David Lynch ate the same food every day.

Lunch: tuna, tomatoes, feta cheese, olive oil

Dinner: chicken, broccoli, soy sauce

Every. Single. Day.

He understood that decision fatigue is the enemy of creativity.

The more you follow a routine, the more mental space you have to create.

In his own words:

“When there’s some sort of order… you’re free to mentally go off any place.”

“The purer the environment, the most fantastic the interior world can be.”

I follow a similar routine:

When I’m writing, I find myself eating the same foods every day.

My egg, white rice, onion, black bean, tomato bowl for lunch tastes amazing. And I never have to think about what’s on the menu.