how did people like Isaac Newton, Kant, Michelangelo, Beethoven… all the greats… find the time?

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The output of historic geniuses is just insane. The sheer amount of work and discovery and creation they did seems too much for one lifetime. I just don’t understand how they managed all they did.

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Maids, nannies, cooks, and wives did all the household chores for them. Most of them were either wealthy men of leisure or sponsored by a patron. No TV, no phones, books were hard to come by… They could dedicate 24/7 to their work.

Imagine you had a year out in the countryside with no electricity. Plus a full staff to see to your every need. Three times a day delicious food would be brought to you, and you would even have a valet to dress you in the morning. How much time could you spend on your passions?

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