Night owls or early birds - how did Mozart,
Tchaikovsky and Richard Strauss structure their day? Their habits in
composing, breakfast, socialising and exercise are plotted against those
of other great minds in this look at the daily routines of famous
creative people.
In this infographic, the website podio.com has condensed the daily routines of some of history's great creative minds. The hourly habits of Darwin, Freud, Voltaire, Beethoven and others are broken down and plotted against each other in the ultimate diary of genius.
Beethoven shows how he can power through a long morning's composition on some strong coffee. It's clear that Mozart's compositional muse often visited late at night, after he had been out drinking wine with friends.
Richard Strauss
had a tightly scheduled and disciplined day. No composer listed here
comes close to the disciplined early-riser novelist and
playwright Honoré de Balzac, who set his alarm clock for 1am. A big fan
of Nick Bailey's show, possibly.
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