{"id":659,"date":"2020-02-14T10:28:35","date_gmt":"2020-02-14T18:28:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.scot.fun\/damentals\/?p=659"},"modified":"2020-02-14T10:32:21","modified_gmt":"2020-02-14T18:32:21","slug":"dont-chase-happiness-in-entertainment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.scot.fun\/damentals\/dont-chase-happiness-in-entertainment\/","title":{"rendered":"Don&#8217;t Chase Happiness in Entertainment"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/w2LdQzGb21Y?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pursuing happiness is futile. Don&#8217;t chase dreams, chase goals.  It&#8217;s more rewarding and it can help you be more prolific and fulfilled.  You can get what you really want from entertainment &#8212; that spark that got you into this: service. I am now doing full-on classes for show business people. <a href=\"http:\/\/scotnery.com\/classes\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Check them out now! (opens in a new tab)\">Check them out now!<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pursuing happiness is futile. Don&#8217;t chase dreams, chase goals. It&#8217;s more rewarding and it can help you be more prolific and fulfilled. You can get what you really want from entertainment &#8212; that spark that got you into this: service. I am now doing full-on classes for show business people. 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