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Successful people's strangest secrets to success

Unorthodox workplace habits
Tim Kendall takes an ice bath each morning
Anna Wintour pretends to know what she's talking about when she has no idea
Yoshiro Nakamatsu brainstorms in a 24-carat gold room
Michael Kors appears to wear the same clothes to work every day
Anna Akbari eats the same foods every day
Mark Parker doodles
Aaron Sorkin acts out his scripts in front of a mirror
Sara Blakely has a “fake commute” every morning
Trey Parker and Matt Stone cultivate panic in the office
Shigeru Miyamoto likes to guess the length of objects
Dan Brown comes up with ideas upside down
Elon Musk 'nano manages'
Jack Dorsey fasts for most of the day
Jeff Bezos starts meetings in complete silence
Indra Nooyi has never asked for a pay rise
David Solomon hits the decks
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Unorthodox workplace habits

As these weird and wonderful workplace habits go to show, some of the most successful people of our time have their fair share of quirks – from starting meetings in total silence to brainstorming underwater. Read on to find out more.
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lovemoney staff

21 October 2021

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