Dorsey says that after taking over as CEO of Twitter in 2015, he set a strict diet, exercise, and meditation ” just to stay on track .”

The CEO of Twitter and Square talked about this period in a talk last week on The Boardroom: Out of Office podcast hosted by Rich Kleiman, co-founder of investment firm Thirty-Five Ventures and manager of NBA star Kevin Durant. Durant). Clayman asked Dorsey about his net worth, which is more than $ 7.7 billion, and why he is willing to put up with the stress of running two companies when he could just live for his own pleasure.

“ I don’t think too much about the monetary aspects of this, probably because all my value really comes from these two companies,” Dorsey said, adding that he would have to sell his shares to gain access to that fortune. Dorsey said that he sees stress as a motivator and an opportunity to keep learning, which has also caused major changes in his personal life.

“ When I got back on Twitter and took my second job, I became very serious about meditation and really serious about just devoting a lot more of my time and energy to training and staying physically fit, as well as being more critical about diet,” said Dorsey. – It was necessary. Just to stay in good shape. “

Dorsey had to radically revise his daily routine. He meditates for two hours every day, eats only once a day, and practices abstaining from food on weekends.

Dorsey usually wakes up at 5 am and meditates. Before the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic, he walked to work every morning at Twitter headquarters. The five-mile walk (8 km) usually took him 1 hour and 20 minutes, Dorsey said.