Jeff Bezos opened up about his daily routine that sets him up for success

It includes waking up early to give him ample time to 'putter around' and have breakfast with his children before they go off to school

He also schedules his most important meeting for 10am so he can work through any major decisions before later in the day when he's fatigued

He also makes sure to get enough sleep as often as he can - at least eight hours

Jeff Bezos is revealing the routine that helps him succeed and lead Amazon as CEO, and it includes ample time to 'putter' around in the morning.

Bezos is a busy man. Not only is he the CEO of Amazon - which is developing AI voice technology and remaking the entire e-commerce landscape - he is also the founder of Blue Origin, a aerospace manufacturer and spaceflight services company, and owns The Washington Post.

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He told the audience at the Economic Club of Washington, D.C. 'I go to bed early, I get up early.'

'I like to putter in the mornings,' he said, according to CNBC.

'I like to read the newspaper, I like to have coffee, I like to have breakfast with my kids before they go to school,' Bezos explained. 'My puttering time is very important to me.'

Jeff Bezos says he gives himself ample time to putter around in the morning and have breakfast with his kids before starting his day of making major decisions for Amazon

Bezos is known for making hearty breakfasts. He is pictured here with Ciara and her husband Russell Wilson after making blueberry pancakes

He occassionally cooks breakfast but he is often in charge of doing the dishes.

According to a study by the University of California, taking time to do mindless tasks like the dishes can be helpful for creativity.

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Mindless tasks allow the mind to wander and be more creative.

He sets his first meeting of the day, which is devoted to Amazon, for 10am.

'I like to do my high IQ meetings before lunch, like anything that's going to be really mentally challenging, that's a 10am meeting,' he says.

According to a study by biologist Christoph Randler, 'People whose performance peaks in the morning are better positioned for career success, because they're more proactive than people who are at their best in the evening.'

Once the clock strikes 5pm, however he starts to wrap any particularly large decisions up and banks any resolutions for the following day.'

'By 5pm, I'm like ''I can't think about this today, let's try that again tomorrow at 10am,'' Bezos says.

Bezos says his puttering around time is crucial for him to have a successful day

He also makes sure to get enough sleep as often as he can.

'I get eight hours of sleep, unless I'm traveling in different time zones,' he explains. 'Sometimes it's impossible but I am very focused on it. For me, I need eight hours of sleep. I think better, I have more energy, my mood is better, all these things.'

'Think about it, as a senior executive, what do you really get paid to do?' Bezos says. 'As a senior executive, you get paid to make a small number of high quality decisions. Your job is not to make thousands of decisions every day.'

Taking care of oneself is crucial to being able to think out the decisions that need to be made, according to Bezos.

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'The quality of those decisions might be lower because you're tired or grouchy or any number of things.'