--- product_id: 245047 title: "Daily Rituals: How Artists Work" brand: "mason currey" price: "€ 54.82" currency: EUR in_stock: true reviews_count: 13 url: https://www.desertcart.at/products/245047-daily-rituals-how-artists-work store_origin: AT region: Austria --- # Daily Rituals: How Artists Work **Brand:** mason currey **Price:** € 54.82 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Daily Rituals: How Artists Work by mason currey - **How much does it cost?** € 54.82 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.at](https://www.desertcart.at/products/245047-daily-rituals-how-artists-work) ## Best For - mason currey enthusiasts ## Why This Product - Trusted mason currey brand quality - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description More than 150 inspired—and inspiring—novelists, poets, playwrights, painters, philosophers, scientists, and mathematicians on how they subtly maneuver the many (self-inflicted) obstacles and (self-imposed) daily rituals to get done the work they love to do. Franz Kafka, frustrated with his living quarters and day job, wrote in a letter to Felice Bauer in 1912, “time is short, my strength is limited, the office is a horror, the apartment is noisy, and if a pleasant, straightforward life is not possible then one must try to wriggle through by subtle maneuvers.” Kafka is one of 161 minds who describe their daily rituals to get their work done, whether by waking early or staying up late; whether by self-medicating with doughnuts or bathing, drinking vast quantities of coffee, or taking long daily walks. Thomas Wolfe wrote standing up in the kitchen, the top of the refrigerator as his desk, dreamily fondling his “male configurations”.... Jean-Paul Sartre chewed on Corydrane tablets (a mix of amphetamine and aspirin), ingesting ten times the recommended dose each day ... Descartes liked to linger in bed, his mind wandering in sleep through woods, gardens, and enchanted palaces where he experienced “every pleasure imaginable.” Here are: Anthony Trollope, who demanded of himself that each morning he write three thousand words (250 words every fifteen minutes for three hours) before going off to his job at the postal service, which he kept for thirty-three years during the writing of more than two dozen books ... Karl Marx ... Woody Allen ... Agatha Christie ... George Balanchine, who did most of his work while ironing ... Leo Tolstoy ... Charles Dickens ... Pablo Picasso ... George Gershwin, who, said his brother Ira, worked for twelve hours a day from late morning to midnight, composing at the piano in pajamas, bathrobe, and slippers.... Here also are the daily rituals of Charles Darwin, Andy Warhol, John Updike, Twyla Tharp, Benjamin Franklin, William Faulkner, Jane Austen, Anne Rice, and Igor Stravinsky (he was never able to compose unless he was sure no one could hear him and, when blocked, stood on his head to “clear the brain”). ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Dimensions | 7.46 x 5.39 x 1.17 inches | | Edition | Illustrated | | Isbn 10 | 0307273601 | | Isbn 13 | 978-0307273604 | | Item Weight | 2.31 pounds | | Language | English | | Print Length | 278 pages | | Publication Date | April 23, 2013 | | Publisher | Knopf | ## Images ![Daily Rituals: How Artists Work - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71ZkW-G3DOL.jpg) ## Available Options This product comes in different **Format** options. ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Such an enjoyable read! *by on Reviewed in the United States August 14, 2024* I'm ashamed to admit that prior to the last couple of years, I was not a reader. Now, I'm reading three books at once! This is one of them. As I've picked up the habit, I've started reading a lot about habits - the science behind them, how to maintain them, and how to get rid of them. This was such a nice treat! It really complements the other books I have been reading as it takes you through the daily habits of those whom many think wouldn't have any. Good or bad, the habits they had made them into some of the most recognized and admired artists of all time. You see many shared habits between them, which you could attribute some of their success to, and may even want to incorporate into your own life.I've also never had a huge interest in history (I know, I was a terrible student - math was more my thing), but I found myself intrigued with the simplicities of daily life in the 1700s, 1800s and early 1900s. It's such an easy read and hard to put down! It's informative, inspiring, and introduces you to new artists whose work you may fall in love with. I can't bear to part with it as it's definitely one to reread, so I will be purchasing more copies for my loved ones! ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ An interesting read for anyone interested in the arts *by on Reviewed in the United States April 2, 2023* I read Daily Rituals: How Artists Work for a book study I am doing with the Emerge Arts Ministry group. It was a very interesting read. Basically the author/editor researched the work habits of about 150 artists, mostly from the fields of literature and visual arts, though artists from other disciplines were also included to a lesser degree. The book yielded some fascinating insights. Of course the artists sampled are anything but a monolithic group and their working habits ran the gamut. There were of course some destructive traits that showed up quite frequently including addictive behaviors and some of the random weirdness that is often associated with my fellow artists. On the other hand there were other artists with whom I really resonated, including something I am most passionate about. Many of the artists sampled derided the idea of sitting around waiting on inspiration. Rather they showed up every day and pursued inspiration by sitting down and doing the work. This is a trait that I believe all artistic people should aspire to. I really enjoyed this book and learned something from most every artist featured. Some showed me things I wanted to emulate, while others showed me the kind of artist I do not want to be. Both of those things can be helpful. This book is a worthwhile read. It is composed of very short essay style chapters, so the reader can digest the book in small bites if desired. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Fun account of how artists work *by on Reviewed in the United States October 20, 2014* Mason Currey has gathered together from a variety of sources accounts of how artists work. Most of the artists are writers, but he includes a number of painters and a smattering of choreographers, architects, and others. The entries are quite short; none is longer than a few pages and some are only a paragraph or two.The artists' approach to their work varies, but most seem to work for just a few hours per day, typically first thing in the morning. Most seem to stick to a schedule, although some seem to work sporadically -- or erratically! -- and so don't appear to actually have "daily rituals."Currey makes no attempt to draw conclusions from the material he has gathered, so the reader is left to take what he will from the entries. Because there is no particular organizational theme and because there are so many entries, this is a book best read in short bursts rather than cover-to-cover in a single sitting.Although I enjoyed the book, I have a couple of minor criticisms: First, Currey doesn't always make clear that for a substantial number of these artists the work schedule described applied to just a brief period in his or her career. To take one of many examples, George Orwell is described as writing on a schedule determined by his hours as a clerk in a used bookstore, but Orwell only held that job for a brief period. Second, the order of the entries appears random or nearly so. In a few cases, the entries for similar artists appear together, but that's rarely the case. Here, for example, are the last four entries in the book: Maira Kalman, Georges Simenon, Stephen Jay Gould, Bernard Malamud -- quite a mixed group (and should a writer of non-fiction like Gould have been labeled an "artist"?). It might have been more helpful to have grouped the artists by type and then chronologically within type. Doing so might have made it easier for readers to detect common approaches and consider how the approaches may have varied over time. ## Frequently Bought Together - Daily Rituals: How Artists Work - The Art of Learning: An Inner Journey to Optimal Performance - Ernest Hemingway on Writing --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.at/products/245047-daily-rituals-how-artists-work](https://www.desertcart.at/products/245047-daily-rituals-how-artists-work) --- *Product available on Desertcart Austria* *Store origin: AT* *Last updated: 2026-08-17*