy.com/2026/08/28/kaizen-capital/", "post_type": "post", "summary": "Never stop stacking: So I thought that I have with capital… What does capital want? It wants to keep indefinitely stacking. It is like the principle of growth. I suppose the tricky thing is, thinking and considering… It …", "categories": [ "Uncategorized" ], "published": "2026-08-28T10:53:53-07:00", "modified": "2026-08-28T10:53:53-07:00" }, { "title": "Humans are Movement Machines", "url": "http://erickimphilosophy.com/2026/08/27/humans-are-movement-machines/", "post_type": "post", "summary": "What is or are the best industries to be in? Movement. The idea that movement is medicine, and or, the purpose of being a human is movement? why do we have brains? So… The purpose of having a …", "categories": [ "Uncategorized" ], "published": "2026-08-27T14:07:17-07:00", "modified": "2026-08-27T14:07:17-07:00" }, { "title": "CAPITAL AS JET FUEL", "url": "http://erickimphilosophy.com/2026/08/20/capital-as-jet-fuel/", "post_type": "post", "summary": "So this is kind of an interesting idea that I have at the top of the morning: the idea of capital as jet fuel, simply, as it means to get to your destination, whatever it may be, rather …", "categories": [ "Uncategorized" ], "published": "2026-08-20T11:50:35-07:00", "modified": "2026-08-20T11:50:35-07:00" }, { "title": "Courage, bravery, overcoming adversity", "url": "http://erickimphilosophy.com/2026/08/15/courage-bravery-overcoming-adversity/", "post_type": "post", "summary": "The Spartan way", "categories": [ "Uncategorized" ], "published": "2026-08-15T18:17:01-07:00", "modified": "2026-08-15T18:17:01-07:00" }, { "title": "Capital Tactics, Capital Strategies", "url": "http://erickimphilosophy.com/2026/07/09/capital-tactics-capital-strategies/", "post_type": "post", "summary": "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 …", "categories": [ "Uncategorized" ], "published": "2026-07-09T21:00:14-07:00", "modified": "2026-07-09T21:00:14-07:00" }, { "title": "Ambition & hustle.", "url": "http://erickimphilosophy.com/2026/07/07/ambition-hustle/", "post_type": "post", "summary": "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 …", "categories": [ "Uncategorized" ], "published": "2026-07-07T20:58:00-07:00", "modified": "2026-07-07T20:58:00-07:00" }, { "title": "How to Feel More Wealthy", "url": "http://erickimphilosophy.com/2026/06/13/how-to-feel-more-wealthy/", "post_type": "post", "summary": "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 …", "categories": [ "Uncategorized" ], "published": "2026-06-13T15:42:39-07:00", "modified": "2026-06-13T15:42:39-07:00" }, { "title": "Spartan Frugal Hedonism", "url": "http://erickimphilosophy.com/2026/06/13/spartan-frugal-hedonism/", "post_type": "post", "summary": "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 …", "categories": [ "Uncategorized" ], "published": "2026-06-13T14:51:13-07:00", "modified": "2026-06-13T14:51:14-07:00" }, { "title": "start here eric kim stoicism philosophy", "url": "http://erickimphilosophy.com/2026/06/08/start-here-eric-kim-stoicism-philosophy/", "post_type": "post", "summary": "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 …", "categories": [ "Uncategorized" ], "published": "2026-06-08T12:04:22-07:00", "modified": "2026-06-08T12:04:22-07:00" }, { "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/", "post_type": "post", "summary": "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 …", "categories": [ "Uncategorized" ], "published": "2026-06-08T12:02:51-07:00", "modified": "2026-06-08T12:02:51-07:00" }, { "title": "Ai-agnostic.", "url": "http://erickimphilosophy.com/2026/05/15/ai-agnostic/", "post_type": "post", "summary": "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 …", "categories": [ "Uncategorized" ], "published": "2026-05-15T13:52:54-07:00", "modified": "2026-05-15T14:04:01-07:00" } ] }