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In the spirit of spreading the value of Leisure (h/t @David_perell), even as it relates to output, here is a thread of very successful people who didn’t spend all that much time working*
*not a comment on how hard they were working when they did actually get around to working.
*not a comment on how hard they were working when they did actually get around to working.
Teddy Roosevelt at Harvard.
“The amount of time he spent at his desk was comparatively small — rarely more than a quarter of the day — but his concentration was so intense, and his reading so rapid, that he could afford more time off than most” — Edmund Morris
“The amount of time he spent at his desk was comparatively small — rarely more than a quarter of the day — but his concentration was so intense, and his reading so rapid, that he could afford more time off than most” — Edmund Morris
Jean-Paul Sartre
“One can be very fertile without having to work too much,” Sartre once said. “Three hours in the morning, three hours in the evening. This is my only rule.”
“One can be very fertile without having to work too much,” Sartre once said. “Three hours in the morning, three hours in the evening. This is my only rule.”
Henri Pointcaré “… worked regularly from 10 to 12 in the morning and from 5 till 7 in the late afternoon. He found that working longer seldom achieved anything…”
h/t Cal Newport
h/t Cal Newport
Jung “generally set aside two hours in the morning for concentrated writing. The rest of his day would be spent painting or meditating in his private study, going for long walks in the hills, receiving visitors, and replying to the never-ending stream of letter”
@masoncurrey
@masoncurrey
Murakami
“When I’m in writing mode for a novel, I get up at 4:00 am and work for five to six hours. In the afternoon, I run for 10km or swim for 1500m (or do both), then I read a bit and listen to some music. I go to bed at 9:00 pm. “ @parisreview
“When I’m in writing mode for a novel, I get up at 4:00 am and work for five to six hours. In the afternoon, I run for 10km or swim for 1500m (or do both), then I read a bit and listen to some music. I go to bed at 9:00 pm. “ @parisreview
Buffett is famously unscheduled and spends most of his day reading and rarely works early mornings and late nights.
