How Zuckerberg, Musk and Gates manage to work instead of sleep

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Workaholism and round-the-clock work are the hallmarks of life in Silicon Valley. Here in the offices there is everything, so that employees simply do not want to go home: comfortable chairs, chefs, and tennis tables. Well-known entrepreneurs sometimes even forget about home and personal life, plunging completely into work.

In 2013 year ITWorld talked about how Zuckerberg, Mayer, Musk, Gates and other well-known entrepreneurs manage to work beyond all reasonable standards.

Steve Jobs

“It was a whim. One Thursday, I was up until 1 a.m. finishing a presentation for Monday, and this guy’s email popped up, so...” Steve Jobs said during an interview when he talked about why he sometimes answers random emails.

Jobs was so resistant to the idea of ​​letting someone else handle the presentation that he was willing to stay up all night to do it. He was always guided by the rule: “innovation comes from people who can call each other at half past ten at night with a fresh idea.”

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“I think I manage to manage my time between work and children. But you still need to set aside time for dates. I should find a girl. How much does a girl need per week? About 10 o’clock?” said the famous entrepreneur, founder Tesla, Space X and Solar City. He takes 1 vacation in 4 of the year.

Marissa Mayer

President and CEO Yahoo! and former top manager Google Marissa Mayer says she didn’t take a rest while working on Google. She held 60-70 meetings a week.

“We worked 130 hours. People say, “There are only 168 hours in a week, how is that even possible?” Well, if you're strategic about the times you shower and sleep at your desk, anything is possible. I don't believe in these "burnouts". Many people really work hard for decades, like Winston Churchill and Einstein,” Mayer noted.

The secret to her ability to work is a task list in which the most important things are at the top. She rarely gets to the bottom of the list.

Mark Zuckerberg

Founder Facebook believes that it is necessary to blur the lines between life and work: “You have one personality. The days when you perceived colleagues, friends and loved ones differently are coming to an end. Having two personalities now is an example of a lack of integrity.”

Bill Gates

During the time from 1978 to 1984, the founder Microsoft It was a total 15 weekend. Four of them Gates spent playing tennis. However, after a working day, he sometimes took a break - went to the cinema, after which he returned to the office for a few hours.

Makand Mohan

Makand Mohan is an employee of the venture capital fund of Bill Gates' company. Their positions regarding ability to work are not very different. “Almost every entrepreneur will tell you that they work a lot. This is par for the course. Those who are older (after 35 years, usually) will insist on their ability to manage time between work and personal life. In fact, this is impossible in a startup. If you have such a balance, then you are not taking your business seriously enough,” says Mohan.

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