Alan Greenspan Relied on this Unconventional Habit for Decades

Alan Greenspan, the former chairman of the U.S. Federal Reserve who died this week at 100, was known for reshaping economic policy. Yet, one of his most surprising traits was the morning routine he credited with sharpening his thinking.

Every morning, Greenspan reportedly rose at around 5:30 a.m.—no caffeine needed. For years, spending up to 12 hours a day hunched over a keyboard and buried in data had taken a serious toll on his back; his doctor's remedy was a simple one: a daily hot bath.

What began as medical advice soon became something far more valuable. Each morning, Greenspan would sink into the tub for an hour; it was there, in that quiet, unhurried solitude, that some of his sharpest thinking tended to emerge.

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