With regards to exercise and breaks (two of the items in here), I think it is pretty much proven to be beneficial for productivity as well, but just to add my anecdotal success...:
I used to hit the gym at around 18-19 in the evening. I would often be tired and the gym would be crowded.
Then I switched to going around 13-14, breaking up my day. I found it gave me tremendous energy coming back from the gym to the office - and I would often have new ideas on how to solve, whatever I was working on.
So if you have this kind of freedom in planning your workday, I encourage you to try it out - exercise in the middle of the day.
On days I run I wash my face and put on a fresh pair of underwear/socks. Maybe I'm gross but I think the shower is honestly unnecessary.
He didn't suggest you jet off in your private plane for a quick refreshing week on your private island. He suggested you take breaks, start your day doing something you enjoy, exercise a bit, write down your goals, and work hard. I fail to see where money comes into it.
Money plays a huge role in a person's ability to find a peace and calm moment in their day. And it doesn't help when some rich jerk walks in and says "what's the problem, too hard to wake up feeling happy and able to do something fun? ha, never had that problem! good day!". Ick.
Money plays a huge role in all of this. Yes, writing down your goals is basically free. Taking breaks isn't. Taking breaks can often include a risk of someone yelling at you, or you missing an important phone call that would have been really useful to get, etc.
Money is really important. Yeah, you don't need $5B to do this, but the point is that the advice is tone-deaf considering it comes from someone who does not have the common worries or problems of the common person.
Edit: The article is extra tone-deaf because it indeed does suggest you "jet off in your private plane for a quick refreshing week on your private island" like you quipped. The pictures he included in the article make it clear what his idea of a break is.
5. Do something fun as you start your day
4. Just do it!
3. Set goals and challenge yourself (and write them down)
2. Have a break
1. Do some good
I think this applies to many things, not just for fitness. Our time is limited, depending on how much money you have and where you live you even spend more (or less) time in some things.
But in the end, there's some time that we choose on how to spend.
"There are many different ways to think of failure, most of which seem designed to soften the sting of it. In Courage to Soar, Ms. Biles unpacks her own thoughts on the matter. This memoir, "written" by a 19 year-old and published three months into her explosive post-Olympic popularity, is a pretty blatant cash-grab. Still, the book's purpose, beyond racking up sales, seems to be to inspire younger readers, young girls in particular. But why do we look for advice from the most talented in society? What do they know of our struggles to rise up, dripping and stinking, from the swamp of mediocrity? Here, for example, is Ms. Biles describing how, after some initial struggles, she finally managed to nail a tricky skill – a release move on the uneven bars called a Tkatchev in which you let go of the bar on the upswing and fly backward, usually straddled, over the bar before catching it. "And then, just before practice ended, I said to myself, I'm going to do it this time. And you know what? I actually did!" Must be nice."
Kitesurf, Be confident, Jot notes on a notepad whilst flying first class Relax Cut a cheque to charity
