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]]