Twyla Tharp - Routine Quotes

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The routine is as much a part of the creative process as the lightening bold of inspiration, maybe more. And this routine is available to everyone.

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There's a paradox in the notion that creativity should be a habit. We think of creativity as a way of keeping everything fresh and new, while habit implies routine and repetition. That paradox intrigues me because it occupies the place where creativity and skill rub up against each other.

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By making the start of the sequence automatic, they replace doubt and fear with comfort and routine.

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Over time, as the daily routines become second nature, discipline morphs into habit.

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After so many years, I've learned that being creative is a full-time job with its own daily patterns. That's why writers, for example, like to establish routines for themselves. The most productive ones get started early in the morning, when the world is quiet, the phones aren't ringing, and their minds are rested, alert, and not yet polluted by other people's words.

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