Jean-Charles Samoulian blocks 8 to 11 AM daily for deep work
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Jean-Charles Samoulian is the co-founder and CEO of Alan. He describes how he structures his morning to focus on core CEO duties like vision and strategy.
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“So, for example, in my calendar, every day from eight a.m. To 11 a.m., I have a no-meeting, long thinking time, where I go to Deep into topics.”
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