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I crave deadlines. If I don't have a deadline, I become a total slacker, which is why I always have so much on my plate.

When I have spare time, I catch up on things I've had to postpone due to lack of time.

I have realized sometimes I do better working under a crazy schedule. It gives me less time to overthink things and forces me to be present.

When you have a lot of opportunities, which I am blessed to have had in terms of my work, you get into the habit of not paying attention to certain specifics. And as we get busy, anything we do is the same thing.

Whenever I have to do something, I try to minimise the time it takes me to do it. I just cannot wait.

To be perfectly honest the old habits, specifically deadlines, still very much inform what I do. I am brutally disciplined about getting manuscripts in on time.

There are always deadlines I have to meet. I don't let myself get too close to the deadlines, so it's not like I'm just sweating bullets or anything if the clock is ticking. I never let myself get in that situation.

It's all discipline and schedule for me. I mean, it's very easy to get distracted by the real world and things that intrude constantly, and it takes dedication to live totally in your head and be tuned out.

I always feel like I'm so busy.

For me, when I'm not working, the day goes by so fast. I never have enough time - getting a manicure, getting a pedicure, getting my workout in, making sure that I ate healthy. Those things can become treacherous to the mind.