In my opinion, there’s nothing better to prepare myself for the day than to have a morning ritual. I’ve been thinking about this too, and I think the moment I shift my focus to work, is when I put on my headphones on to listen to an audiobook or podcast when I’m getting ready in the morning. The moment she asks the driver where to go is the moment her mind shifts its focus to start working! The moment I tell the driver where to go, I have completed the ritual.' 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. '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. She also reinforces the importance of having a ritual as a way of preparing herself to start creating. Without that, you can’t create as much great work as she did. Creativity, for Twyla, is a combination of hard work and exercise.

“Creativity is a habit, and the best creativity is a result of good work habits. Twyla Tharp, is a great American dance choreographer, that produced more than 130 dances.Īs you can imagine, creative choreographies isn’t easy, and it requires constant creativity.

I chose The Creative Habit, because the title was already a lesson! And when the title is a lesson, you know the rest of the book will be great!

He wrote a blog post where he shared a list of 6 books that will make you more creative. I started reading this book because of Chase Jarvis' recommendation.

The creative habit by twyla tharp