The Mind Creative DEC 2013
DAN BROWN
Oil on canvas
Best known for his bestseller The Da Vinci
Code, he likes to hang upside down in
antigravity boots, saying the inversion
therapy helps him relax and “let go.” He
also keeps an hourglass on his desk, and
every hour he stops writing to do
pushups, sit-ups, and stretches.
JOAN DIDION
The renowned author and journalist says
that when nearing the completion of a
book, she prefers to sleep with it in the
room and her explanation is that it makes
her feel that the book won’t “leave” her if
she’s asleep right next to it.
FRIEDRICH SCHILLER
The great German playwright, poet,
historian and philosopher could not work
or live without a “bundle of rotten apples
in his desk drawer.” Apparently the aroma
motivated him to work harder and
efficiently.
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