Erikc Perez-Perez
@perez
Chicago photographer.
Erikc Perez-Perez
perezx.com
The idea of starting and basing everything off of precedent in any field like architecture or photography - must first understand and master what history understands as good and what has withstood the test of time before you can say that your work is good
I’ve lived an amazing life. I’d love to do it again.
To quote the always-brilliant Philip Kiely: “First you do X, then you make content about doing X, then you make content about that content… One day you realize you haven’t done X for six months. And there is only so much room for content at the highest levels of abstraction.”
Shaun Wang • The Meta-Creator Ceiling
“if we cannot tell a story about what happened to us, nothing has happened to us.” ― James P. Carse, Finite and Infinite Games.
I'm realizing how terrible one's memory truly is. Without documenting life, it's painfully easy to forget so many important moments. This is important because we so often lean on other's memories/stories - autobiographie... See more
When we are grieving record stores, mixtapes, old-school romance, and friends goofing around in ‘90s high schools, what are we actually grieving? Delayed gratification. Deeper connection. Play and fun. Risk and thrill. Life with less obsessive self-scrutiny. These are things we can reclaim—if we remember what they are worth and roll back the phone-... See more
Produce more consume less. / Have original thoughts vs just take in media 23/24 hours / how do you know which thoughts are your own /
"Once you stop fantasizing about the ideal version of yourself, and start working towards becoming that person without procrastinating, you’ll realize that it was so simple all along. Becoming your ideal self will only exist in your mind until you make that decision to become that person. The difference between who you are and who want to be is wha
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