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Zoom CEO Eric Yuan
Success‘I hate working 5 days’: Zoom CEO says traditional work schedules are becoming obsolete—and predicts a 3-day workweek by 2031
By Preston ForeApril 9, 2026
Jimmy Donaldson, aka MrBeast
SuccessSelf-made billionaire MrBeast says his work-life balance is nonexistent and calls it a ‘miracle’ if he works less than 15-hour days: ‘I live to work’
By Preston ForeApril 8, 2026
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SuccessNetflix cofounder says he stopped work at 5 p.m. every Tuesday for 30 years to stay ‘sane,’ no matter the crisis: ‘Nothing got in the way of that’
By Emma BurleighApril 5, 2026
Daymond John
SuccessShark Tank’s Daymond John revealed the rapper Ice-T taught him to quit cutting corners at work because ‘the time you think you saved today becomes the wall you face tomorrow’
By Preston ForeMarch 12, 2026
Dara Khosrowshahi, chief executive officer of Uber Technologies
SuccessUber CEO says his ‘really demanding’ work culture includes expecting employees to answer his emails over the weekend: ‘Don’t come here if you want to coast’
By Emma BurleighMarch 4, 2026
Kickstarter’s CEO stands by a 4-day workweek with a fully remote team, but admits it sometimes backfires
Future of WorkKickstarter’s CEO stands by a 4-day workweek with a fully remote team, but admits it sometimes backfires
By Sydney LakeMarch 3, 2026
Joe Tsai
SuccessAlibaba cofounder tells aspiring entrepreneurs that picking a team you’d spend “24/7 with” should be their first priority—not work-life balance 
By Preston ForeFebruary 24, 2026
Left: Jeff Bezos. Right: Reid Hoffman.
SuccessBillionaire bosses like Jeff Bezos and Reid Hoffman denounce work-life balance—and some think working nonstop is key to success
By Emma BurleighFebruary 20, 2026
Demis Hassabis, chief executive officer of Google DeepMind
SuccessThe CEO of Google DeepMind juggles another job as the founder of a multibillion-dollar startup by starting a second workday at 10 p.m.
By Emma BurleighFebruary 12, 2026
Mark Cuban
SuccessBillionaire Mark Cuban spends hours reading 1,000 emails a day on 3 devices—yet he’s telling Gen Z to shut their phones, get outside, and have more fun
By Preston ForeJanuary 28, 2026
LaurenAntonoff
SuccessThis CEO has a ‘1950s family structure in reverse’—her husband does the childcare, cooking, and cleaning: ‘I do the making money and paying taxes’
By Preston ForeJanuary 18, 2026
Man hikes in snowy woods
SuccessCEOs say they are unplugging from the top job by cancelling all meetings and playing with Legos over the holidays
By Emma BurleighJanuary 1, 2026
Jeetu Patel gestures
SuccessThis Cisco exec’s 7-day weeks and 18-hour days throw his work-life balance out of whack—but he makes two things non-negotiable
By Preston ForeNovember 30, 2025
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi raises her hand
SuccessAs Tokyo embraces a 4-day workweek to fight ‘death by overwork,’ Japan’s new prime minister just called a 3 a.m. meeting
By Preston ForeNovember 17, 2025
Leeah Derenoncourt, a 24-year-old digital nomad living in Chile.
SuccessThis 24-year-old ditched the U.S. to work in Chile—now, she has better work-life balance and saves more than $1,200 a month
By Emma BurleighNovember 16, 2025
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