Matt Damon, Ben Affleck, REST, and the four-hour day
One of the central arguments I make in my book REST is that when they have a lot of control over their time, highly accomplished people tend to
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Skip to contentOne of the central arguments I make in my book REST is that when they have a lot of control over their time, highly accomplished people tend to
I recently gave a virtual book talk at Fountain Bookstore, an independent bookstore located in Richmond, Virginia. Of course because of the lockdown I couldn't travel there, so
Antonia Fraser writes in the The Guardian about her writing routine: I work with... total calm from about 9.30 until lunchtime. Ideally I then go out to a
One of the most popular parts of REST is the chapter on four-hour days, and how lots of writers, artists and others crafted their schedules around those few
Romance writer Roni Loren (you might know her from her nine-book Loving on the Edge series, or maybe the two-book Pleasure Principle series, or her eight other books,
Scottish author James Kelman tells the Guardian how he got his start, and how he writes: I’m at the desk most mornings between 5.30 and 7. Every day
Outside Online has a new article, "Eight of Our Favorite Writers on Why They Run." They're not simply writers who also happen to enjoy a jog; all of
In REST I had a chapter about why people are more creative in the morning, and here I've continued writing about morning routines and their importance in creative
Monty Python's John Cleese has given a number of talks over the years about creativity. Today runner and academic Peter Francis tweeted out a link to a talk Cleese gave that
One of the most consistent findings in REST is how many really prolific and creative people do their most important work in about four focused hours a day.