Artistic rituals how do the creators work?

The title of the book is Daily Rituals, but I focused, in fact, while writing it, on the human routine. This phrase contains something natural and common, including a mental presence: following a routine means, among other things, activating the automatic guide. But our daily routine is in itself a choice, also, or a series of choices. It can become, in the right hands, a delicate standard mechanism for investing a set of limited resources: time (the most limited resource), as well as willpower, self-discipline, optimism. A solid routine creates a trivial environment for our mental energies, and helps us avoid the tyranny of mood swings. This was one of William James's favorite topics. He believes that one desires to be part of life automatically; and by creating good habits, he says: we can "free our minds to move into fields of action of real importance." Ironically, James himself was among those distracted people who delay tasks until late, unable to maintain a regular schedule. Is there any ambition for a writer or artist that has not occasionally felt this? Reflecting on past unremarkable achievements is inspiring and discouraging at the same time. But Britsch is, of course, mistaken. In contrast to every enthusiastic and struggling person working tirelessly, free from doubts of self-esteem and crises that bring us closer to mortal humans, there is another William James or Franz Kafka; two great geniuses who waste time, waiting in the void for inspiration to appear, experiencing tortured sieges and creative dryness, suffering from doubts and insecurity. In fact, most of the names appearing in this book meet at a common point: surrendering to daily work, but never confident of its productivity. Always wary of the bad day when their achievements decline. All find the time necessary to complete their creations. But there are infinite differences regarding how they structure their lives to make good use of it.