Daily Endeavor Blog

Some people crave routine, others feel suffocated by it. Different periods in life demand different routines. I can remember the feeling in college when I finally nailed the routine that allowed me to get everything done I wanted to and at the same time enjoy life. Once in stride, it feels great. Foraging however during a transition to a new schedule can be frustrating. I’m still in one of those transition periods now.

Christine Huang over at PSFK pointed me to Daily Routines, an archeological dig of how artists and others construct their days. While these are anecdotal for but one period of life for some of these folks, they’re an interesting read nonetheless. At the time, Toni Morrison preferred early mornings for prime thinking time because she wasn’t on Mom duty yet. Franz Kafka was all about the night.

A few to check out:

• Thomas Friedman

• George W. Bush

• Joseph Campbell

• Charles Darwin

• Toni Morrison

• Franz Kafka

• John Grisham

• Ernest Hemingway