Title
Daily Rituals: How Artists Work,New
Delivery time: 8-12 business days (International)
More Than 150 Inspiredand Inspiringnovelists, Poets, Playwrights, Painters, Philosophers, Scientists, And Mathematicians On How They Subtly Maneuver The Many (Selfinflicted) Obstacles And (Selfimposed) 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 Selfmedicating 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.... Jeanpaul 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 Thirtythree 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).
By changing our most important processes and
products, we have already made a big leap forward. This ranges from the
increased use of more sustainable fibers to the use of more
environmentally friendly printing processes to the development of
efficient waste management in our value chain.
Shipping & Returns
Shipping
We ship your order within 2–3 business days for USA deliveries and 5–8 business days for international shipments. Once your package has been dispatched from our warehouse, you'll receive an email confirmation with a tracking number, allowing you to track the status of your delivery.
Returns
To facilitate a smooth return process, a Return Authorization (RA) Number is required for all returns. Returns without a valid RA number will be declined and may incur additional fees. You can request an RA number within 15 days of the original delivery date. For more details, please refer to our Return & Refund Policy page.
Shipping & Returns
Shipping
We ship your order within 2–3 business days for USA deliveries and 5–8 business days for international shipments. Once your package has been dispatched from our warehouse, you'll receive an email confirmation with a tracking number, allowing you to track the status of your delivery.
Returns
To facilitate a smooth return process, a Return Authorization (RA) Number is required for all returns. Returns without a valid RA number will be declined and may incur additional fees. You can request an RA number within 15 days of the original delivery date. For more details, please refer to our Return & Refund Policy page.
Warranty
We provide a 2-year limited warranty, from the date of purchase for all our products.
If you believe you have received a defective product, or are experiencing any problems with your product, please contact us.
This warranty strictly does not cover damages that arose from negligence, misuse, wear and tear, or not in accordance with product instructions (dropping the product, etc.).
Warranty
We provide a 2-year limited warranty, from the date of purchase for all our products.
If you believe you have received a defective product, or are experiencing any problems with your product, please contact us.
This warranty strictly does not cover damages that arose from negligence, misuse, wear and tear, or not in accordance with product instructions (dropping the product, etc.).
Secure Payment
Your payment information is processed securely. We do not store credit card details nor have access to your credit card information.
We accept payments with :
Visa, MasterCard, American Express, Paypal, Shopify Payments, Shop Pay and more.
Secure Payment
Your payment information is processed securely. We do not store credit card details nor have access to your credit card information.
We accept payments with :
Visa, MasterCard, American Express, Paypal, Shopify Payments, Shop Pay and more.