Truly enjoyed reading about Mason Curry’s book (Daily Rituals) on the various and odd habits of those artists I’ve admired or adored – although I did avoid reading about those who drank as an inspiration (though I’m sure I’ll get to it to gloat).

Been there, tried that – it didn’t work for me. Longhand was illegible the next day, and when it was typed, it just didn’t make any sense.

What does work for me (for writing, anyway) is the early to rise routine – and so it was nice to see that so many artistic types found it easiest to work first thing in the early morning. Try as I might, especially as I’ve gotten older, I just can’t be a night person.

In fact, I can’t do much of anything cerebral after about four p.m. That’s nap time, then socializing time, then some mindless activity time till blessed sleep and the next morning.

I do have my own rituals: coffee first thing, then I go for a walk, every morning. I try to get up around 5:30 or 6, but it’s often later. I do love the world at dawn and at pre-dawn – it’s so quiet and where I live, in Los Angeles, there’s fewer cars on the streets, making it much more pleasant.

As for writing time, I try to do at least two hours a day six days a week. I don’t always get to that, but that is my aspiration, and I’d like to eventually do more. I do have the time in my schedule, just not the will power to get over the procrastination.

So I guess, according to the six rules, I have about four of them: early riser, strategic substance abuse (coffee), long walks, and sticking to a schedule (well, mostly, anyway). So I guess I’m not doing too badly after all!

Then there’s that day job thing. Now that’s a tough one.

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