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Daily Rituals How Artists Work

Mason Currey

More than 150 inspired—and inspiring—novelists, poets, playwrights, painters, philosophers, scientists, and mathematicians on how they subtly maneuver the many (self-inflicted) obstacles and (self-imposed) daily rituals to get done the work they love to do. Franz Kafka, frustrated with his living q...

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Huberman Lab

Huberman noted that he had been listening to the audio‑only title, which offers brief two‑minute chapters describing the daily routines of writers, artists and other creatives. He mentioned it while discussing how environments and habits affect focus and also cited it as an example of Tim Ferriss’s audio productions. The discussion highlighted its concise format and relevance to understanding creative habits, but did not provide a strong endorsement.

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Huberman mentioned that he had been listening to the audioonly book Daily Rituals, which presents brief chapters about the daily routines of writers, artists, and creatives.

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I'm not going to lean everything on the visual system, but I've been listening to this book that unfortunately is only available as an audio book called Daily Rituals, which it's got two minute chapters and it describes the daily rituals of writers and artists and creatives.

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The book was referenced as a title that Tim Ferriss had produced an audio version of, highlighting its relevance to daily routines of creative people.

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One of the old book that Tim actually produced the audio book, daily rituals.

Acquired

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Acquired

This book was described as a collection of one-to-two-page entries detailing the daily routines of famous artists and thinkers from the last couple of hundred years. The host found it interesting how there seemed to be no correlation between disciplined routines and longevity, with some disciplined people dying young and others living into their nineties despite leading wilder lives.

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it's this, uh, it's this cool book. It's a collection of sort of one to two pages each on really famous artists and thinkers from the last couple hundred years. And, um, just what their daily routine...

— Episode: Episode 30: P.A. Semi + AuthenTec

Episode: Episode 30: P.A. Semi + AuthenTec

This book was described as a collection of one-to-two-page entries detailing the daily routines of famous artists and thinkers from the last couple of hundred years. The host found it interesting how there seemed to be no correlation between disciplined routines and longevity, with some disciplined people dying young and others living into their nineties despite leading wilder lives.

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it's this, uh, it's this cool book. It's a collection of sort of one to two pages each on really famous artists and thinkers from the last couple hundred years. And, um, just what their daily routine was like

there seemed to be no correlation between, uh, longevity and, and a degree of hard living, you know, people who were the most disciplined, like would die in their fifties. And people who, um, led the craziest lives would live into their nineties.

No Stupid Questions

It explores how order and routine can contribute to creativity and daring. The book was discussed in connection with the idea that many writers need routine to be creative.

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I was reading this review of Mason Curry's book, Daily Rituals, How Artists Work.

— Episode: 186. Do You Need a Routine?

Episode: 186. Do You Need a Routine?

It explores how order and routine can contribute to creativity and daring. The book was discussed in connection with the idea that many writers need routine to be creative.

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I was reading this review of Mason Curry's book, Daily Rituals, How Artists Work.

Oh, I read his books, both of them.

Then you're going to know more about this.

I've only read excerpts.

But I thought it was really interesting how he talked about this idea that maybe doesn't apply as much to Cass, but like you're saying, many writers need. And it's this idea that order and routine is what allows for creativity and daring.

The Daily Stoic

This book explores the daily routines of artists, philosophers, and thinkers, often including walking.

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And then the other thing I think to look at when you're thinking about the relationship between creativity and walks, if you've read Mason Curry's book, daily rituals, like almost every page in the bo...

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This book explores the daily routines of artists, philosophers, and thinkers, often including walking.

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And then the other thing I think to look at when you're thinking about the relationship between creativity and walks, if you've read Mason Curry's book, daily rituals, like almost every page in the book for every famous artist, philosopher, thinker, composer, whatever, I would say 50% of them have some kind of walking process.

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