![]() The point is in the ritual itself: one act that signals in our minds that the working day, whether it be creative or professional, has begun. The moment I tell the driver where to go, I have completed the ritual."ĭon't get me wrong: I am not saying we editors and writers need to get up at the crack of dawn to get the most out of our day. ![]() The ritual is not the stretching and weight training I put my body through each morning at the gym the ritual is the cab. I walk outside my Manhattan home, hail a taxi, and tell the driver to take me to the Pumping Iron gym at 91st Street and First Avenue, where I work out for two hours. She says, "I begin each day of my life with a ritual: I wake up at 5:30 a.m., put on my workout clothes, my leg warmers, my sweatshirts, and my hat. World-renowned choreographer Twyla Tharp, in her book, The Creative Habit: Learn It and Use It For Life, talks about the importance of ritual in beginning her day. ![]() Luckily, I have found a way to make my time count. ![]() Part of this is habit, but the other part is not always having an anchor in my day that tells my brain it is time to get to work already, no more excuses, no more fear. ![]() I confess that I am a notorious procrastinator, both in my creative and professional life. Being both an editor and a writer, one of the most difficult things for me is actually getting my day going. ![]()
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