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<p id="7db5">You may find waking up early to be productive if you’re a slow person who doesn’t like to rush into your tasks right away. If you want to meditate, and think things through in the morning, then you may find benefits of waking up early.</p><h1 id="9e26">He reads every day</h1><p id="ec42">Reading is one of the best ways to expand your knowledge and skills. The more you read, the more you learn and grow. <b>You can learn so many new things just by reading 30 minutes each day.</b></p><p id="1457">Jeff Bezos reads a newspaper with a cup of coffee every morning. It helps to prepare his brain for more challenging activities of the day.</p><p id="1b65">Reading is one of the best ways to improve your writing too. For me, I read not only to learn new things but also help me write better articles. As a writer committed to improving my craft, I aim to read something every day that will help me improve. I read articles on how to write engaging content and how to communicate better. And I find the more I read, the better I write.</p><h1 id="77c3">He gets a full eight hours of sleep</h1><p id="9f1d">If you want to make smart decisions and choices in life, you’d better make them when your brain functions at its best — and that happens only when you get a night of restful sleep.</p><p id="9fd5">Jeff Bezos emphasized how sleep helps him make smart decisions in life. <a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2019/02/26/bezos-buffett-obama-zuckerberg-use-this-decision-making-strategy.html#:~:text=%22As%20a%20senior%20executive%2C%20you,that's%20enough%2C%22%20Bezos%20said.">He once said</a>: “As a senior executive, you get paid to make a small number of high-quality decisions.” And he wouldn’t have been able to make the right decisions if he hadn’t had a good night’s sleep.</p><p id="6619">With that said, don’t underestimate the power of a good night’s sleep. In addition to eating healthy foods, make sure you make sleep one of your top priorities as well.</p><h1 id="7dfc">He does his own dishes</h1><p id="92dc">Who would’ve thought that a CEO such as Jeff Bezos would be busy in the kitchen scrubbing his own dishes? You may wonder, why can’t he just hire someone to do it for him? Isn’t that one of the sexiest things a man can do?</p><p id="6cb2">The answer is simple — he uses it as a mindless task to recharge. Contrary to popular belief, it isn’t just mentally challenging tas

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ks that are good for your brain — <a href="https://time.com/4056280/washing-dishes-stress-relief-mindfulness/">recharging your brain with mindless tasks</a> is equally important. Doing the mindless tasks helps your brain recharge and prime for approaching future problems creatively.</p><p id="09bb">One study showed how small mindless tasks such as doing your dishes can <a href="https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/0956797612446024">stimulate creative problem-solving.</a></p><p id="d83a">So, you’d not only be doing yourself a favor by helping your other half with dishes — you’ll do yourself a big favor too.</p><h1 id="bd55">He envisions his future</h1><p id="9bfa">If Jeff Bezos didn’t think in the long-term, his business wouldn’t have evolved into the Amazon we know today. He had a vision that one day his idea could evolve into something bigger. If he hadn’t envisioned how his business would evolve, by now he’d still be selling books from his bookstore. Having a vision, he thought about his business every day and brainstormed ideas on how to expand.</p><p id="e9ce">Amazon wasn’t born overnight — it first started as<a href="http://Jeff Bezos reads a newspaper with a cup of coffee every morning. It helps to prepare his brain for more challenging activities of the day."> an online bookstore reselling books</a>. Later, it transitioned into a market for music, movies, and electronics, and then to Kindle. You can buy just about anything on Amazon these days. Today, Amazon’s business is worth <b>$75 billion.</b></p><p id="b1e0">When you start any kind of business, don’t limit your thinking. Always be on the lookout for new and innovative ways you could expand your business. When you’re thinking ahead — years into the future — you can come up with strategies that will you help you grow and support your business in the future. By seeing a bigger picture in the future you’re able to make better decisions in the present.</p><h1 id="acfc">The bottom line</h1><p id="7952">The habits you incorporate daily can make or break your success. To reach success, you can copy the habits of the most successful people who’ve reached the top. Applying Jeff Bezos’s mindful habits will ensure that you’re on the right path. You don’t need to shoot as high as Bezos, but adopting his habits can surely help you reach success in any venture you undertake in life.</p></article></body>

5 Mindful Habits You Can Learn From Jeff Bezos To Achieve Success

To be successful, follow the habits of those who’ve reached the top

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Jeff Bezos, self-made billionaire and CEO of Amazon, is one of the wealthiest men on earth. Do you wonder how he got there? For one thing, he is successful because of his natural affinity for business. But, his habits have also played an essential role in reaching his success.

As you know, daily habits can make or break your success. You may be wondering, what are the habits that will set me up for success? Well, you don’t need to scratch your head trying to answer that question— why not cheat and copy the habits of successful people?

Here are 5 mindful habits that Jeff Bezos engages in every day.

He wakes up early

There are so many benefits of waking up early in the morning. I’m sure you’ve heard the expression: “The early bird catches the worm.”

Jeff Bezos doesn’t wake up at 7 am — he wakes up at 5:00 am to be exact.

You may wonder why he wakes up so early. A simple reason is, having extra time in the morning to do things like meditating, journaling, answering important calls and e-mails, sets him up for a productive day ahead.

While waking up so early may be counterproductive and put you at risk for not getting enough sleep, Jeff Bezos makes sure he gets a full 8 hours of sleep every night to balance his early waking time.

Jeff Bezos prefers to start his morning slowly but mindfully. Upon waking up, he likes to read a newspaper over a cup of coffee. Then he has a nutritious breakfast with his wife and four kids. A slow morning routine allows him to relax and take care of important phone calls and answer his e-mails. It also helps him to prepare for more challenging mental tasks later in the day.

You may find waking up early to be productive if you’re a slow person who doesn’t like to rush into your tasks right away. If you want to meditate, and think things through in the morning, then you may find benefits of waking up early.

He reads every day

Reading is one of the best ways to expand your knowledge and skills. The more you read, the more you learn and grow. You can learn so many new things just by reading 30 minutes each day.

Jeff Bezos reads a newspaper with a cup of coffee every morning. It helps to prepare his brain for more challenging activities of the day.

Reading is one of the best ways to improve your writing too. For me, I read not only to learn new things but also help me write better articles. As a writer committed to improving my craft, I aim to read something every day that will help me improve. I read articles on how to write engaging content and how to communicate better. And I find the more I read, the better I write.

He gets a full eight hours of sleep

If you want to make smart decisions and choices in life, you’d better make them when your brain functions at its best — and that happens only when you get a night of restful sleep.

Jeff Bezos emphasized how sleep helps him make smart decisions in life. He once said: “As a senior executive, you get paid to make a small number of high-quality decisions.” And he wouldn’t have been able to make the right decisions if he hadn’t had a good night’s sleep.

With that said, don’t underestimate the power of a good night’s sleep. In addition to eating healthy foods, make sure you make sleep one of your top priorities as well.

He does his own dishes

Who would’ve thought that a CEO such as Jeff Bezos would be busy in the kitchen scrubbing his own dishes? You may wonder, why can’t he just hire someone to do it for him? Isn’t that one of the sexiest things a man can do?

The answer is simple — he uses it as a mindless task to recharge. Contrary to popular belief, it isn’t just mentally challenging tasks that are good for your brain — recharging your brain with mindless tasks is equally important. Doing the mindless tasks helps your brain recharge and prime for approaching future problems creatively.

One study showed how small mindless tasks such as doing your dishes can stimulate creative problem-solving.

So, you’d not only be doing yourself a favor by helping your other half with dishes — you’ll do yourself a big favor too.

He envisions his future

If Jeff Bezos didn’t think in the long-term, his business wouldn’t have evolved into the Amazon we know today. He had a vision that one day his idea could evolve into something bigger. If he hadn’t envisioned how his business would evolve, by now he’d still be selling books from his bookstore. Having a vision, he thought about his business every day and brainstormed ideas on how to expand.

Amazon wasn’t born overnight — it first started as an online bookstore reselling books. Later, it transitioned into a market for music, movies, and electronics, and then to Kindle. You can buy just about anything on Amazon these days. Today, Amazon’s business is worth $75 billion.

When you start any kind of business, don’t limit your thinking. Always be on the lookout for new and innovative ways you could expand your business. When you’re thinking ahead — years into the future — you can come up with strategies that will you help you grow and support your business in the future. By seeing a bigger picture in the future you’re able to make better decisions in the present.

The bottom line

The habits you incorporate daily can make or break your success. To reach success, you can copy the habits of the most successful people who’ve reached the top. Applying Jeff Bezos’s mindful habits will ensure that you’re on the right path. You don’t need to shoot as high as Bezos, but adopting his habits can surely help you reach success in any venture you undertake in life.

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