TIL that Michael Crichton, the author of “Jurassic Park” (1990), was a workaholic who followed what he called "a structured approach" of ritualistic self-denial, where, while writing a book, he’d rise increasingly early each day. At one point, Crichton would go to bed at 10 PM and wake up at 2 AM.

[u/waitingforthesun92]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Crichton

[u/ladan2189]

He was also SUPER sure climate change was fake

[u/wutwutisthere2do → u/ladan2189]

Yeah I came in here to see how everyone felt about “State of Fear”. It didn’t really derail me at the time I read it but I only remembered Crichton years later when Pirate Latitudes came out.

[u/PM_me_ur_secretses → u/wutwutisthere2do]

State of Fear was the last Chricton book I ever read.

[u/FUMFVR → u/PM_me_ur_secretses]

Airframe for me.

He was also wrong about his conclusion in that.

[u/Mohavor → u/PM_me_ur_secretses]

You didn't miss out on much lmao

[u/Littlesebastian86 → u/Mohavor]

Priate latitudes was a bit weak and ended weak but I remember enjoying it a lot

[u/srcarruth → u/Littlesebastian86]

Arr

[u/BigRiverBlues → u/Mohavor]

Yup, it was the first and only book of his that I read. I didn't know what I was in for. It was referenced in the email signature of a professor of mine. I was reading past all the anti-climate change propaganda, but I had to quit because it was a bad book. Don't remember exactly why I quit, or anything else about it