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“I begin my work at about nine or ten o’clock in the evening, and continue until four or five in the morning. Night is a more quiet time to work. It aids thought.”

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Alexander Graham Bell, who was evidently a late chronotype, on creativity, innovation, and success.

Pair with the daily routines of famous creators. 

(via explore-blog)

“The time we have alone, the time we have in walking, the time we have in riding a bicycle — [these] are the most important times for a writer. Escaping from a typewriter is part of the creative process. You have to give your subconscious time to think. Real thinking always occurs on the subconscious level. I never consciously set out to write a certain story. The idea must originate somewhere deep within me and push itself out in its own time. Usually, it begins with associations.”

— Ray Bradbury on storytelling and the creative process (via explore-blog)

“Do as much research as you can +
Never copy, only get influenced”

— I Used to Be a Design Student – advice on design and life from famous successful designers (via explore-blog)