Famous Writers' Sleep Habits and Literary Productivity

An interesting project by Marla Popova from brain pickings.

Do late risers really produce more works but win fewer awards than early birds ? ^^

The most important point, perhaps, is a meta one: A reminder that no specific routine guarantees success, and the only thing that matters is having a routine and the persistence implicit to one. Showing up day in and day out, without fail, is the surest way to achieve lasting success.

Admittedly, all these are hard works.

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The visualization is available as a gorgeous giclée print, with a third of the proceeds donated to literacy nonprofit Room to Read and the rest split between Accurat (Visualizer) and Wendy (Illustrator).