Clocking in: Does it pay more to be an early bird or a night owl?

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  The Economist Hi there, it's Jason Palmer here,

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  co-host of The Intelligence, our daily news and current affairs podcast.

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  This is Editor's Picks.

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  You're about to hear an article from the latest edition of The Economist read aloud.

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  Enjoy.

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  Rare is the chief executive who extols the virtues of a lion.

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  Tim Cook, boss of Apple, maker of the iPhone, wakes between 4am and 5am.

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  So does Bob Iger, his counterpart at Disney, a media giant.

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  According to one survey,

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  two-thirds of the chief executives of large American companies are up by six o'clock.

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  For average Americans, the share is less than one in three.

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  For those aspiring to corporate greatness, the message seems clear.

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  You snooze, you lose.

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  Your guest Bartleby harbours no such ambitions,

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  but he has in the past experimented with early starts and can confirm that their benefits go beyond the smug sense of satisfaction that comes from arriving at your desk before your editor.

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  Inboxes can be cleared and tricky problems mulled over before the onslaught of emails and meetings begins,

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  leaving you feeling well prepared for the day ahead.

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  Those quiet hours of the morning need not be spent solely on work.

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  In a popular genre of TikTok videos,

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  influencers film themselves performing elaborate morning routines in which they submerge themselves in ice baths,

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