Unusual habits of technology billionaires

Apple CEO Tim Cook and Virgin Group founder Richard Branson are famous for waking up early, around 5am. But that's not early for Josh York - CEO of home personal training company Gymguyz, he wakes up at about 3:29. After taking a cold shower, he will exercise for about 1.5 hours.

Every morning, Disney CEO Bog Iger does his workout first thing in a dark room, with the TV on but the sound off. He said it was his most creative time.

And Mikael Berner, CEO of software company Edison, starts the day with a dose of cod liver oil, which provides Omega-3, Vitamin A and Vitamin D to help promote heart health.

Tesla CEO Elon Musk responded to a post by user

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg shared on Threads that he has to eat nearly 4,000 calories a day to compensate for his MMA and jujitsu training schedule.

China's 'battery king' Robin Zeng - CEO of the world's largest electric vehicle battery manufacturer CATL - often takes naps in the office to improve concentration and reduce fatigue.

Jack Dorsey – CEO of Block when he was still CEO of Twitter – maintains a strict work schedule. In addition, every day, he walks a few kilometers, meditates for 2 hours and eats only one meal.

Former Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, when faced with difficulties, will let his 'mind wander'. He will hold unlimited meetings to come up with new ideas.

Shopify CEO Tobias Lutke revealed he never works after 5:30 p.m. and needs 8 hours of sleep every night.

In a 2018 blog post, OpenAI co-founder and CEO Sam Altman said that in the morning right after waking up he often drinks a large cup of espresso but rarely eats breakfast and often fasts for 15 hours a day. In addition, Altman also uses low-dose sleeping pills to help sleep better.

Lesley Montoya

Update 21 August 2024