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Steve Jobs's Daily Routine

Skip the listicles and get the sourced day. Steve Jobs worked from 7:00 AM to 9:00 PM when he returned to Apple in 1997, Walter Isaacson reports.

Colin PaceUpdated Sep 29

Build a side project without quitting your job. Brian Armstrong worked a day job until 7:00 PM, then built Coinbase from 8:00 PM to midnight.

Colin PaceUpdated Sep 29

Audit a real day before you fix your calendar. Intel's Andy Grove logged one of his own, from 8:00 AM to 6:15 PM, meeting by meeting.

Colin PaceUpdated Sep 29

Busy days leaving only scraps of time? Mozart composed around a packed schedule of lessons and concerts. Borrow how he split his day, not his sleep.

Colin PaceUpdated Sep 28

Learn to fit serious writing around a demanding job. Sigmund Freud saw patients all day, walked fast after lunch and wrote late into the night.

Colin PaceUpdated Sep 28