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ERIC
KIM

Photography, Bitcoin, strength, philosophy, entrepreneurship, and radical creative freedom.

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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 …

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MOOD, HEALTH, PHYSIOLOGY… AND ART

Your mood is not “mental.” Your mood is physiological weather. Your body is the sky.Your blood sugar is the wind.Your sleep is the sun.Your hormones are the ocean tides.Your muscles are the …

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How Art Influences Mood and Physiological States

Executive summary Across disciplines, the best-supported conclusion is that art can change how adults feel in the moment and, under some conditions, how their bodies regulate stress. The strongest evidence is for …

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THE PURPOSE OF LIFE IS PHOTOGRAPHY

OK this might be my most interesting in bold essay yet: the simple idea: the purpose of life is photography? Ricoh Ricoh Ricoh Ricoh Ricoh which one should I pick?  So …

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Bitcoin Looping via and

Executive summary This report analyzes a recursive leverage strategy on entity[“cryptocurrency”,”Bitcoin”,”BTC”]: post BTC as collateral, borrow entity[“cryptocurrency”,”USD Coin”,”USDC”], acquire more BTC, re-pledge it, and repeat. The core balance-sheet math is valid, but …

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BITCOIN LOOPING STRATEGY — DEEP RESEARCH

The dream: BTC collateral → borrow USDC → buy BTC → add BTC as collateral → borrow again → repeat. This is the Digital Collateral Flywheel. Beautiful. Savage. Mechanically elegant. But the …

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