Daily Rituals

Daily Rituals: How Artists Work profiles the daily grind of some 160 creative geniuses. And while certain themes do emerge--like, sigh, waking up early--the biggest takeaway is how idiosyncratic we all are. Want to know which brilliant artist you’re most like and why? Check out the list below to find your creative-genius match. If you work best.......... Then you’re like In bed................................. Voltaire, Proust, Truman Capote In the shower...................... Woody Allen In warmer months.............. Beethoven In an anonymous motel...... Maya Angelou In secret............................. Jane Austen After a run......................... Haruki Murakami After sex............................ John Cheever When looking at cows........ Gertrude Stein Chained to your desk......... Tom Stoppard In earmuffs/a blindfold..... Jonathan Franzen With a hangover................ Francis Bacon While ironing.................... George Balanchine Naked at your desk............ Benjamin Franklin Naked in front of the fridge.. Thomas Wolfe After checking Facebook..... Anne Rice At Bob’s Big Boy................. David Lynch

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