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  • Habit is not mere subjugation, it is a tender tie: when one remembers habit it seems to have been happiness.
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Alain de Botton

Morning routine: I'm woken by my son around 6 a.m. We'll sit downstairs, and he'll drink milk. Then he wants to play, which goes on until 8 a.m.

Procrastination technique: By quarter to 9, I am upstairs in my study. Normally there are gobs of e-mails and fun stuff like that to delay the work. Then the phone might ring. By 11 a.m., I get down to my real work. Then I'll work with intensity until 12:30 p.m., when, in a state of exhaustion, I will retire for lunch.

The New York Times Magazine, September 17, 2006

Posted on July 29, 2007 in Early Risers, Philosophers, Procrastinators, Writers |

Comments

This made me laugh--sounds like my routine--only I don't get up so damn early!!

Posted by: Holly | December 11, 2008 at 12:02 AM

This made me laugh--sounds like my routine--only I don't get up so damn early!!

Posted by: Holly | December 11, 2008 at 12:02 AM

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