Gayle King Sleeps Just Four Hours a Night. How Does She Do It? | The Journal

CBS Mornings co-host Gayle King wakes up at 3:24 a.m., sleeps four to five hours a night and doesn’t drink coffee or alcohol. Her mornings run on bubble baths and Starbucks white hot chocolate instead. She explains why she’s done being quiet about menopause, what she needs from her best friends, and how she “politely bothered” Jay-Z for five years until he agreed to an interview. Chapters: 1:03 A 3:24 a.m. alarm and three snoozes 2:36 No caffeine, no alcohol, full gallop 3:32 Why she always takes a bath 4:27 Her Starbucks white hot chocolate order 5:05 No cold plunges, no optimizing 6:12 Why she doesn’t work out in the morning 6:47 How she preps for interviews 7:29 “The Book of Menopause” 9:35 The upsides of getting older 11:12 What people don’t know about her friendship with Oprah 12:35 What she needs from her friends 13:26 The story that affected her most 14:21 “Nosy” vs. “inquisitive” 16:30 Her dream interviews 17:40 How she got Jay-Z, Springsteen and Michael Jordan to say yes 18:23 Gayle’s hobby My Monday Morning from “The Journal” In a new video series inspired by the longstanding column of the same name, Lane Florsheim sits down with high-profile leaders, creators and cultural figures to explore the rituals, routines and mindsets behind how they start their week. #CBS #MorningRoutine #WSJ