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Arthur C. Brooks's Daily Routine
Do your best work before lunch. Arthur C. Brooks's morning routine fits the gym, Mass and 4 hours of writing in before noon.
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Ali Abdaal's Daily Routine
Protect your mornings and share your meals. Ali Abdaal's daily routine puts 4 hours of deep work before a 2-hour lunch.
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Michael Sliwinski's Weekly Routine
Give every weekday one job and guard 2 hours of it. Michael Sliwinski runs Nozbe from home with a theme for each day and deep work at 11:00 AM.
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Gene's Power Schedule
For those ready to do meaningful deep work, focus on one project, stay fit, and make time for family.
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Queen Elizabeth II's Daily Routine
For anyone who wants a week that holds steady. Queen Elizabeth II's daily routine: a piper at 9:00 AM, the Prime Minister on Wednesdays.
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Simone Biles's Daily Routine
For hard workers who forget to rest. Simone Biles trained about 7 hours a day for Tokyo, with a nap and every Sunday off.
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Ursula K. Le Guin's Daily Routine
Write all morning and keep the afternoon. Ursula K. Le Guin's writing routine: from 7:15 AM, then reading, music and an early night.
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Albert Einstein's Daily Routine
For productive days with no breathing room. Albert Einstein's daily routine at Princeton: a walk to work at 10:30 AM, then a lunch nap.
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Andrej Karpathy's Daily Routine
For builders who could keep going all night. Andrej Karpathy works from about 9:00 AM, Monday to Friday, and keeps weekends off.
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Cal Newport's Daily Routine
For anyone who ends the day busy but behind. Cal Newport plans every minute of his workday and stops at 5:30 PM.
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Daniel Ek's Daily Routine
Spend your first hours thinking, not reacting. Daniel Ek's daily routine: family, a workout and a walk before work starts at 10:30 AM.
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David Heinemeier Hansson's Daily Routine
Do great work in a 40-hour week and sleep in. David Heinemeier Hansson's daily routine: no alarm, and work from 11:00 AM.
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Jason Fried's Daily Routine
For people who never quite reach the life after work. Jason Fried splits his day 8 hours for work, 8 for sleep and 8 for himself.
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Jeff Bezos's Daily Routine
Make your hardest calls while you're sharpest. Jeff Bezos's morning routine: no meetings before 10:00 AM and 3 good decisions a day.
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Mark Cuban's Daily Routine
Cut the meetings and make time to play. Mark Cuban's daily routine runs on email, with an hour of basketball every morning.
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Benjamin Franklin's Daily Routine
For people whose days drift, start with one question. Benjamin Franklin's schedule opens at 5:00 AM by asking what good he'll do.
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Charles Darwin's Daily Routine
Get great work out of about 3 hours a day. Charles Darwin's daily routine: two focused sittings from 8:00 AM, with walks and a nap.
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Charles Dickens's Daily Routine
Think the story over on foot. Charles Dickens's writing routine: 2,000 words by 2:00 PM, then a three-hour walk.
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Immanuel Kant's Daily Routine
Guard an hour of thinking before the workday starts. Immanuel Kant's daily routine: wake at 5:00 AM, think and write, then lecture all morning.
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Kingsley Amis's Daily Routine
Write well without an early start. Kingsley Amis's writing routine: 2 sittings from 9:30 AM, with a pub lunch and a nap between them.
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Le Corbusier's Daily Routine
For anyone crowded out by other people's requests. Le Corbusier painted alone every morning and reached his atelier at 2:00 PM.
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Richard Strauss's Daily Routine
Ease back into work after burnout. Richard Strauss's daily routine on his 1892 rest cure: 4 hours of composing and a 10-hour night.
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Thomas Mann's Daily Routine
For anyone whose best thinking comes before the inbox. Thomas Mann's writing routine: 3 hours behind a closed door from 9:00 AM.
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