Billionaires are busy most of the time and need to take care of their health. It couldn’t be otherwise for the CEO of SpaceX and Tesla. His days of sleeping too little and working too much had the opposite effect, he said.
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He stayed up all night! However, in an interview with CNBC last Tuesday (May 16), he said he tries to get at least six hours of sleep a night.
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In the interview, he admitted that “the level of brain pain gets worse when I sleep less than six hours.”
In addition, he also noticed that due to his habit of getting little sleep, no matter how long he stayed up, he ended up doing less and less. For someone as actively involved in projects as Musk, that’s certainly a big concern.
Sleeping at least seven hours a night is ideal for adults. If you don’t get the prescribed amount of sleep as recommended, your chances of developing cardiovascular disease, kidney disease, high blood pressure, diabetes, depression, etc. increase.
It is worth highlighting other common signs, such as: B. Increased irritability, inattention, slow thinking, memory loss, mood swings, tiredness and sleepiness. In other words, take good care of your sleep so as not to be affected by the consequences of bad nights!
How do other billionaires manage their sleep?
In a post on his blog in 2019, Bill Gates revealed details about its relationship with sleep. Now he sleeps at least seven hours. As he was closer to work, he led a workaholic lifestyle in which he had no time for his social life or room for travel outside of his business schedule.
Jeff Bezos told Thrive Global in 2016 that eight hours of sleep goes a long way in making him feel energized and excited.
It is clear that there are several factors that lead to someone not getting the sleep they expected. However, when the habit repeats itself several times and is negatively affecting your life, it’s time to seek help. If this is the case for you: consult a professional.