Phil King

Today I: Finished my philosophy essay Recorded a video Read about 60 pages Watched "F For Fake" by Orson Welles I basically didnt do any screenplay writing these past couple days. I can use the excuse that I had a lot of schoolwork and felt drained but deep down I know that im procrastinating. I just keep collecting good ideas for movies instead of actually trying to write them out. I started writing my current project and as soon as I get a few pages in, I think about how I should work on a different idea. I should just commit to one and ride it out until the end. Maybe a full length film is too much to start, maybe I should write a couple short films or scripts of my fav TV shows to get used to writing. ^^^ I watched this movie yesterday. It was pretty good despite the slow start. Its about a guy whos running from himself. ^^^ I watched this today. Crazy how Orson Welles was so ahead of his time. This movie was made in 1972 and it would fit in with a movie made today, same with Citizen Kane

@Sabth Is it still possible to go back and finish your degree? Youre already super close to getting it. I bet you could convince your parents to send you back to university. Going back will help shake up your life situation and expose you to different experiences

Then why was he black when he came to me in my dreams?

Jesus

I asked my friend if he had a first person experience and he said yes

Today I: Went to class Took my Formal Logic midterm ( I got an 83) Did more brainstorming for screenplays Watched Aguirre, the Wrath of God Recorded a video Ran 2 miles I didnt do much work on screenplay writing today or yesterday because I had to study for midterm. I was pretty stressed but i did way better than i thought, i think he graded pretty generously. I should be gauranteed to pass the class now as long as i do all the homework. I have off for the next 3 days so im gonna go hard on writing. ^^ Yesterday I watched a great documentary about this guy titled "Searching for Sugarman" it won an oscar for best documentary. Amazing music, this guy should have been as popular as bob dylan ^^^ I watched this movie today. I thought it was a little overrated. The camera work was really good but it was pretty slow paced and felt super long for a 90 minute movie

Interesting video about countable and uncountable infinities.

Where do you see your life in 10 to 20 years if you keep doing nothing?

Today I: Worked on screenplay Recorded video Went to class Ran 4 miles Fuucckkk writing is so hard. I did more outlining today, but I only wrote 2 pages of actual screenplay. Im putting too much pressure on my first draft to be perfect. I watched a video about how Greta Gerwigs first draft of Ladybird was like 350 pages. She just wrote a shit ton to figure out the core of the story and the characters, and then just chopped and honed it down to a concise 90-100 pages. I just need to write without interruption and let everything flow out of my mind. At the end of the day, all creative thought comes from divine intelligence so just write a shit ton and then edit later. Writers block is infertility. Ive had more thoughts about becoming a comedian. Ive tried writing jokes before and had aspirations of doing standup comedy last year, but I never really stuck with it. I do to much hopping around and dabbling. In the past 2 years ive tried game development/programming, writing for standup comedy, music production, writing non fiction, and screenwriting/filmmaking. My ideal life path is being a filmmaker, musician, comedian, writer, and artist. I honestly think its possible for me to achieve this in my lifetime but I cant do it all at once. Just focus on becoming a master writer for the next 3-5 years. Woody Allen is someone who was able to do all these things. I had a good idea for a documentary series today about how at each level of sports gets more competitive and more intense. It would start with elementary schoolers playing basketball and end with the contrast of division 1 or even professional basketball and everything in between to see how the focus and mentality changes This is one of my favorite documentaries. Ive seen it probably a dozen times. Really good at showing the creative process especially for writers and comedians

Today I: Outlined screenplay and have at least first 25-50% of movie plotted out Read the screenplay for "Arrival". It inspired this current movie im working on Read 60 pages of Mastery by Robert Greene Went to class Recorded video Went to movies and saw "Stop Making Sense" which was a concert movie from the Talking Heads Solid day. I have some pretty good ideas for the screenplay, I have a lot plotted out but I havent actually started writing the scenes and dialogue. Just a rough idea of the story. The main focus here is just finish a rough draft by the end of the month. Then edit and revise next month. I went to the movies. I went alone but its ok cause i usually do that but it would be nice to have someone to go with. I went because my professor told us it was the best concert movie of all time, and i was a fan of the Talking Heads. Definitely really good. It brought me back to freshman year of college when I first started using LSD. The cover of their album looks like it was inspired by Be Here Now by Ram Das. Tomorrow im gonna start the first act of the screenplay. Just 1000 words a day and we'll have a full script by november 1. Focus on creative detachment. Be a receiver and transmuter of the ether for your work. Have intention but detach from the outcome. The work is already out there. ^^^ This is one of the inspirations for my current film. Im writing about aliens who send psychedelic drugs to earth which give pure hearted people siddhis

Lol I actually have that book sitting on my desk. I just havent read it yet. I probably should read it and practice the techniques by going back over books ive already read Yeah I have a bad tendency to go from book to book without deeply thinking about what each one really said or how to apply it in my life. Ive started taking better notes so I can more deeply internalize knowledge Yes Ive noticed that carbs and sugar slow down my cognitive abilities and I zone out more.

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Today I: Raced 5k Took a nap for rest of day Not the most productive day. I had to wake up at 5am for my race. I ran a 24 minute 5k, I would have been faster but i threw up at the 2 mile mark. I didnt get back home until like 2 pm and I just slept the rest of the day. Its ok though, I did at least one hard thing today. Tomorrow Im gonna read for a couple hours, make an outline for screenplay, and I have to do my logic homework. After that Ill watch a movie ^^^ One of the greatest movies of all time. Study this screenplay

Today I: Read 100 pages Did screenplay work Recorded a video Took book notes I finished the screenwriting course. No I just have to actually put pen to paper and start writing. I have all the theory I need, now simply just start practicing. Writers block is the fear that what you write will not be perfect and perfectionism keeps most people from starting. I am setting a goal to finish my first screenplay by November 1. If I work everyday at it, I will be able to accomplish it. I was reading Robert Greene's "Mastery" today. There are no shortcuts to greatness, its simply a matter of putting the hours in. One of my problems was that I had so many interests that I didnt want to pick a single field. I was debating between film, music, writing, communication, and art. I chose film because all the other ones could feed into it. Film requires great writing through screenplays, it requires communication through directing, it requires music through soundtrack scoring, and it requires art through storyboard drawing and special effects. Pursuing mastery in film will allow me to engage with all my interests. I have to wake up early for race tomorrow. Im excited.

The Lindy effect is not a law of the universe, its just a theory of how things that last a long time are more resilient to change. "If a book has been in print for forty years, I can expect it to be in print for another forty years. But, and that is the main difference, if it survives another decade, then it will be expected to be in print another fifty years. This, simply, as a rule, tells you why things that have been around for a long time are not "aging" like persons, but "aging" in reverse. Every year that passes without extinction doubles the additional life expectancy. This is an indicator of some robustness. The robustness of an item is proportional to its life" - Nassim Taleb, Antifragile

if he dont need nobody then why would he create people to worship him

Today I: Went to class Read 70 pages of book Did screenwriting work Watched "Dr. Strangelove or How I learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb" by Stanley Kubrick Recorded a video Ran 3 miles Pretty good day. Ive basically fixed my sleeping schedule, though I have to wake up at 5 AM on saturday for my race. Im almost finished with the screenwriting course, I learned about exposition and dialogue today. Also started reading "Thick Face, Black Heart" its pretty good so far and I like the spiritual themes and how it understands God is ultimate love and perfection, definitely didnt think this would be that type of book based on cover. I should transfer the videos from my camera onto my external hardrive and upload them as unlisted to youtube just to save space. I went to running club today and ran 3 miles. On saturday ill be running my first 5k since highschool and my first actual race since 3 years ago. Im aiming to run around 22 minutes or like 7 minute pace. Id be pretty happy with that. ^^^ I watched this today. Funny satirical comedy about the cold war. Ive been on a kubrick binge in an attempt to study the masters. I also want to watch more of Kirosawas work

We should go clubbing in miami

Yes. God divides itself up into infinite other selfs to keep itself distracted from its aloneness

Today I: Did screenplay work Watched "Paths of Glory" by Stanley Kubrick Recorded a video Finished the book "A Curious Mind" by Brian Grazer Settled on Obsidian as my commonplace notebook Solid day. Im doing a course on screenwriting. Today I learned about character arcs, conflict, and story structure. I also finished the book by movie producer Brian Grazer. His movie Rush is one of my favorites. Networking is key in entertainment business. I should make a list of 100 directors, actors, cinematographers, lighting people, producers, etc to try and get in contact with. Just being curious about their job and not asking for anything, simply conveying interest in how they achieved their success. I started working on Obsidian commonplace book. I like it because of the note linking functionality, its free to use, all files are locally stored, and the customizability. Mostly going to use it for book notes, video and podcast notes, and movie ideas, and insights. I feel like theres just not enough time in the day because of my classes and homework. I dont even care for it. Its not like the work is difficult but its simply just jumping through hoops and takes up like 20 hours a week. Its difficult to find time to do all the 5 daily things so I think Ill just carry my camera in my backpack and whenever I see something that could be a cool shot, Ill be able to shoot some footage. When May comes and I graduate Ill have so much more free time to do stuff I actually want to do. ^^ I watched this Kubrick classic. It was really good and way ahead of its time. He was only 28 when he made it and people consider it one of the greatest movies of all time. He also met his wife who played a minor but important role in it near the end.

Get drunk Binge on fast food Jerk off to the nastiest stuff you can find on the internet (without breaking the law) Go out clubbing Antidepressants?

Today I: Went to class Ran 4 miles Read 60 pages Watched "Close Up" (7.5/10) Worked on screenplay writing Recorded a video Pretty solid day. I want to have a good commonplace notebook on my computer to organize the stuff im learning, my insights, writing, book notes, and whetever else. I like notion the best since its free and offers a lot of customizability but it seems complex. Rn I just have a bunch of unorganized google docs so I could try to see how i could copy those over. Im doing good in my classes, cant wait to graduate. Im racing in a 5k on saturday. I havent raced in almost 3 years so I wonder how Ill do. I used to be in such good shape but smoking weed everyday for 2 years really killed me. Glad I quit it. Tomorrow I only have 1 class. Im gonna do my daily 5 things. I didnt work on cinematography/camera skills today. I should watch movies and take notes of specific shots I want to recreate. The difficult thing is I dont have any friends who i could ask to be in short films. I probably could put a flyer or something for wanna be actors if they want to be in a short film. Maybe ill just start with shots that dont require humans. ^^^ This movie was interesting. Very little action and at time boring, but the story was so bizzare that i kept watching. Its based on a true story where a poor Iranian man pretended to be a famous director and was accused of fraud by a family he met. All the actors are the real people who were involved so it blurs the lines between reality and fiction.

Today I: Went to class and did HW Read 70 pages of book Watched Rashomon by Akira Kurosowa (9/10) Recorded a video I came to a realization today that my endeavor into growing a twitter account is a waste of time. To realistically grow it to the level I want, it would take like 20+ hours a week, and I can see that my end desire for it was just money and some sort of internet clout. That time could be much better spent working on Life Purpose. ^^^ This is what I need to do. Set aside all distractions and searching for the magic pill. Just work on the 5 things that will move me 1% closer to my goal everyday. Continually invest in myself day after day for 5 years and Im sure all my goals will be manifested Those 5 things will be : Write 5 pages of screenplay per day Record a video Film something to work on cinematography skills. No matter how small Read/Learn 1Hr + Take notes Study film through watching movies and reading screenplays ^^^ I watched this movie today. Amazing movie that explores how people lie to shape others image of themselves. This was my first Kurosawa film, I want to watch more from him

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