Daily Rituals
Mason Currey spent years researching the daily routines of 161 writers, artists, philosophers, and scientists, then collected the findings into two-page profiles. Maya Angelou rented a hotel room and worked from 6:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Beethoven counted out exactly 60 coffee beans every morning. Charles Darwin walked the same loop three times a day. Currey makes no argument and offers no advice. The book lets the reader watch how the people who produced lasting work actually structured their days.
What you might want to know about Daily Rituals
The questions readers send us most often, answered without spoilers.
One hundred and sixty-one daily routines from writers, artists, and scientists laid side by side without commentary, letting the reader spot the patterns.
Yes. Mason Currey published Daily Rituals: Women at Work in 2019, focused on the routines of 143 women creators across history. The two volumes are often read together.
Daily Rituals was written by Mason Currey, published in 2013 by Alfred A. Knopf.
Daily Rituals is 278 pages in standard print editions, though page counts vary slightly between hardcover, paperback, and large-print formats.
At an average reading pace of about 250 words per minute, Daily Rituals takes most readers 4 to 6 hours to finish.
Daily Rituals is a standalone novel by Mason Currey, not part of a series.
Daily Rituals is available in hardcover, paperback, ebook, and audiobook formats from Amazon, Bookshop.org, ThriftBooks, and most major bookstores.
