The Power of Creativity \(Book 1\): Learning How to Build Lasting Habits, Face Your Fears and Change Your Life pdfdrive com

Transform into a More Productive Artist
As  a  writer,  I’m  fascinated  by  how  artists  get  things  done.  Here’s  what  I
discovered:
Most creative masters are nothing like Ernest Hemingway or John Berryman.
They  aren’t  alcoholics;  they  are  disciplined,  sober  and  health-conscious.  Also,
Hemingway and Berryman both tried to sober up towards the end.
Take Haruki Murakami (b. 1949). He is one of Japan’s greatest novelists and
the author of books like Kafka on the Shore and What I Talk About When I Talk
About Running. He’s also a serious athlete who runs at least one marathon a year.
When Murakami is writing a novel, he says he runs or swims for at least an hour
a day.
Exerting yourself to the fullest within your individual limits: That’s
the  essence  of  running,  and  a  metaphor  for  life  –  and  for  me,  for
writing as well. I believe many runners would agree.”
When  I’m  in  pain,  I  think  of  that  sentence.  I  force  myself  to  run  a  little
farther, a little harder. Later, I try to write a while longer and go that bit deeper.