When it comes to important decisions, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos leaves nothing to chance.
So he sticks to a smart routine at meetings.
How do you become one of the richest people in the world?
Among other things, in which you very often make the right decisions.
And Jeff Bezos is obviously an expert on that.
However, the founder and former head of the e-commerce giant Amazon leaves nothing to chance.
For example, he has developed a certain routine in order to be particularly productive in meetings.
Jeff Bezos moves important meetings to the morning
Bezos prefers to hold his "high-IQ meetings" - that is, meetings that require maximum concentration - before lunch.
"Everything that is really mentally challenging is a meeting at 10 a.m.," he
revealed in a 2018 panel discussion at the Economic Club of Washington.
“Because at 5 p.m. I think, 'I can't think about this topic anymore.
Let's try again tomorrow at 10 a.m. '"
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In order to always be productive, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos has his tricks.
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Bezos insider tip for more productivity and smart decisions
Those who are tired rarely make good decisions. Therefore, according to his own statements, he tries, whenever possible, to get
eight hours of sleep a day
. For him, getting enough sleep is the
ultimate way to work productively
and make good, smart decisions, he explains in the talk. After all, nobody can work concentrated 16 hours a day. According to Bezos, those who sleep less have more time to make decisions. “
But is it really worth
it when the quality of these decisions is lower because you're tired or grumpy or other things? Probably not, ”concludes Bezos.
Another successful US entrepreneur is also very keen on making the most of his working hours: Elon Musk.
With a single sentence, the Tesla boss reveals whether his employees are wasting time.
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