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topic · 13 high performers

light.

morning sunlight, light boxes and dimming the lights at night.

Hailey Bieber

hailey bieber

model · founder of rhode

up with her son between 7 and 8, sunshine before the phone, a vibration plate, then rotating strength and Pilates; magnesium and collagen twice a day.

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Andrew Huberman

andrew huberman

neuroscientist · huberman lab

daylight in the first hour, caffeine before an early workout, three lifting days and three cardio days a week, sauna and cold on the rest day, and dim lights at night.

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Cristiano Ronaldo

cristiano ronaldo

footballer

bed around 11:20, up 8:30, water then the cold plunge, two to three minutes of morning light before coffee, and as much recovery as training.

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Bryan Johnson

bryan johnson

founder of blueprint

up around 5 with no alarm, 10,000-lux light, a 60–90 minute workout and sauna, last meal at noon, fluids off at 4, in bed at 8:30 every night.

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Stephen Curry

stephen curry

nba player · golden state warriors

eight hours of sleep, sunlight and breakfast in the first hour, cold tub and infrared sauna, compression boots in bed.

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Wim Hof

wim hof

breathing and cold-exposure teacher · “the iceman”

up with the sun, no alarm, a full breathing session, coffee, a lake or ice bath, dumbbells in the garden, and one meal a day around 4 or 5pm.

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Jack Dorsey

jack dorsey

co-founder of block and twitter

an hour of meditation when he gets up, three hours of learning every morning and one meal a day (2025); earlier, a five-mile walk to work and dinner as his only meal (as of 2019).

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Casey Means

casey means

physician · co-founder of levels · author of good energy

a coffee-free creatine and collagen drink, a 6:30 workout class, sun on her skin and eyes, meditation with her partner, a big smoothie and a treadmill desk.

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Naval Ravikant

naval ravikant

co-founder of angellist · investor and host of the naval podcast

no alarm clock, no calendar, hard problems in the first four hours and a workout every day (2025); philosophy before bed (2020) and a daily weights-and-mobility routine by his bed (2017).

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Kayla Barnes-Lentz

kayla barnes-lentz

longevity biohacker and podcast host

up at 4:50 without an alarm, a sunrise walk, training and sauna, dinner at 3:30, bed by 8.

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Gary Brecka

gary brecka

human biologist · host of the ultimate human

salted water, sunlight, breathwork, then end on cold.

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Emily Oberg

emily oberg

founder and ceo of sporty & rich

a litre of water and the tongue scraper first, heated Pilates, sauna, in bed by 10–11.

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Matthew Walker

matthew walker

sleep scientist · author of why we sleep

a to-bed alarm an hour before lights-out, lights down, phone away, warm hands and a cool room, the same times every day, and daylight soon after waking (2026).

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