“The routines of almost all famous writers, from Charles Darwin to John Grisham, similarly emphasise specific starting times, or number of hours worked, or words written. Such rituals provide a structure to work in, whether or not the feeling of motivation or inspiration happens to be present. They let people work alongside negative or positive emotions, instead of getting distracted by the effort of cultivating only positive ones. ‘Inspiration is for amateurs,’ the artist Chuck Close once memorably observed. ‘The rest of us just show up and get to work.”
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Oliver Burkeman
Oliver Burkeman, born in 1975, is a British journalist who specializes in writing about personal development, self-improvement, and psychology. His work often delves into the challenges of stress and anxiety in modern life, offering insights into how to cope with these issues through a psychological and philosophical lens. more
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