{"id":1915,"date":"2020-11-05T06:43:12","date_gmt":"2020-11-05T14:43:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.scot.fun\/damentals\/?p=1915"},"modified":"2020-11-06T07:13:18","modified_gmt":"2020-11-06T15:13:18","slug":"put-an-end-to-the-entertainment-dream","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.scot.fun\/damentals\/put-an-end-to-the-entertainment-dream\/","title":{"rendered":"Put An End To The Entertainment Dream"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"676\" data-attachment-id=\"1917\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.scot.fun\/damentals\/put-an-end-to-the-entertainment-dream\/pexels-daisy-anderson-5589858\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.scot.fun\/damentals\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/pexels-daisy-anderson-5589858.jpg?fit=2000%2C1320&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2000,1320\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"pexels-daisy-anderson-5589858\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.scot.fun\/damentals\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/pexels-daisy-anderson-5589858.jpg?fit=1024%2C676&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.scot.fun\/damentals\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/pexels-daisy-anderson-5589858.jpg?resize=1024%2C676&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1917\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.scot.fun\/damentals\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/pexels-daisy-anderson-5589858.jpg?resize=1024%2C676&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.scot.fun\/damentals\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/pexels-daisy-anderson-5589858.jpg?resize=300%2C198&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.scot.fun\/damentals\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/pexels-daisy-anderson-5589858.jpg?resize=1536%2C1014&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.scot.fun\/damentals\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/pexels-daisy-anderson-5589858.jpg?w=2000&amp;ssl=1 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Even badass professional entertainment peeps dream of doing more sometimes. This blog post is a reminder of micro-triumphs that turn us from future-whatevers to whatevers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>Concept, create, ship : NOW!<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>When I&#8217;m feeling a little draggy or day-dreamy, I try to get something OUT into the world. I don&#8217;t go for something completely random, but I go for a very small ( yet complete ) version of the thing I want to do. Come up with it, complete it, and send it to at least one other person. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Whatever the idea, don&#8217;t make it great. Make it done in 60 minutes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ideas&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>fiction author : write a one paragraph story, print 20 copies and post them on lamp posts outside<\/li><li>photographer : snap a pic of something emotionally important with weird lighting and put it on instagram<\/li><li>comedian : tweet a new joke<\/li><li>actor : send a video to a friend of a famous monologue<\/li><li>non-fiction author : find someone on wikipedia and write a one sentence bio of them on fb<\/li><li>video game maker : text a friend the start of a game, their responses let them play the game without you coding. Something like &#8220;You wake up in a storage closet at home depot. You have a gun and a cop uniform, but you&#8217;re not a cop. Sirens outside and lots of radio chatter. You have to get out of the hardware store and get back home&#8221;<\/li><li>painter : smear ketchup on a plate in timelapse and post it on your blog<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Even badass professional entertainment peeps dream of doing more sometimes. This blog post is a reminder of micro-triumphs that turn us from future-whatevers to whatevers. Concept, create, ship : NOW! When I&#8217;m feeling a little draggy or day-dreamy, I try to get something OUT into the world. 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