Concrete habits of smart people

 1. Writing down your thoughts and ideas sometimes

2. Reading

3. Doing mental exercises to shake up your thinking, such as purposely drawing an ugly picture or purposely wasting 5 minutes

4. Studying foreign languages

5. Sitting quietly doing nothing sometimes

6. Intentionally going on adventures, either physically, mentally, spiritually, or emotionally

7. Seeking out mostly high quality information, such as New York Times or Wall Street Journal over National Enquirer

8. Occasionally looking at low quality information as well just for perspective

The person who starts a book isn't always the same as the person who finishes it.

 You can try really hard to stay true to the original author, or you can come up with something of your own... something great.