Family time

Weeks that put family time first: work that ends when the day with the kids begins, weekends kept clear, and the rest fitted in around them.

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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.

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.

Get faster by running easier. Eliud Kipchoge's training week is mostly easy runs, a daily nap and lights out by 9:00 PM.

Keep a few quiet hours for your hardest thinking. Barack Obama's daily routine: family dinner at 6:30 PM, then 4 to 5 hours alone.

For anyone making things in a busy shared home. Jane Austen wrote in the family sitting room, after making breakfast at 9:00 AM.

Fit training and family dinner into one day. Mark Wahlberg's 2018 schedule held 2 workouts, golf and dinner with his family.

For parents with a full-time job and a book in them. Toni Morrison's writing routine began at 4:00 AM, before her children woke.

For anyone who ends the day busy but behind. Cal Newport plans every minute of his workday and stops at 5:30 PM.

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.

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.

Have dinner at home and still get quiet hours for hard problems. Demis Hassabis's daily routine: a second workday starting at 10:00 PM.

Keep life orderly so the work can be bold. Gustave Flaubert woke at 10:00 AM and wrote at a round table, afternoon and night.