Speaking to financier and television host David Rubenstein at an event hosted by Economic Club of Washington, DC, the Amazon president and CEO said that he prefers to hold his “high IQ” conferences first thing in the morning at 10 a.m.
“I do my high-IQ meetings before lunch. Like anything that’s going to be really mentally challenging, that’s a 10 o’clock meeting,” he said, according to Axios.
“And by 5 p.m., I’m like, ‘I can’t think about that today. Let’s try this again tomorrow at 10 a.m.'”
If you think the $112 billion man rolls into the office hungover after a night on the town, you’re sorely mistaken.
“I go to bed early and I get up early. I like to putter in the morning. So I like to read the newspaper,” he said “I like to have coffee. I like have breakfast with my kids before they go to school.”
Bezos added that he prioritizes sleep because staying well rested is critical to making “high-quality” business decisions.
“As a senior executive, you get paid to make a small number of high-quality decisions. Your job is not to make thousands of decisions every day,” he said.
“Is that really worth it if the quality of those decisions might be lower because you’re tired or grouchy?”
And how many decisions does he make daily? Three.
“If I make, like, three good decisions a day, that’s enough. Warren Buffett says he’s good if he makes three good decisions a year,” he quipped.
Welcome to the Carfection audio podcast. We’re celebrating our win at the International Motor Film Awards — we also talk about some supercars, but back to how great we are.
Most of the current footwear trends fall squarely into two camps: pretty shoes and “ugly” shoes. This new collection is undoubtedly in the former camp. Since it’s debut in fall 2014, Brock Collection has been one that fashion girls regularly freak out over season after season. Each collection, filled with beautiful prints, wearable, flattering corset silhouettes, and special details flies out of stock.
The latest collection to create major buzz among the fashion crowd is S/S 19, which just made its debut at NYFW. To add to the buzz, Brock Collection presented its very first shoe collection, which it designed in partnership with luxury shoe brand Tabitha Simmons. The boots, kitten heels, and mules complement the spring collection beautifully and feature many of the beautiful details Brock Collection is known and loved for. Currently available for pre-order at Moda Operandi, the shoes (and the rest of the spring collection) are expected to ship between March and early May. We’re sure that sizes will be scarce for shoes this pretty when they’re officially released, so you might want to secure your pair now if you feel like splurging. They’re worthy.
See and shop the Brock Collection x Tabitha Simmons shoes below.
Parking your prized motorcycle outdoors is a drag. It gets rained on. Thieves steal bikes or parts off of them. Drunks try to sit on them like playground equipment and knock them over. Bikes need to be secured in a closed space, and Germany’s BikeBox24 has just the compact solution for many riders.
BikeBox24 is a clamshell compact garage that holds a single motorcycle in places like your yard or parking lot where the bike would otherwise be left exposed.
The BikeBox requires only about 32 square feet of space, and because it is not permanent construction, usually no permission is required.
The box is made with a plywood floor, topped by a plastic clamshell top that locks down for security. It flips up and out of the way for easy access loading or removing your bike.
The price is about $4,000, but that is well worth it for your peace of mind and the security of your bike. One stolen bike will have you realizing why they used to hang horse thieves, and it is a feeling best avoided.
Raise your hand if you love the way rigid, vintage-feeling denim looks? Now keep your hand raised if you also like how it feels upon first wear? Didn’t think so. It’s not always the most comfortable of things to slip into given there’s zero stretch, so I hear you on that one. I love essentially everything about authentic, heavy denim—aside from the feeling upon the initial wear. Of course, they loosen up and start to give in all the right places as you break them in, making them ultra-flattering and the main reason they’ve been my go-to for years. But let’s just call a spade a spade: At first, they’re quite tight.
Even though I practically live in jeans, I will confess that getting into my favorite pairs of rigid denim can often result in jumping, pulling, wriggling, light sweating, and a general feeling of frustration. Now, I’ve always been a huge proponent of the fashion squat (if you’re not familiar, yes I do mean a literal squat—I drop it low a few times to stretch my jeans out in all the necessary places), but I’m always open to new tips to make my favorite denim more comfortable. So when my co-worker was talking about the weird trick she uses for a flawless fit, I was all ears.
She proceeded to tell me that upon purchasing and before her first IRL wear, she sleeps in her rigid denim. Yes, sleeps. As crazy as that sounded to me, I simply had to test this theory for myself. Anything in the name of journalism, right? For this experiment, I turned to my two favorite brands for perfect, 100% cotton denim: Re/Done and Grlfrnd. Here’s what went down.
Trial #1: For my first time around, I chose this cool Grlfrnd pair that, as you can see from the photo above, were tight like a tiger. I slipped them on, snapped some photographic proof, and hit the hay.
Fast-forward to the morning, and they’re perfectly worn-in. They still fit like a glove, but I’m able to do things like sit down comfortably and, you know, breathe. I would call this a success.
Trial #2: For my second night sleeping in jeans, I chose this classic pair from Re/Done. As you can see, they also started out quite form-fitting. I repeated the same process from the previous night—snapped some photos and crawled into bed.
Once again I woke up in the morning, and violà! Perfectly relaxed. They still retain their flattering, authentic shape, but I am able to move around comfortably—no fashion squats required.
While I can attest that, yes, sleeping in your brand-new non-stretch denim does, in fact, loosen them up to the perfect degree, I can’t say that this will be something I’m doing on the regular. I much prefer dozing off in my pajamas, but I’m happy to have this trick in my back pocket for when the situation may call for it.
So my conclusion is that if you’re really committed to the cause, knock yourself out and sleep in your rigid jeans. You’ll wake up with a flawless fit—and maybe a few friends who think you’ve lost your mind. Hey, fashion knows not of comfort, right?
This is the exact pair from trial #1, and let me tell you I’ve never gotten so many compliments on a pair of jeans.
And this is the pair from trial #2. I would wear these literally every single day if nobody would notice (and honestly, it might still be worth it even if they did).
Hello, legs for days!
This ’90s-inspired pair just shot to the top of my wish list.
You really can’t beat Ref’s denim price point.
This shape is so flattering.
It’s hard to go wrong with a classic pair of skinnies.
This raw hem feels so rock ‘n’ roll.
Re/Done just gets it.
These pair perfectly with a bodysuit and mules.
Everyone will think you scored these in a vintage shop.
How much does the star of the Pitch Perfect movies know about pitching perfectly? We’ve invited her to answer three questions about a no-hitter thrown by Pittsburgh Pirate Dock Ellis in June 1970.
