{"id":2403,"date":"2021-02-19T08:46:11","date_gmt":"2021-02-19T16:46:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.scot.fun\/damentals\/?p=2403"},"modified":"2021-02-19T08:46:15","modified_gmt":"2021-02-19T16:46:15","slug":"generosity-security","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.scot.fun\/damentals\/generosity-security\/","title":{"rendered":"Generosity + Security"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"610\" data-attachment-id=\"2406\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.scot.fun\/damentals\/generosity-security\/pexels-charlotte-may-5965746\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.scot.fun\/damentals\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/pexels-charlotte-may-5965746.jpg?fit=2000%2C1191&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2000,1191\" 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-charlotte-may-5965746\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.scot.fun\/damentals\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/pexels-charlotte-may-5965746.jpg?fit=1024%2C610&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.scot.fun\/damentals\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/pexels-charlotte-may-5965746.jpg?resize=1024%2C610&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2406\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.scot.fun\/damentals\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/pexels-charlotte-may-5965746.jpg?resize=1024%2C610&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.scot.fun\/damentals\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/pexels-charlotte-may-5965746.jpg?resize=300%2C179&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.scot.fun\/damentals\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/pexels-charlotte-may-5965746.jpg?resize=1536%2C915&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.scot.fun\/damentals\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/pexels-charlotte-may-5965746.jpg?w=2000&amp;ssl=1 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Seth Godin recently put out a <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/play.acast.com\/s\/akimbo\/entrepreneur-sguidetotrademarks\" target=\"_blank\">podcast about protecting ideas<\/a> which funnily sounds like it was written by me. I don&#8217;t spend a lot of time trying to protect my ideas. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>I have faith that the things I create are not easy to implement<\/li><li>I like making new things because they need to be made<\/li><li>I know I don&#8217;t want to spend time fighting someone who steals my ideas<\/li><li>I know I have more ideas<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Generosity comes from a feeling of security, but also security comes from generosity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There are people in entertainment who spend a lot of time trying to protect themselves by putting up walls, by scraping every last cent out of people around them, by being savvy, by being litigious&#8230; There are other people in entertainment that just keep making and giving.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Recently, my wife started a meal train for one of these generous people. It blew up. Everyone jumped in without question and contributed because they knew who she was and that she deserved it. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I can not guarantee that having a potluck for neighbors every week is better for home security than getting a tall fence, but I know that it will help, and will allow us to live with more sunshine.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Seth Godin recently put out a podcast about protecting ideas which funnily sounds like it was written by me. I don&#8217;t spend a lot of time trying to protect my ideas. 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