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Melinda French Gates believes it’s “so dumb” to try and maximize productivity by getting only a few hours of sleep.

The billionaire philanthropist, who recently announced that she’s sponsoring a $12.5 billion grant toward women’s rights, told Vanity Fair last week.

Notable business leaders who’ve discussed their scant sleep habits include former PepsiCo CEO Indra Nooyi, who said in 2018 that she typically worked until midnight and woke up at 4 a.m. 

Former U.S. president Donald Trump and ex-Yahoo CEO Marissa Meyer have also talked about only needing to sleep four hours, or less, at night. 

Elon Musk, currently the world’s richest person, was once among them , bragging about pulling all-nighters and sleeping under his desk as his electric vehicle company Tesla tried to meet its production goals. He’s since changed his tune, and now aims for at least six hours of sleep per night, he told CNBC last year.

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates ,French Gates’ ex-husband  have shared similar stories. 

Bezos now makes getting eight hours of sleep “a priority,” he told Thrive Global in 2016: “For me, that’s the needed amount to feel energized and excited.” 

In his youth, Gates was influenced by other entrepreneurs bragging about not needing enough sleep, leading him to believe that “sleep is laziness and unnecessary,” he said on his “Unconfuse Me with Bill Gates” podcast last year.

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