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by redschell 4385 days ago
Is it normal to carve out two whole hours for exercise every morning? Seems excessive. And the email. The email! A whole four hour block at the end of the day? I'm no CEO, so someone else has to tell me if this is standard operating procedure, or if this boss is just inefficient.
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faster 4385 days ago
Two hours could include driving to the gym and back, which could mean a 40-minute workout depending on traffic. Or it could be a trip to the beach to surf. If you haven't driven around LA, it's really hard to imagine how long it takes to get places. I remember being in stop-and-go traffic for 40 minutes at 11pm on a Thursday, for no obvious reason.

People who drive in LA don't talk about distance to their destination, they talk about time.

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timjahn 4385 days ago
Reminds me of Chicago. :)
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hyperbovine 4385 days ago
Carving out two hours from your already ridiculously deficient sleep schedule to work out is exactly the sort of "only in LA" nuttiness that made me vow never to return there after I graduated high school.
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cylinder 4385 days ago
How is that only LA? Sounds like "only in America" to me. Here I was thinking LA had a more laid-back culture, but it's definitely the same or worse in NYC.
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Balgair 4385 days ago
Again, this is what I heard one of his employees tell a group of UCLA alumni. Nuts to say if it's true or includes stretching and yoga or something. Still, I questioned him on the hours of sleep and he confirmed that it was only 4. Honestly, Regan claimed he only slept this much as well, so it's not outside of possible human behavior. Still, there is no way I could do that, I'd die in 6 months or actually go insane from sleep deprivation.
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Axsuul 4385 days ago
Working out for 2 hours everyday is detrimental to your results and completely ineffective. A good CEO should be optimizing every part of his/her life. Your body won't have the time to rest and recover, especially if you're building muscle. I used to work out 6 days a week--I'm now seeing better results after switching to a 3-day split.
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hkmurakami 4385 days ago
presumably it's just low intensity cardio with lots of rest in between...
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