Murakami gets up at 5 sleep at 10, he has morning routines as well as night routines. Even at cost of maintaining relationship with people he keeps his routines.Murakami has been religiously following the routine for running and writing for 24 yearsDiscipline is the key and Prioritise yourself. Motivation is fickle, if you are slave to it you are slave to procrastination.

Discipline is the key

No matter how slow I might Run I wasn’t about to walk. That was the rule break one of my rules once and I am bound to break many more.Tiny holes sink big ships. Streak is very important and it is very easy to fall back to old ways.

Don't break the chain

Murakami was a bar owner, and an avid baseball fan. One fine day while watching the match Murakami realised he wants to be an author.Moment of leisure is required. You might be surprised to know a lot of great thinkers had walking as a daily routine. Our brain primarily operates in two modes. Diffused and focus modes. Problem solving requires both. A lot of time you will hear yourself saying, “I got the solution when I woke up” or “I reached to a solution when I was driving” that is diffused mode in action.Go for that walk in the park.Who knows where you land, next Murakami?

Next Murakami?

“I stop every day right at the point where I feel can write more” Stop when you have the intent to do more, not when you are tired of the task. Let that energy cultivate more energy.

Save some energy in tank

“ In long distance running the only opponent you have to beat is yourself, the way you used to be.”You are always competing against yourself. Every day is a race where you start with one goal, to be better than yesterday.

You vs You

Lot of people advised Murakami to keep running the bar on the side lines, after all he had been running it for a decade and writing for 0 daysFull commitment. Reminds me of the story where the general burns the boat. There was only one way out, through.

Burn the boat

With the fugu fish the tastiest part is the portion near the poisonRisk to reward ratio. You can’t keep doing the same thing and expect different results.

Take More Risk

Haruki Murakami is no stranger to fame. His books hit different. A very unique style, Kafka on the Shore is pretty famous, just to rejig your memory. Save some energy in tank : Stop when you have the…

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