{
  "id": 15159816,
  "title": "I model my day off pro athletes. Here's what that means for my schedule, my team's, and my approach to 996 culture.",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/17/i-model-my-day-off-pro-athletes-heres-what-that-means-for-my-schedule",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-10-17T08:37:01.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Business Insider",
    "slug": "business-insider",
    "url": "https://www.businessinsider.com/ceo-daily-routine-pro-athlete-workday-structure-996-hours-2026-10"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Hardik Jagda, the CEO of Proximity Works, an AI-based company, wakes up between 3 a.m. and 5 a.m. to focus on strategic decisions and work on his company before his team's workday begins. He believes that modeling his day after that of athletes helps him achieve his goals. Jagda does not enforce a 996 work schedule on his team, stating that it misses the point. Instead, he prioritizes recovery and structure in his day, working more than 40 hours but not tracking the time spent. He encourages a culture of ownership and values productivity over the number of hours worked.",
  "summary": "Hardik Jagda, CEO of an AI engineering company, shares why he doesn't ask his team to work 996 hours, even though he starts his day as early as 3 a.m.",
  "key_points": [
    "Hardik Jagda wakes up between 3 a.m. and 5 a.m. for strategic work.",
    "He models his day after athletes' routines for productivity.",
    "Jagda discourages strict 996 work schedule, prioritizes recovery."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}