We are definitely not in the Bay Area.
That is for sure.
Twitter and Square CEO Jack Dorsey walks
a little over 5 miles to work every day
and uses the time to think, to listen
to audio books and to draw inspiration
from the streets of San Francisco.
I'm Kathleen Elkins, reporter for CNBC
Make It.
And this week, I'm living like Jack
Dorsey.
To start the day, Dorsey wakes up at
5:00 a.m. to meditate and work out.
So I did too.
After meditating, checking email and
getting ready for the day, I headed out
around 7:00 a.m., which is much earlier
than I would normally leave.
New York City in January is cold, which
I wasn't entirely prepared for.
My filming phone died already from the
cold, I think.
So I'm onto the backup.
iPhone 5.
Let's hope this one lasts a little
longer.
It didn't.
So I just had a lot of time with me,
myself and I on that hour and a half or
so journey.
Adjusting to Jack Dorsey time was rough.
I'm extra ravenous from all this morning
walking.
And I'm literally heating up my lunch at
11:15 a.m.
It's literally 6:15 p.m. right now.
I can't remember the last time I got
into bed this early, but I am pooped.
Back at it.
5 a.m.
11 hours from now.
Woo.
But as the week continued, I sorted out
the logistics and I became more and
more prepared for the 5 mile journey.
All right.
Day two of living like Jack Dorsey.
I'm feeling great today.
Very well rested.
All my phones are charged, so hopefully
I get to listen to those podcasts that
I had planned for yesterday.
Brought a hot coffee with me to stay
even warmer.
A little, uh, mid -walk snack.
Got plenty of sleep last night.
Feel pretty great.
Fell asleep before 8:00 p.m., up at 5:00
a.m.
So that's, like, 9 hours.
And this morning I'm going to go for a
little jog.
The extra time I had in the morning from
5:00 a.m. to 7:00 a.m. was a game
changer.
By waking up well before the sun rises,
you're essentially eliminating common
distractions like e-mail and text
messages and social media.
And sure enough, I didn't have anyone to
text.
I didn't have any Instagram posts to
scroll through during those two hours
in the morning and I could just focus
on getting things done.
More 5:00 a.m. perks:
Whole gym to myself.
Also, this is really gross.
The great thing about doing laundry at
5:00 a.m. is you have your choice of
the machines.
They're all open.
Little fun live upd ate.
I ran into a buddy at 5:30 a.m.
You know that Jack Dorsey wakes up at
5:00 a.m.?
Uh, no.
I did not.
He meditates, but I decided to go for a
run.
He's a better man than me.
The commute took me about 90 minutes,
but required a lot more planning than I
had anticipated.
I had to make sure my phones were fully
charged.
I had to download podcasts ahead of time
to save on data.
I had to pack a light backpack that was
easy to carry and perhaps most
challenging, I had to wear weather and
walking and work appropriate clothes.
Which meant wearing pretty much the same
thing all week.
Black pants and a sweater.
Thursday morning.
I'm in the gym.
I'm really starting to feel it this
morning.
Either, like, the walking or the waking
up early.
Probably the combination of the two.
But I am beat.
So while I managed to rise and commute
like Jack Dorsey for one week, I don't
know if I could ever adapt his routine
consistently.
We made it to Friday.
The sun is shining.
The tank is clean.
It is a great day to walk to work.
But overall, it was a productive,
informative and highly active week.