""I love it, but I also feel like it's a fire hose into my mouth of feedback on the show coming up. And I want the next season [of The White Lotus] to be inspired. I want it to really be great and not just trying to fulfill another slot or something. And I think the only way it can be that is if I really get a reset.""
""I know it sounds totally insane, but Survivor is so immersive, and it's kind of like this thing where I can't really think about something else," White said. It makes sense: TWL is literally filmed at dream vacation spots, so going to a Four Seasons hotel will just feel like work. "If I go away and take a little vacation or whatever, I'm going to be talking on the phone and thinking about the show the whole time," he said."
Mike White returned to Survivor to deliberately stop thinking about The White Lotus and to find fresh creative inspiration for the next season. He hopes an immersive alternate project will reset his mindset so the next season will be inspired rather than a mere filler. Survivor's immersion prevents rumination and forces focus away from HBO work; a typical vacation would not provide that break because he would keep thinking and calling about the show. Participation on Survivor also toughens him emotionally against public reaction and physically through sun exposure, helping him develop thicker skin.
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