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Re: Elizabeth Holmes' Daily Schedule

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I've no interest in getting into celebrity gossip. All it says to me is someone who's very young and needs a written to-do list of how to get up in the morning, just to keep barely a grip on life and the un-handleable situation she's put herself into.

Re: Elizabeth Holmes' Daily Schedule

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She seems to be sociopathic, it wouldn't be very surprising if she practiced variations of a schedule like this with the intent of molding herself into an image/fantasy of success, as she was appraently trying to do with quasi copying Jobs. It is certainly unlikely she was able to rigidly maintain a daily schedule like that.

Executives, whether they're sociopaths or not, don't have to hold that schedule all on their own. They have executive assistants and personal assistants (not always different people) to help them with that. I dunno, if I had someone who's job it was to help keep me on that schedule, I think I'd have better luck than the plebes do, don't you?

Not having to do any of your own: housekeeping/cooking/laundry; child-running-around (if you have kids); maintenance on anything including even scheduling work to be done; driving; schedule-keeping; filtering (turning down calls and such from people you have no intention of talking to—your assistant does that for you); shopping (even for stuff you want, but don't need—"assistant; I'd like an X by next week, please find me a good one") et c., really would free up a lot of time & energy.

Re: Elizabeth Holmes' Daily Schedule

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I doubt this was her practiced schedule. More of like an sketch for her envisioned perfect day. Do you really believe people practice such schedules?

Is it really that hard to believe someone would do it somewhat regularly? I certainly don't do it every day, but more often then not I'll do the same kind of things in the morning (wake up around 4 - 4:30am, meditate, exercise, shower / clean, ...). It's just basic habits The part after the schedule is weird for sure, but the schedule itself sounds fine.

Maybe it sounds fine to you, but to me, a night owl, it sounds absolutely insane. I would go insane if I had to do this and I don't know if I would ever recover.

Re: Elizabeth Holmes' Daily Schedule

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Context: “Elizabeth Holmes says Theranos’ former president abused her”, https://www.theverge.com/2021/11/29/22809049/elizabeth-holme... > Holmes’ lawyer moved into evidence a bizarre handwritten document. Holmes said she recognized the handwriting as Balwani’s. (...) The document contained instructions such as, “Every morning I will force myself out of bed and spend 30 minutes+ (never a minute less) to write what I w…

The Raffles hotel is probably the most expensive hotel in Singapore.

Re: Elizabeth Holmes' Daily Schedule

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Earlier quoted context omitted.

Is it really that hard to believe someone would do it somewhat regularly? I certainly don't do it every day, but more often then not I'll do the same kind of things in the morning (wake up around 4 - 4:30am, meditate, exercise, shower / clean, ...). It's just basic habits The part after the schedule is weird for sure, but the schedule itself sounds fine.

Maybe it sounds fine to you, but to me, a night owl, it sounds absolutely insane. I would go insane if I had to do this and I don't know if I would ever recover.

different folks. They say Obama is a night owl, I doubt he was waking up at 4am, but i dont doubt he had a schedule none the less.
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