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Re: Elizabeth Holmes' Daily Schedule

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Post by FireBeyond »

version_five wrote: post #67
FireBeyond wrote: post #65

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Err, she and her counsel are the ones who entered this into the _public record_ specifically to (attempt to) exonerate her. There's very little "mean gossip" about it.

Do you think it's being shared and discussed here because it exonerates her?

I don't think it exonerates her, whether or not it was written by her, or "evidence" of Balwani's "controlling ways". I think it absolutely portrays her a way in which she wanted to be portrayed for the longest time - ultra motivated, high energy, visionary, driven. I don't necessarily think there's anything inherently wrong in calling it out as looking far more like "the notepad of someone who _wants_ to be thought of in all those ways", as much as the reality. And I say that as someone who is chronically trying to "organize" my life, and getting tripped up on the investments to that end, rather than "putting in the work".

Edit: also, she doesn't get to control the narrative. "Here's evidence of how I lived my life, but you don't get to look at it or talk about it in ways other than I intended" and we are not obligated to stick to the "approved narrative".

Re: Elizabeth Holmes' Daily Schedule

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Post by mod »

hogFeast wrote: post #51
kyleblarson wrote: post #43

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Jocko Willink posts a picture of his watch during his workout every morning, usually in the 4:20 to 4:30 range.

A psychologist would have a field day with that.

Can you elaborate? I have no idea why a psychologist would care.

Re: Elizabeth Holmes' Daily Schedule

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Post by khazhoux »

mdoms wrote: post #70
khazhoux wrote: post #57

The single most important task for a CEO at a large company is to publicize their daily schedule, describing how they rise at either 5am or 6am (Holmes goes a step further), and then work out and take care of a large amount of business before the rest of the common people even wake up. Bonus points for preparing and having breakfast with your small children after your workout and morning email/decision-making routine…

It is so funny to me when people on this website absolutely refuse to believe that some people really do like to rise early and get things done in the morning. I almost certainly get lots of stuff done before you get out of bed. You probably get more done than I do in the evening. I don't know why so many of you get bent out of shape about the former but not the latter.

Oh, the CEO superman mythos is not just about the early rise-time. That's just part of the story of pure ascetic discipline without any detectable sacrifice along any axis. Perfect execution at work, perfect maintenance over one's health and physical shape, perfect family life, perfect mental conditioning and intellectual enrichment. In other words, CEOs are better than any and all of us, in every possible way.

Re: Elizabeth Holmes' Daily Schedule

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Post by rubyfan »

supernova87a wrote: post #31

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.

I don’t get that. I get an ambitious executive trying to keep metered and in control of their presence and internal state. A routine like this is fairly common among executives. It’s not hard, it’s just choices.

Re: Elizabeth Holmes' Daily Schedule

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Post by gompertz »

VHRanger wrote: post #53
echlebek wrote: post #36

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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.

It *is* insane to wake up at 4am if you go to bed anytime after 10PM. I know some people will swear before god that they can function on little sleep, but the fact is that your decision making and judgement is seriously hampered by maintaining a long term sleep deficit.

That could be a plausible explanation by Holmes' defence for all her actions that got her in trouble in the first place! Personally, I find my own coworkers who lay claim to having such regiments are usually the smallest contributors in the team and mostly 'talk' too much and do too little.

Re: Elizabeth Holmes' Daily Schedule

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Post by hogFeast »

mod wrote: post #72
hogFeast wrote: post #51

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A psychologist would have a field day with that.

Can you elaborate? I have no idea why a psychologist would care.

I would consider why someone is doing something. Try to put yourself in their shoes.

Would you post what time you worked out everyday? Would you post how many hours you worked today? Would you post how many calories you ate today? There is a reason why this isn't a common way for people to use the internet.

Re: Elizabeth Holmes' Daily Schedule

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Post by lokedhs »

khazhoux wrote: post #73
mdoms wrote: post #70

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It is so funny to me when people on this website absolutely refuse to believe that some people really do like to rise early and get things done in the morning. I almost certainly get lots of stuff done before you get out of bed. You probably get more done than I do in the evening. I don't know why so many of you get bent out of shape about the former but not the latter.

Oh, the CEO superman mythos is not just about the early rise-time. That's just part of the story of pure ascetic discipline without any detectable sacrifice along any axis. Perfect execution at work, perfect maintenance over one's health and physical shape, perfect family life, perfect mental conditioning and intellectual enrichment. In other words, CEOs are better than any and all of us, in every possible way.

There is a great parody made about that: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_o7qjN3KF8U

I recommend it, it's rather spot on.

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