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Dear friends, a thought on my mind: seek to become more robust, more anti fragile. Why robust? Robur, oak. Red. Same word as rubber. The oak tree is a good analogy because it is insanely big and strong, …

A simple thought on life; a life lived with maximal passion, ambition, and personal interest: First of all, let us address ambition: How to Become More Ambitious Ambition is funny because sometimes it is seen as a virtue, …

Some thoughts on creative thriving: First and foremost, it is my insanely ambitious and audacious goal in life to enable the creative thriving of every single human being on planet earth. All 7+ billion of us. The super …

One of my current interest in passions, actually for a long time, is regarding stoicism, philosophy, etc. Why? I think in the realm of philosophy, stoicism may be the only school of thought which actually is useful in …

Probably the best modern-day book I’ve read in the last 10 years is Antifragile by Nassim Taleb. The basic gist is this; When things threaten to destroy you, how can it be used as fuel to make you …

How to become superhuman: What does it mean to become superhuman? First of all, everyone is human, and everyone has the ability to become superhuman, irregardless of race, gender, sex, nationality etc. Super simply means above. Therefore, becoming …

Courage is everything. It is my personal thought that “success“ doesn’t matter. What matters instead is the degree and the level of courage you’re willing to put out, in the context of your own life goals. Your life …

The point of life isn’t productivity, said all unproductive people. I am the most productive person that I know. How do I do it? Some techniques and strategies: Arguments against productivity You are not your productivity, said all …

becoming a photographer open source video download What does it mean to be a photographer? Being a photographer means the camera is your way to engage with, interact with, and interpret the world around you. Why the notion …

Dear friends, a thought on my mind this morning; how to leverage yourself as a photographer. “Give me a spot to move and I shall move the world!” – Archimedes One of the greatest windfalls in my life …

Our photographic aesthetic Dionysian ideal. Perhaps also more tragedy in cinema, art as a superior form of beauty and storytelling. The Philosophy of Aesthetics The Philosophy of Aesthetics Depressing or Affirmative Art?DISDAIN DETAIL. Pragmatism as Anti Aesthetic AESTHETICS …

First of all, Cliche isn’t that big of a deal. It doesn’t matter whether someone has done it or not in the past. What is important is that you enjoy doing it. For example, would you not drink …

There are very few books written on the history of street photography. However, the best book that I know: “Bystander: A History of Photography” is superb. The book was co-authored by photography curator and historian Colin Westerbeck and …

In Praise of Masculinity Why Masculinity? The Philosophy of Masculinity APEX MALE MASCULINITY

WORKFLOW by KIM: How to Streamline Your Photography Workflow How to Keep Up With Your Photography How to Simplify Your Workflow How I Edit My Videos with iMovie THE MORE MINIMALIST WORKFLOW IS THE BEST. MY BLOGGING WORKFLOW …

TOLERANCE by KIM Why I’m So Tolerant How to Become More Tolerant Tolerance vs Acceptance TOLERANCE AND INTOLERANCE Why I Have Zero Tolerance for Domestic Abuse

Ideas: Clean and jerk RINGS Chatting and working out The importance of not just working out at the park … but also chatting with the people you meet there! The upside of working out at the park: The …

Who is programming the algorithm? Are you programming the algorithm, or is the algorithm programming you? How it works Simple: The algorithm is optimized towards maximal engagement and clicks. Thus too much of anything is bad, and too …

I am convinced. One of the most important pillars to success is to build our own website. Let me explain: Much of social media is blocked by the outside world If you’ve never traveled to China (I haven’t), …

FITNESS by KIM MUSCLE MUSCLE MOTIVATION Why build your body? Your own body as a work of art! My Muscle Philosophy: Treat your body as sculpture. This is not my body The first thing: I don’t see my …

2001– the ultimate film of all-time:

What does it mean to educate? To lead, guide, and drive (‘ducere‘ in Latin).

ETHICS by KIM Your Own Personal Code of Ethics:

Philosophy of Nutrition Life Experiment: Intermittent Fasting, Walk around all day, Workout Three Times Powerlifting while Fasting Intermittent Fasting Tips Why I Fast

The Philosophy of Aesthetics BEAUTIFUL > BEST AS DARK AS POSSIBLE (ADAP) Depressing or Affirmative Art? DISDAIN DETAIL. Pragmatism as Anti Aesthetic AESTHETICS ARE ALL. AESTHETICS ARE THE ULTIMATE LUXURY. No Aesthetic is Forever Black is Boring DARKER …

Should We Augment Reality? Dear friend, A philosophical question: should we augment reality? What does “augmented reality” mean, and perhaps in which circumstances is augmented reality good or bad? What is augmented reality? First of all, let us …

Nature of things notes Unvexed deep Procreant gales… Swim the bounding torrents Immortal charm Savage works of war Aid mortality Puissant… Possess power Eternal wound of love His greedy sight .. “Unmeasureable all” “pauper speech” Unbusied ears…and singleness …

calvin and hobbes 1 Morals, ethics, Composition, Philosophy, and Human Psychology of Calvin and Hobbes Beauty is relative What does it mean to be “cool”? Live life to the fullest Life with danger and adventure, not stupefying safety: …

Anaxagoras quotes Appearances are glimpses of the unseen. All other things have a portion of everything, but Mind is infinite and self-ruled, and is mixed with nothing but is all alone by itself. Men would live exceedingly quiet …

Overview Dear friend, Welcome to PHOTOLOSOPHY! The course is organized numerically. Feel free to skip around, and there is no real order you need to go. Also in section 6, there are Audio MP3 files, which you can …