In a recent interview with Wired, when asked about the first thing he does every morning, Google CEO Sundar Pichai revealed that he likes to read! The 51-year-old Indian-origin CEO of Google further shared that he begins his day by reading a tech news website–Techmeme.
For the unversed, Techmeme is a technology news aggregator. It gives the summary of the major tech reports and analysis of the day in a crisp and short manner, on a single page. This makes it highly popular among its readers, which also include Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg and Microsoft’s Satya Nadella.
Talking about what makes Techmeme so popular among top tech leaders across the world, its Founder Gabe Rivera told Business Insider in an earlier interview, “Techmeme is the first read for execs in tech everywhere because we’re dead set on providing the ‘executive summary’ experience they demand. For instance, importance-ranked, highly detailed headlines, alongside a density of links providing context and a sense of reach. No trivialities or clickbait. And of course, no popups, videos, or intrusive ads.”
Sundar Pichai’s morning routine decoded:
In an interview with Recode in 2016, Sundar Pichai revealed his morning routine. He had shared that he typically wakes up between 6.30 am to 7 am, and reads the Wall Street Journal in physical format, followed by the New York Times’ online version along with a cup of tea. And, since he is particular about his daily protein intake, he has omelet with toast for breakfast.
Common morning habits of successful people:
It is noted that most successful people, regardless of their culture or background, prefer to wake up early in the morning. This gives them time for themselves and keeps them ahead of others.
In an exclusive interview with us, we had asked popular leadership expert and international bestselling author Robin Sharma about his tip for people to stay centered and productive throughout the day. To this, Robin Sharma had said, “Well, one thing, and you’re not going to be surprised that I mention it, but it’s becoming a member of the 5am club. Millions of people across India have read the ‘5am Club’ book, and it’s taught them the 20-20-20 formula, and it’s taught them the power of getting up early. In India, part of the culture in many ways is, I believe the word is Brahma Muharat. And this idea of getting up early, doing your prayers or meditation or visualization because the impact of the prayers or reading is much more profound at that time of silence. We live in a world where there’s just so much noise, and there’s so much stimuli. And so joining the 5am club and giving yourself from 5 to 6, what I call the victory hour, and exercising and writing in a journal and all the things I talk about in the book is really very powerful to use your word, to be grounded. Because then we go out in the world and we’ve worked on our mindset, we’ve prepared ourselves physically, we’ve connected with some wisdom, we’ve written in a journal, for example, we’ve done a prayer to center us. And then we go out in the day and we’re not reactive, we’re living on our terms. So the morning routine is incredibly powerful.”
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