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Why is it that geniuses tend to have the most intriguing routines? 为什么大师们的日常事务总是那么有趣呢？ According to Mason Curry, author of "Daily Rituals: How Artists Work," a "solid routine fosters a well-worn groove for one’s mental energies." 在《日常事务：艺术家如何工作》的作者麦森-卡里看来，固定的日常事务为人们的心理能量提供了烂熟的套路。 In other words, having a set routine lets you put all of your energy into the work you're doing, rather than spend your time deciding which work to do. 换句话说，固定的日程安排能让你把精力专注到正在做的事情上，而不用浪费时间犹豫该做哪件事情。 Harvard Business Review writer Sarah Green recently looked into the routines of brilliant artists, including Pablo Picasso, Jane Austen, and Ernest Hemingway, to find out how they got their work done. Here's what she found: 《哈佛商业评论》的作者萨拉·格林最近调查了毕加索、奥斯汀以及海明威等杰出艺术家们的日常活动，进而探究他们是如何完成工作的。下面就是萨拉的发现： 1. They minimized distractions. 他们尽量避免分心。 With our increasing use of technology, brain researchers are finding that we're more distracted, and it's making us dumber. But history's creatives — authors especially — knew to block out the noise. William Faulkner didn't have a lock on the door to his study, so he brought the doorknob with him. Austen kept a door hinge squeaky so she'd always know when people were approaching. And if Mark Twain's family wanted to speak with him, they'd blow a horn, so as to not disturb him with a knock. | 
