J. K. Rowling: Daily Routine

J.K. Rowling didn’t wake up at 4am to become the world’s most successful author—she just kept showing up, pen in hand.

In 2018, Inc Magazine tweeted out a link to one of their articles — 5 Morning Rituals to Boost Your Productivity — with the caption “The world’s most successful people start their day at 4 a.m.” J. K. Rowling, who to date has sold over 500 million copies of her books and can certainly be defined as a “successful person”, tweeted back an exasperated reply, “Oh, piss off.”

If anyone should know about the correlation between achieving success and having a structured routine (or lack thereof), it’s J. K. Rowling. The Harry Potter author didn’t get to where she is today by waking up at 4am and mastering morning routines, sh did it by putting in the work and showing up every day to write.