I created 'Diary of a Wimpy Kid.' A good day is when I get my to-do list under 200 items — here's my routine.
Jeff Kinney shares insights into his daily routine, balancing writing, illustrating, and owning a bookstore in Massachusetts.
Jeff Kinney, a 55-year-old author of the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series, lives in Plainville, Massachusetts. He began writing the first book in 1998 while working as a computer programmer and game designer. Kinney wanted to be a newspaper cartoonist but found success in publishing his own cartoons. The first generation of kids who read his books is now almost 30 years old, finding the books fresh and relevant.
Kinney's work involves books, his bookstore, movies, and development. His daily routine includes waking up before 7 a.m., meditating, doing physical therapy exercises, exercising, journaling, and eating a nutritious breakfast of eggs and sausages. Kinney maintains a five or six workspaces for writing and prefers to balance between them.
He writes for 8 to 12 hours a day, focusing on creating content first, then illustrations. Kinney communicates with his team via text and faces challenges with executive functioning and decision-making.
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