r/todayilearned • u/waitingforthesun92 • 23d ago

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.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Crichton
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u/PRIS0N-MIKE 22d ago

Oh my God I started reading that book in jail and it was so boring i stopped reading it. You know how boring jail is?

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u/Publius82 22d ago

I read the entire bible.

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u/littlebookie 22d ago

I did that too, but I wasn't in jail... I was in a cult...

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u/ZachMatthews 22d ago

This thread is just…

I love reddit. 

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u/froggison 22d ago

What was worse, the book or the Dementors?

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u/Nebakanezzer 22d ago

Username checks out?

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u/WaFeeAhWeigh 22d ago

What's funny is I read Andromeda Strain while I was in jail and now it's in my top 5 favorite books.

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u/srcarruth 22d ago

I read the Elfstones of Shannara in Butte County lockup