Recently, Austin Kleon, author of How to Steal Like an Artist and Keep Going, said in the interview with Madeleine Dore (Extraordinary Routines), “I think routine is so important, especially when you’re getting started creatively, but for me right now, I almost need checkboxes and rituals more than I need routine.”
Currently, his daily checkboxes include:
- writing in his diary,
- publishing a blog post,
- taking a walk, and
- reading a book.
Austin goes on to say, “I always keep a pocket notebook on me, I diary in the morning, and then create a blog post. Those blog posts will become talks, which then become books. You don’t have to worry what to write about, you just write every day and things begin to develop.”
What a great advice! No brainer! Yes. Do the actions (write, blog, walk, read) and you will become the noun (writer).
I added one more checkbox to it and adopted it as my daily ritual.
