It is illuminating to note, here, how the daily rituals and working routines of prolific authors and artists - people who really do get a lot done - very rarely include techniques for 'getting motivated' or 'feeling inspired'. Quite the opposite: they tend to emphasise the mechanics of the working process, focusing not on generating the right mood, but on accomplishing certain physical actions, regardless of mood.


The Antidote: Happiness for People Who Can?t Stand Positive Thinking (ed. Canongate Books, 2012) - ISBN: 9780857863461

Oliver Burkeman Quotes

It is illuminating to note, here, how the daily rituals and working routines of prolific authors and artists - people who really do get a lot done -...

It is illuminating to note, here, how the daily rituals and working routines of prolific authors and artists - people who really do get a lot done -...

It is illuminating to note, here, how the daily rituals and working routines of prolific authors and artists - people who really do get a lot done -...

It is illuminating to note, here, how the daily rituals and working routines of prolific authors and artists - people who really do get a lot done -...