‘Power hours’: how to make the most of your working day
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We all experience peaks and troughs over the course of a working day. Knowing how to manage them can make us much more productive. Isabel Berwick speaks to Daniel Pink, bestselling author of books including When: The Scientific Secrets of Perfect Timing, about why people work best at different times of day – and how we can harness those differences to do our best work. Later, producer Mischa Frankl-Duval speaks to Aaron Levie, CEO of Box. Aaron is a committed night owl. He explains his unusual schedule, and how it affects his leadership. Want more? Free links: Fewer meetings, more memos: the future of asynchronous work Waking up to the new sleep rules Sleep expert Matthew Walker on the secret to a good night’s rest Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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