They surprising habits of truly influential people #Habits

27 Nov 2020 · 1 min

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TJ Walker argues that becoming a truly influential intellectual is less about long hours and more about quality work and adequate rest. He cites Albert Einstein (reported to sleep 10 hours nightly) and Charles Darwin (a three-hour workday divided into two 1.5-hour sessions) as historical examples to support the recommendation to prioritize rest and deep thought time.

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Would you like to become a truly influential intellectual, have major impact in the world? Well, why not look at other people who've done it before and follow their work habits? Now, you might be thinking, I'm going to say, get up earlier, work 20 hours a day, never take a vacation. No. One of the leading intellectuals of the 20th century, Albert Einstein, was well known for taking 10 hours of sleep a night. 10 hours of sleep. One of the leading intellectuals of the 19th century, Charles Darwin, worked a three hour workday. He had an hour and a half in the morning, another hour and a half in the morning, and then at noon said, that's it. So maybe the answer is more quality and to be fully rested and go into deep thought mode. If you want true influence.