This sometimes means waking up as early as 1:30 a.m. to fit everything in. Goggins prefers to get seven to eight hours of sleep when possible but it's not a luxury that's set in stone.
Jeff Bezos shoots for eight hours a night, and Bill Gates gets seven. So what do all these people have in common? It's not sleep, that's for sure… But some extremely wealthy people do seem to get by on less sleep, and you may feel like cutting your zzzs in favor of future prosperity.
Known for his relentless discipline, he starts his day early, setting the stage for a day of intensity and focus. Rising Before the World: He is a true early riser, getting up at 3 or 4:00 AM sharp. For him, this early morning routineis a head start, giving him an edge both mentally and physically.
On the other hand, we have some people, like Oprah Winfrey (8 hours), Serena Williams (7 hours), and Bill Gates (7 hours) who definitely stick to the expert's advice of getting between 7–9 hours' sleep.
Running one of the world's largest companies doesn't stop Jeff Bezos from getting his eight hours of sleep. While the Amazon founder says sometimes getting eight hours is impossible, he's very focused on it. Why? "I think better.
Speaker 2: You do six hours every night. Jocko Willink: Yeah, I usually go to bed around 10:30-11:00, and I wake up at 4:30, so I get five-and- a-half to six hours almost every night. And sometimes I tell people, I think sleeping is good. I do it almost every single day.
He explains how he was constantly in a fight-or-flight response with social anxiety because of his stuttering. In school, Goggins was subjected to racism and the Ku Klux Klan held a local presence at the time in Brazil, Indiana.
We both like Jocko Willink and his message of 'discipline = freedom'. The other thing Jocko does is wake up at 430am (and post his watch on Twitter for accountability). It took me a long time (years) of flirting with the idea of waking up early before I was ever really able to crack it.
Zuckerberg sleeps more than most of his fellow tech CEOs.
"I don't stay up super late at night," he told Forbes, adding that he aimed for eight hours of sleep a night and used an Oura ring to track his rest.
Albert Einstein is said to have slept 10 hours per night, plus regular daytime naps. Other great achievers, inventors, and thinkers – such as Nikola Tesla, Thomas Jefferson, Thomas Edison, Winston Churchill, Leonardo da Vinci, and Sir Isaac Newton – are said to have slept between two and four hours per day.
11:00 PM – Reading & Wind Down: Musk often reads books before bed. 1:00 AM – Sleep: He aims for about six hours of sleep before repeating it all over again.
Koala – 22 hours
Koalas are thickset arboreal marsupials with a thick grey fur. Found only living in Australia, they mainly live in the eucalyptus trees and spend around 22 hours of their time sleeping (90%). They spend the other 10% of their day eating and sitting around.
In 2005, David Goggins decided to take on an ultramarathon challenge which involved running over 3100 miles (5000 km) across the United States from San Francisco to New York City without taking any days off – a feat that no one had ever achieved before.
David follows the 40/40/20 rule: 40% protein, 40% fats, and 20% carbohydrates. This ensures that while he's getting the benefits of the keto diet, he's also fueling his body with the right amount of protein and carbs necessary for his ultra-endurance activities.
The David Goggins Challenge, known as the 4x4x48 program, is a tough yet rewarding test of physical and mental strength. Participants run 4 miles every 4 hours for 48 hours straight. This challenge, created by David Goggins, pushes individuals to their limits and helps build resilience.
Retired Navy seal. David Goggins is described as the toughest men on the planet, holding the pullup record 4,000 pullups in 17 hours is also an ultra-marathon runner with more than 60 races.
Goggins' 1,032-pound squat at a body weight of 240 stood for seven years as the all-time mark in any division.
Suffering from ADHD and multiple other learning difficulties, David was unable to read or write when he left school, and his weight ballooned to over 300 pounds. (136kg). As David says, he was the poster boy for what a loser in life would look like.
Here's how to do it: Notice three things you can see around you. Identify three sounds you can hear. Move three parts of your body.
Once his mother took him and his brother to relocate to Brazil, Indiana, he experienced more events that would culminate in him developing post-traumatic stress disorder.
Bezos makes sure to get enough rest — he sleeps for eight hours every night. The former CEO told CNBC in 2021 that while he could sleep less and be more productive, the quality of his decisions would be lower, which isn't worth it to him.
Why 4:34? Jocko wakes up at 4:34 AM every day. It's not just a habit—it's a commitment to being better, to getting after it while the rest of the world sleeps. 4:34 AM is a reminder that discipline starts early, and success comes to those who are willing to put in the work before the sun rises.
Johnson told Bodybuilder that unlike other people, he actually doesn't need as much sleep, getting around 3-5 hours per night.