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Bill Gates (left) and Elon Musk.
- Tech CEOs and executives in Silicon Valley display unique traits that inform the success of their companies, and which might seem pretty extreme to the average person.
- Most normal people couldn't manage 3.45am wakeups or going without vacation for almost 10 years.
- We looked at the habits of 10 tech CEOs, founders, and execs who have developed seemingly strange or unique habits in a bid to keep their companies successful.
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When you run the most valuable company, or one of the most valuable companies, in the world, it takes considerable personal resilience to get ahead.
Executives from Tesla CEO Elon Musk to Apple CEO Tim Cook have spoken about the punishing routines they follow to stay on top of work. Musk spends birthdays at the Tesla offices, while Cook barely gets any sleep.
While critics suggest such habits amount to "hustle porn" that will lead most people to burnout, Cook says he for one doesn't view what he does as extreme.
Here's what we know about the punishing routines of the Silicon Valley elite: