Routines of history’s greatest minds reveal what artists were doing when they weren’t creating.

BY: ERIC ZDANCEWICZ

There are unfortunately only 24 hours in a day, and at some point every busy body has to confront this.

While I firmly believe that comparison is the death of creativity, it couldn’t hurt to gain some insight into how the world’s most creative people adjusted to their circadian rhythms. So if you’ve ever felt like your schedule isn’t working out, you can always try going to bed at 6pm, waking up at midnight and drinking copious amounts of black coffee like Balzac.