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Jack Dorsey wakes up at 5 in the morning every day to meditate

Dec 23, 2015, 00:18 IST

Jack Dorsey, CEO of Square and CEO of Twitter, arrives at the New York Stock Exchange for the IPO of Square Inc., in New York November 19, 2015. Square Inc priced shares at $9 for its initial public offering, about 25 percent less than it had hoped, as it struggled to win over investors skeptical about its business and valuation before trading begins on Thursday.REUTERS/Lucas Jackson

As the full-time CEO of both Twitter and Square, Jack Dorsey probably has a stressful schedule.

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So it's no wonder that Dorsey makes meditation a daily part of his routine - the 39-year-old Dorsey wakes up at 5 a.m. every single day to meditate for half an hour, he revealed in a Q&A on Product Hunt today.

Per that Q&A, here's Dorsey's daily routine:

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  • Wake up at 5 a.m.
  • Meditate for 30 minutes.
  • A seven minute workout, done three times.
  • Make coffee.
  • Check in with his companies.
  • Bed by 11 p.m.

"Blackout shades help," Dorsey says of his sleep schedule.

Earlier this week, the Wall Street Journal provided some details about Dorsey balancing act running two companies. He's apparently famous within both Twitter and Square for maintaining a tightly-regimented schedule of meetings with executives in both offices.

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According to the WSJ report, 18-hour days are common for Dorsey. In fact, he's running around so much, he doesn't have a permanent desk at either company.

So it's little wonder that he makes sure to leave a little time for unwinding and focusing in his busy schedule.

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