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Jeff Bezos’s daily routine

His own description at the Economic Club of Washington in 2018.

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The day, step by step

Morning

Early
Sleep
Up early
“I go to bed early, I get up early.”
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Then
Habits
Putter: paper, coffee, breakfast with the kids
“My puttering time is very important to me.”
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Day

10:00 am
Mind
Hardest meetings first
“I like to do my high IQ meetings before lunch.”
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5:00 pm
Mind
No big decisions late
“By 5:00 p.m., I’m like ‘I can’t think about this today, let’s try that again tomorrow at 10:00 a.m.’”
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Evening

Night
Sleep
Eight hours
“I need eight hours of sleep. I think better, I have more energy, my mood is better.”
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When	Step	Source
Early	Up early Sleep	¹
Then	Putter: paper, coffee, breakfast with the kids Habits	¹
10:00 am	Hardest meetings first Mind	¹
5:00 pm	No big decisions late Mind	¹
Night	Eight hours Sleep	¹