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		aarghh on March 23, 2010 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Famous people productivity methods Based on this sample set, plain weirdness correlates with productivity. Mozart seems to be the only one who followed a "normal routine".

gwern on March 23, 2010 [–]

> Based on this sample set

A sample set specifically chosen for the intersection of 'weird' and 'famous' (for productivity). Would anyone else but an eminence like Victor Hugo get written up for telling his valet to take away his clothes so he would write naked - or get written off as mad?

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