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Utterly fascinating' Daisy Goodwin, Sunday Times Benjamin Franklin took daily naked air baths and Toulouse-Lautrec painted in brothels. Edith Sitwell worked in bed, and George Gershwin composed at the piano in pyjamas. Freud worked sixteen hours a day, but Gertrude Stein could never write for more than thirty minutes, and F. Scott Fitzgerald wrote in gin-fuelled bursts - he believed alcohol was essential to his creative process. From Marx to Murakami and Beethoven to Bacon, Daily Rituals by Mason Currey presents the working routines of more than a hundred and sixty of the greatest philosophers, writers, composers and artists ever to have lived. Whether by amphetamines or alcohol, headstand or boxing, these people made time and got to work. Featuring photographs of writers and artists at work, and filled with fascinating insights on the mechanics of genius and entertaining stories of the personalities behind it, Daily Rituals is irresistibly addictive, and utterly inspiring.
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    11 June 2020
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  6. Dimensions
    2.2 x 13 x 19.4 cm
  7. ISBN-10
    1529059968
  8. ISBN-13
    978-1529059960
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I just can't recommend this book enough -- Lena Dunham

A trove of entertaining anecdote and thought-provoking comparison -- Toby Lichtig ― Daily Telegraph Published On: 2013-11-19

A chance to see what great lives look like when the triumphs, dramas, disruptions and divorces have been all but boiled away. It will fascinate anyone who wonders how a day might best be spent, especially those who have wondered of their artistic heroes, as a baffled Colette once did of George Sand: how the devil did they manage? ― Guardian Published On: 2013-10-08

Utterly fascinating -- Daisy Goodwin ― Sunday Times

Mason Currey has carefully compiled the daily habits and personal foibles of 161 great writers, artists, scientists and thinkers, including one who stood on his head to cure creative block. By the end of this book, our carpet-glue habit looks normal -- DBC Pierre ― Guardian

A fascinating little book ― Financial Times

An utterly fascinating compendium . . . This book is the ultimate retort to the flaneurs who dream about the novel/screenplay/painting they would create if only they had the time. Its message is that serious artists make the time, and most of them make it at the same time every day -- Daisy Goodwin ― Sunday Times

A thoroughly researched, minutely annotated and delightful book, full of the quirks and oddities of the
human comedy . . . Its main lesson can be summed up simply enough: get up, have a cup of coffee, sit at your desk and begin

― Literary Review

Some of the world's greatest minds had routines they stuck to to produce their works of genius. In Daily
Rituals, Mason Currey reveals their more bizarre habits

― Daily Mirror

Fascinating . . . it also interestingly reveals that there is no universal formula to greatness, so in essence, it's a celebration of individuality and quirkiness ― Huffington Post

About the Author

Mason Currey was born in Pennsylvania, and graduated from the University of North Carolina at Asheville. Currey’s writing has appeared in Slate, Metropolis, and Print. He lives in New York.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Picador (11 June 2020); The Smithson, 6 Briset Street, London EC1M 5NR
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 304 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1529059968
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1529059960
  • Reading age ‏ : ‎ 18 years and up
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1 kg 50 g
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 2.2 x 13 x 19.4 cm
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Mason Currey is the author of the Daily Rituals books, featuring brief profiles of the day-to-day working lives of more than 300 great creative minds.

He is currently working on a new nonfiction book and writing Subtle Maneuvers, a biweekly newsletter on wriggling through a creative life.

Website: masoncurrey.com | Newsletter: masoncurrey.substack.com

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  • MD
    5.0 out of 5 stars It's a great compilation of very interesting tidbits
    Reviewed in India on 26 August 2018
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    It's a great compilation of very interesting tidbits. From Beethoven's morning coffee quirks to Darwin's reading habits, this book has it all. What I liked the most is that you can pick it up anytime and read a few random pages if that's all the time you have. Still a lot of fun.
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  • Abhishek Pandey
    4.0 out of 5 stars Authenticity and Creativity.
    Reviewed in India on 23 June 2022
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    The book is source of knowing the truth behind the greats as it is.
    If I gotta a problem deal with it in the most authentic and realistic way.
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  • sripati mishra
    5.0 out of 5 stars An absolute gem.
    Reviewed in India on 3 January 2022
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    It's a surreal experience to know exactly what happened behind the scenes of the spectacular achievements by game changers of different fields.we get the rare opportunity to dive deep into the thought process,schedule and working styles of greatest of the greats.a must read to acknowledge its ok not to be normal.
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  • Naman Raj
    3.0 out of 5 stars No depth, but a great starting point
    Reviewed in India on 30 July 2022
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    The book can get you a basic idea about a lot, and you have to take it from there : great for someone exploring.
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  • Namita Gupta
    5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic read for those who are interested in this genre.
    Reviewed in India on 18 June 2021
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    A gift to my brother.
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  • Dipti
    5.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful, precise, reveller!
    Reviewed in India on 27 May 2019
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    Awesome reading, reveals something I didn't know earlier
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  • Amazon Customer
    3.0 out of 5 stars the book is like a kind of summary of the daily habits and ...
    Reviewed in India on 25 October 2016
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    the book is like a kind of summary of the daily habits and rituals of various artists put together by the author...it all seems vague at times.
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  • Pradeep
    1.0 out of 5 stars No real learning from this read
    Reviewed in India on 21 March 2021
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    It is short notes of many people routine. Many of them looks like not ideal and we can't follow. No real learning from this book,
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  • Peace
    5.0 out of 5 stars 自分も活用したい習慣が盛りだくさん。ためになりました。
    Reviewed in Japan on 6 December 2013
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    何かをずっと作り出しているとき、必ずといっていいほど壁にぶつかる時がくる。それはかの有名なアーティストさんにもあるんだと、自分の気が楽になりました。あと、よりクリエイティブでいるには、やはり習慣が大切だなと、参考になるのばっかり内容もたくさんあって購入してよかったです。
    もっといいもの作りま〜〜す☆
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  • Peter Butler Jr.
    5.0 out of 5 stars Daily RItuals
    Reviewed in the United States on 28 September 2015
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    Mason Currey's fascinating book, Daily Rituals: How Great Minds Make Time, Find Inspiration, and Get to Work, began with a series of blog posts and eventually grew into this book.

    Currey has done extensive research -- as shown in his lengthy section of end notes -- to find out what the "great minds" -- such as Carl Jung, Igor Stravinsky, George Sand, Knut Hamsun, Maria Kalman, Gustave Flaubert, and many others -- "make time, find inspiration, and get to work" -- as the subtitle tells.

    In reading over the variety of opinions, it seems the best answer is to get up early, sleep in late, take naps, stay away for many hours, go to be early, stay up all night, work in bed, at your desk, in the pub, eating sparsely, abundantly, erratically, precisely, smoking, using drugs, drinking, being a teetotaller, stay completely clean, having sex often, and staying celibate.

    Or, as Bernard Malamud wrote, "There's no one way -- there's too much drivel about this subject. You're who you are, not Fitzgerald or Thomas Wolfe. You write by sitting down and writing. There's not particular time or place -- you suit yourself, your nature. How one works, assuming he's disciplined, doesn't matter. If he or she is not disciplined, no sympathetic magic will help. The trick is to make time -- not to steal it -- and produce the fiction. If the stories come, you get them written, you're on the right track. Eventually everyone learns his or her own best way. The real mystery to crack is you" (234).

    This is a fascinating, humorous, encouraging book. Enjoy!

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  • 1abern
    5.0 out of 5 stars Inspirational, methodical, invaluable
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 6 July 2014
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    This book needs defending.

    This book does precisely what one would expect (especially if one has spent time searching for the daily rituals of important artists before, and has found the widely circulated image based on this book): it very clearly and methodically lists a huge variety of great minds (from Mozart to Woody Allen to Tolstoy) and their daily routines.

    In this sense, it is invaluable: it is the sort of book that one can quite easily dip into (each subject is given a concise page or two), but it is also wildly addictive. I will address the reasons for this shortly.

    For those who have asked for more 'analysis' and 'conclusions' to be drawn, I believe they misunderstand the very notion of what makes a great mind great. Echoing the author's introduction, the obvious principle that is drawn from a work such as this is that there is no one daily routine which works: it relies solely on the individual.

    The idea that conclusions could be drawn is a naive one, and would detract from the power of this book. Perhaps the most innovative aspect of the book is the author's refusal to be drawn into moral commentary. The catalogue of drug use, sexual perversions and domestic oddities are covered matter-of-factly, allowing the reader to draw their own conclusions. After all, the reader may well require some of these things in order to maximise their productivity. This book is wonderful: it stimulates the mind. It does not preach.

    As I hinted above, the concise nature of this book makes it very easy to pick up: you can scan for your favourite artist and see their daily routine. However, the more involved way to read this book is to read it completely. Rather than the author attempting to sum up the wealth of information here, each reader is able to draw their own conclusions. For example, it is hard not to notice the amount of people who smoke and drink—and consider this essential to their creative output—whilst many of the subjects in this book (writers especially) have two clear blocks of work, separated by a walk or exercise.

    It is only by reflecting on the wealth of data here that a reader can truly structure their own daily routine. If the author were to have drawn conclusions, this would have made this book a far lesser proposition. As it is, however, it is an incredible resource. It is the sort of book almost no one would want to write, but anyone who is remotely interested in living a creative life will be very thankful someone did.

    As such, I am very thankful to the author. Ignore the negative reviews of this text—unless you are seeking instructions—and buy this book without hesitating if you a self-reflective, ambitious human seeking to make the most of your life by conquering the day.
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  • renan Colombini
    5.0 out of 5 stars It ended too soon
    Reviewed in Brazil on 22 March 2016
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    It was a pretty intense and eye opening book, mainly for me, a bi-lingual writer, I just really wonder why the vast majority of people here were writers
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  • Megan
    5.0 out of 5 stars Fascinating
    Reviewed in Canada on 21 May 2022
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    This book is excellent for any artist of any experience level and type. After 14 years and experiencing a creative block, it really helps to read about other artists of history and how they spent their time. An artists life can be very challenging and yet exciting. Great read and one for the bookshelf!
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