Daily Rituals

Book review for Daily Rituals by Mason Currey. I rated it 3.5 stars This book is a long list of different rituals and morning routines that people followed (mostly famous artists and writers). It mostly skews towards older or long-dead people - I think I would have liked a bit more of a range in time periods so we can take a look at how people manage their routines nowadays with the advent of technology like phones and laptops. There are also some fun facts that pop up, like how Beethoven always counted his coffee beans (60 per cup) and just generally a lot of alcohol and drug consumption going on. But other than 1 - 2 pages per person, there isn’t really anything else to the book. I suppose you are left to draw your own conclusions on what makes a good routine, or to try and find some commonalities between them. There were also two types of routines in terms of discipline - some believed in writing or doing their art every day, no matter what, while others did it whenever they felt…