Opium and croissants for breakfast. Naked mornings. Martinis for lunch. Great read about what (and what rather not) to learn from the working routines of history’s most creative minds.

From Weekly Filet #132, in October 2013.

Rise and shine: the daily routines of history’s most creative minds

Rise and shine: the daily routines of history’s most creative minds

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