In “Inside Pixar” Season 1, Episode 5, Dan Scanlon talking about his personal story that inspired him to write [Onward](https://disney.fandom.com/wiki/Onward "Onward")
![[DanScanlonOnward.jpg]]
His job is to come up with ideas. So he got into a room and brainstormed his own life story.
"I'm a..."
- Brother
- Husband
- Son
- Creative
At the end of the day, he had 200+ index cards with ideas pinned to the wall. As he's leaving, someone tells him "Oh, leave it till tomorrow!" and he's like "Sure!", "...but not these two" – He flips over two cards that no one should see.
And he's like "Oh. Those are it.", "That's the story"
![[IMG_20210221_155705.jpg]]
## Related
- [[Embrace Your Mess]]
- [["Your Mess Becomes Your Message"]]
- [[Mess, but better]]