“Sit down at ten o'clock in the morning and write anything that comes into my head until twelve. One of the few things I've discovered about writing is to form a habit that becomes an addiction so that if you don't put something down on paper every day, you get really mean and awful with withdrawal symptoms, and your wife and your dog and your kids are going to kick your ass until you get back to it because they can't bear you in that state of mind.” IfsWritingMindMeanStatesKidsFormMorningWifeDogBearsHabitTenPaperAddictionAssAwfulClockKicksGet BackState Of MindTwelveSymptomsGet RealReally MeanWithdrawal Author:Frank Pierson
“Working at home is hard. It tends to give you bad habits. It feels more like you're going to work when you get up in the morning and leave your house and go somewhere.” GivingFeelsHardHomeHouseMorningLike YouHabitGet UpGoing To WorkBad Habits Author:Kate Beaton
“The Enron scandal continues. The U.S. Senate has announced they are going to subpoena Ken Lay and make him testify. Apparently Lay received the subpoena this morning and then, out of habit, immediately shredded it.” MorningHabitLaysSenateScandalEnronSubpoenasEnron Scandal Author:Conan O'Brien
“I was almost persuaded to be a Christian. I thought I never again could be thoughtless and worldly. But I soon forgot my morning prayer or else it was irksome to me. One by one my old habits returned and I cared less for religion than ever.” ChristianPrayerMorningAtheismHabitPositive AtheismWorldlyOld HabitsMorning Prayer Book:The Letters of Emily Dickinson Source: The Letters of Emily Dickinson
“My writing habits are pretty static. I get up every morning between 6 and 7 am, grab a cup of coffee, say a few prayers, and go downstairs to my office and start writing.” WritingPrayerMorningHabitOfficeCoffeeGet UpCupsEvery MorningStaticCoffee Cup Author:Mitch Albom
“I come from a coffee-loving family, and you can always tell when my sister and I have been around, because both of us collect all the dead coffee from everyone's morning cup, pour it over ice, and drink it. This is a disgusting habit.” Has BeensMorningHabitDrinkCoffeeIceCupsMy SisterDisgustingLoving Family Author:Laurie Colwin
“I am a creature of habit with my food and snacks. I make sure to get in all three meals and drink my Eboost every morning, and lots of hot tea keeps me going!” ThreeMorningHabitDrinkCreaturesHotTeaMealsEvery MorningSnacksCreatures Of HabitHot Tea Author:Kristen Taekman
“I think the big myth about habits, and happiness too, is that there's somehow a magic "one size fits all" solution. That, "If it works for you it's going to work for me," and it's just a matter of figuring out what that habit would be, whether that's do it first thing in the morning, or start small, or do it for thirty days, or give yourself a cheat day.” IfsThinkingGivingFirstsMatterBigsWould BeMorningMagicHabitFitSolutionsSizeMythThirtyCheatGoing To WorkOne Size Fits All Author:Gretchen Rubin