Tesla, SpaceX and Twitter CEO Elon Musk once described himself as “nocturnal”. The tech billionaire has a history of staying up all night, taking quick naps under his desk to get work done. Speaking in an interview with CNBC, Elon Musk said, currently, he tries to sleep at least six hours a night.
Elon Musk in a conversation with CNBC TV channel in May 2023
“I’ve been trying to sleep less, in fact, even though I’m awake longer hours, I still get less work done. My habit of sleeping less than six hours a night used to give me headaches.”
Despite extending the amount of sleep, Elon Musk still maintains the habit of working 7 days per week and only has “2 or 3” real non-working days per year.
As a workaholic, but Musk said, he does not expect his employees to follow this.
“I’m not saying people shouldn’t go on vacation. I work seven days a week, but I don’t expect other people to,” Musk said.
Also in the conversation with CNBC, Elon Musk frankly talked about many of the issues raised by the host, including the billionaire’s statements on social networks.
Elon Musk said he doesn’t care if his “aggressive” tweets cause concern and keep potential Tesla customers and Twitter advertisers away.
“I’ll say what I want, if the consequence of that is to lose money, so be it,” Musk said.
Musk also has a very heavy stance on “remote working”. That, he said, was “immoral”. The Tesla boss compared teleworkers to a group disconnected from social reality, living in dreamland, when they enjoy their own privilege.
“You get to work from home, while the people who make your car have to go to the factory. Food delivery people or home repair people can’t work remotely, you think you have the right to do that?”
