For many Enterprise Chief Executives, having a 7 – 8 hours’ sleep is a luxury. The reason for this is because of tons of tasks they have to accomplish in a day to ensure that they meet their daily targets.
Contrary to this notion, global CEOs like Bill Gates, Jack Ma, Tim Cook have identified having 7 – 8 hour sleep is the best thing that can happen to them.
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According to the Founder of Alibaba, Chinese multinational conglomerate holding company specializing in e-commerce, retail, Internet, and technology, Jack Ma said on CNBC website said that sleep is key to handling stress and problem-solving.
According to him, “If I don’t sleep well, the problem will still be there,” Ma said at the 2019 World Economic Forum in Davos. “If I sleep, I have a better chance to fight it.”
Research supports Ma’s habit: Studies suggest that sleep deprivation negatively impacts your cognitive functioning, which includes decision-making, creativity and memory.
Jeff Bezos
Amazon founder and CEO Jeff Bezos has said that getting eight hours of sleep helps him make the high-level decisions that are necessary for a senior executive.
″Eight hours of sleep makes a big difference for me, and I try hard to make that a priority,” Bezos told Thrive Global in Nov. 2016. “For me, that’s the needed amount to feel energized and excited.”
LeBron James
NBA star LeBron James’ job requires him to perform at his peak both mentally and physically, which is why sleep is such a big part of his recovery routine.
James gets at least eight hours of sleep a night, and sometimes aims for nine, he said on a Nov. 2018 episode of the podcast “The Tim Ferriss Show.” While he doesn’t always “wake up and feel 100%,” making sleep a consistent habit is the best way to recover, he said.
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From the CEO of Apple , Tim Cook to the popular singer, Dolly Parton, sound sleep has been described as vital key to making the most out of a workday.
Tobias Lutke
Founder and CEO of the e-commerce company Shopify, Tobias Lutke said in a tweet recently that he has to sleep a full night in order to be successful at work.
According to him “I need 8 hours of sleep a night,” Lutke wrote. “Same with everybody else, whether we admit it or not.” Indeed, it’s recommended that adults get seven or more hours of sleep a night, according to the American Academy of Sleep Medicine.
Lutke’s tweet was in response to a debate on Twitter about whether it’s necessary for employees to work nights and weekends.
Jason Fried
CEO and founder of Basecamp, Jason Fried said that requiring employees to work long hours is a sign that a company is “broken.”
However, Ryan Selkis, CEO and co-founder of bitcoin company Messari, argued: “If you don’t work nights and weekends in your 20s, you’re not going to have a successful career. Sorry.”
However, plenty of people who have had successful careers also swear by sleep.
Bill Gates
Founder Microsoft, Bill Gates said that he used to regularly pull all-nighters in the beginning of his career at Microsoft.
“I knew I wasn’t as sharp when I was operating mostly on caffeine and adrenaline, but I was obsessed with my work, and I felt that sleeping a lot was lazy,” he recently wrote on his blog.
Now, the billionaire Microsoft co-founder gets at least seven hours of shut-eye, and wrote that all people need that much, “even if you’ve convinced yourself otherwise.”
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