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There's a really interesting article by the historian EP Thompson that talks a bit about pre-industrial work patterns called 'Time, Work Discipline and Industri

There's a really interesting article by the historian EP Thompson that talks a bit about pre-industrial work patterns called 'Time, Work Discipline and Industrial Capitalism'. He makes the point that before clocks and factories, work was usually seasonal and came in spurts of very hard work interspersed with idleness, and that this is also how a lot of artists work. Your description sounds similar!

movedx 5y ago
That's an interest point! I'm going to find and read that. It reminded me of the guy from Thailand (TED Talk - linked below) who didn't understand why we make our lives so complicated when he can work for 2-3 months of the year and spend the rest of it wondering which of his six houses, which he built, he's going to live in - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=21j_OCNLuYg&list=PLf_dOHZ768sRb6FEHNT0xVB36o-poEdXQ&index=2&t=10s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=21j_OCNLuYg&list=PLf_dOHZ768...