Haruki Murakami, running and mode
Haruki Murakami (born January 12, 1949)
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“When I write a novel, I get up at 4 am and work 5-6 hours. In the afternoon, I run 10km or swim 1.5km (or both), read a little and listen to music. I go to bed at 21,” Haruki Murakami told about his daily routine.
According to the Japanese, such a routine allows you to achieve a “deep state of mind.” Murakami came to this regime after an unhealthy lifestyle juxtaposed with three packs of cigarettes a day and alcohol. To fix this, in 1981 the writer moved to the country, began to eat right and run daily – he still adheres to these traditions.
“If I had to decide what to write on my tombstone, I would ask: Haruki Murakami, writer (and runner). 1949 – 20**. In any case, he didn’t even take a step,” wrote Murakami in What I Talk About When I Talk About Running.
Franz Kafka, writing and working
Franz Kafka (July 3, 1883 – June 3, 1924)
Global Outlook Press
Franz Kafka’s business has been affected by his bad relationship with his father, his work as an insurance clerk, his failing private life, and mental disorders. Second, he was influenced by the author’s wrong daily routine: from 8am to 3pm Kafka worked in the office, then ate dinner and “really” slept until 8:30pm. After waking up, he would train naked in front of the open window, go for an hour’s walk and have dinner.
At 10:30 p.m. Kafka would sit down and write and finish by 2-3am (sometimes even until 6am). In his free time from literature, the writer tried to sleep – or “achieve the impossible”, because sadness, in which endless thoughts and dreams about work, did not come to him, hindered him. Also, Kafka huddled in a small apartment with his three sisters and one’s husband.
Because of this regimen, Kafka’s migraines became more frequent, insomnia and neurosis appeared. In 1917, the 34-year-old writer was diagnosed with tuberculosis, so he retired with the intention of writing a novel, but the rapid deterioration of his health did not allow him to carry out his plan. Kafka died at the age of 40.
Marcel Proust, drugs and retreat
Marcel Proust (July 10, 1871 – November 18, 1922)
Global Outlook Press
Marcel Proust locked himself in a Paris apartment to write his monumental novel In Search of Lost Time, not appearing in public and only occasionally distracted by a meal. At the same time, the writer got up late – at 15-16 he drank coffee with a croissant and drank opium.
“It would be no exaggeration to say that he ate nothing. Where does it sound that a person lives on two cups of coffee with milk and two croissants a day? And sometimes in a croissant, ”recalled his secretary, Celeste Albare.
If Proust wanted to sleep, he took a caffeine pill and used drugs that neutralized its effects as he fell asleep. Due to malnutrition, the writer was constantly cold, and his eyes and wrist ached from lying down.
William Faulkner, indoor library and squirrel hunt
William Faulkner (25 September 1897 – 6 July 1962)
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William Faulkner often worked in the library or bedroom. Sometimes he went for a walk in the woods or hunted squirrels, which was his inspiration. In the library, the author specially unscrewed the handle of the front door so that no one would disturb him. I substituted it for lunch, had dinner with my family, and then did chores.
When asked by an American journalist how many words he writes a day, Faulkner sarcastically replied: “One morning I climbed onto the roof of a barn with paper, pencil and a liter of whiskey and pulled a retractable ladder towards me; When it started to get dark, I realized that I took out 5 thousand words.
After working on a difficult piece, Faulkner often took a “Saturday leave” that could take anywhere from a month to six weeks. During this time, he enjoyed his favorite bourbon. At the same time, according to relatives, the writer did not suffer from alcoholism.
Ernest Hemingway, working and standing in the morning
Ernest Hemingway (July 21, 1899 – July 2, 1961)
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Ernest Hemingway got up with the first rays of the sun, drank strong coffee and worked until noon.
“When I’m working on a book or a story, I write every morning as soon as the sun rises. Nobody interferes. Cold or cold – you start working and you warm yourself up as you write, the writer said. Let’s say you start at 6 am and can continue until noon. When you stop, you feel empty and full at the same time, just as if you were making love to your loved one.
There is a legend that Hemingway began his day by sharpening 20 pencils, although he admitted that he would not have found that many writing instruments in his home. At the same time, the author really used pencils and school notebooks in a ruler, wrote on a music stand and stood up.
Hemingway thoughtfully approached the work and counted the words he had written in a day. If prose didn’t work, the author took the letters. They helped him take a break from the “terrible responsibility of writing” or the “terrible responsibility of writing.”
Vladimir Nabokov, thought cards and the back seat of a car
Vladimir Nabokov (April 22, 1899 – July 2, 1977)
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In his youth, Vladimir Nabokov preferred to write while smoking in bed. Growing up, he systematized his thoughts: he wrote down the idea that came to him on a catalog card and put it in a box – this is how Lolita and other later novels appeared. The author worked on Lolita in America and often in the back seat of his parked car.
Nabokov described his daily routine in an interview: “In winter, I get up at seven: my alarm clock is an Alpine red-footed jackdaw, a large black bird with bright plumage, and a large yellow beak that visits my balcony and squeaks. very melodic. Around eight – shaving, breakfast, meditation in throne position, bath – in that order. Then I work in my office until lunchtime, taking a break for a short walk by the lake with my wife. About an hour later, we have a second breakfast and at 13:30 I sit at the table again and work nonstop until 18:30. Then walk to the kiosk for English newspapers and lunch at 19:00. No work after lunch. I go to bed around nine. I read until half past eleven, and then I go back and forth from lack of sleep until one in the morning.
Stephen King, closed curtains and Diet Pepsi
Stephen King (born September 21, 1947)
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Horror master Stephen King starts his day at 6 o’clock and first lists everything he’s grateful for. This daily ritual allows the author to analyze current life. Then King does his exercises, takes a shower, eats his breakfast, and sits down to write.
King hates coffee at work and drinks water or Diet Pepsi. He considers the most productive period to be between 8:30 and 12:30.
“I have an office and a door that I can close. Usually Molly (the author’s dog – approx. “socialbites.ca”) lies at the foot of the table while I work. Everything is pretty mundane: just a big dirty desk with a computer. At the same time, the curtains are always lowered, because if I look too much at the outside world, I lose my inner world,” King shared.
Source: Gazeta
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