The Sleepless CEO: Making the Case for a Good Night’s Rest — Thrive Global

When Arianna Huffington launched Thrive Global, she asked me to contribute an essay after we met at an event and spoke about the culture of burnout among executives. I shared my belief that the same rigor and structure we apply to scientific systems should also govern how we manage ourselves — especially when leading complex ventures.

In this piece, I describe how founding Mass Innovation Labs taught me that focus, decision quality, and innovation all depend on recovery. The myth of the sleepless entrepreneur, I argued, is counterproductive: true endurance comes from rhythm, not exhaustion. For scientists and executives alike, sustainable performance requires both precision and rest.

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