Steven Bartlett
Entrepreneur · The Diary of a CEO
Entrepreneur, investor and host of The Diary of a CEO, one of the biggest interview podcasts in Europe. Much of his health stack is downstream of his own guests, and he tends to run their advice on himself and report back. He writes about behavior, business and self-narrative in The Diary of a CEO book.
- Entries
- 21
- Does
- 6
- Recommends
- 4
- Discusses
- 11
Books
4 books in this stack
- BookRecommends$$$Cheap: Roughly under $50, or under $15/month.
Why We Sleep
Off the back of one of the show's most widely shared episodes on sleep, he recommends it.
Source: The Diary of a CEO: official episode feedView item: Why We SleepOn record from 8 of 62 tracked people: 5 recommend it, 3 have discussed it - BookRecommends$$$Cheap: Roughly under $50, or under $15/month.
Atomic Habits
Hosted its author, recommends the book, and returns to the four-laws framing when guests discuss behavior change.
Source: The Diary of a CEO: official episode feedVisit jamesclear.com (opens in a new tab)On record from 6 of 62 tracked people: 5 recommend it, 1 has discussed it - BookRecommends$$$Cheap: Roughly under $50, or under $15/month.
Outlive
Prevention has to start decades before the diseases it targets, which is why he recommends it, and he has hosted its author.
Source: The Diary of a CEO: official episode feedView item: OutliveOn record from 2 of 62 tracked people: 2 recommend it - BookRecommends$$$Cheap: Roughly under $50, or under $15/month.
The Diary of a CEO
His own book.
Source: stevenbartlett.com: The Diary of a CEO book pageView item: The Diary of a CEOOn record from 1 of 62 tracked people: 1 recommends it
Gear
1 piece of gear in this stack
- GearDiscusses$$$Mid: Roughly $50 to $500, or up to $50/month.
Continuous glucose monitor
Glucose monitoring and personalized nutrition come up regularly on the show. He is an investor in the personalized nutrition company ZOE, and in 2024 the Advertising Standards Authority ruled that ads featuring him were misleading because they left that interest out.
Source: Advertising Standards Authority ruling: ZOE LtdView item: Continuous glucose monitorOn record from 6 of 62 tracked people: 4 do it, 2 have discussed it
Protocols
8 entriesStructured routines and practices with a defined method.
Physical training is directly upstream of how he performs at work, he says, and he trains with weights regularly.
Source: Sustain Health Magazine: Steven Bartlett interview (PA Media)Names fixed sleep and wake times as the change that has made the biggest difference to him, and keeps his mornings clear so he can wake without an alarm.
Source: Tatler Asia: Steven Bartlett's big bet beyond 'The Diary of a CEO'Sunshine every morning on a walk, and he has covered morning light and circadian timing with sleep and neuroscience guests.
Source: Tatler Asia: Steven Bartlett's big bet beyond 'The Diary of a CEO'Ice baths and cold plunging come up repeatedly with guests on the show.
Source: The Diary of a CEO podcastHe has not settled on a fixed protocol. Meal timing and fasting have been covered from several angles.
Source: The Diary of a CEO: official episode feedSauna comes up as a topic with the health and longevity guests he hosts.
Source: The Diary of a CEO podcastHe has covered detailed biomarker testing with medical guests. He treats it as the starting point for any health change.
Source: The Diary of a CEO podcastBehavioral guests have covered habit formation mechanics with him, and he applies the framing in his own writing on behavior.
Source: The Diary of a CEO (book)
Habits
8 entriesRecurring behaviors recorded in public statements.
Preparation for guests means heavy reading, and he frequently recommends the books behind an episode.
Source: The Diary of a CEO podcastHas kept a diary for years, built the show around reading from it, and that is where the podcast's name comes from.
Source: The Diary of a CEO: official episode feedNewsletters and books both get written regularly; writing is how he processes what the interviews taught him.
Source: The Diary of a CEO podcastTrying to meditate and struggling with it, on his own account, while the show covers attention and stress with guests.
Source: Tatler Asia: Steven Bartlett's big bet beyond 'The Diary of a CEO'The case against alcohol has been explored at length with health guests, and he talks about drinking very little himself.
Source: Sustain Health Magazine: Steven Bartlett interview (PA Media)Gratitude comes up repeatedly with guests on the show, though his own written habit is not documented publicly.
Source: The Diary of a CEO podcastTalks about the early starts and long working hours of his twenties, and about the trade-offs he now sees in that period.
Source: The Diary of a CEO podcastHas covered caffeine timing and its effect on deep sleep with sleep researchers on the show.
Source: The Diary of a CEO: official episode feed
In their own words
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“It’s super important. It’s non-negotiable at this point … I’ve pretty much been to the gym 90% of the days for the last two and a half years. In the last 250 days, I’ve been 230 times.”
Sustain Health Magazine: Steven Bartlett interview (PA Media) (opens in a new tab) · 28 Jul 2022 “I’m not into partying or that kind of thing anymore, I don’t even like drinking, if I’m honest – it never seems like a great idea.”
Sustain Health Magazine: Steven Bartlett interview (PA Media) (opens in a new tab) · 28 Jul 2022 “The single biggest impact on my life [has been] being really intentional about sleep and wake up times. Sleep is upstream from what you decide to eat, your ability to be creative, how you manage your relationships”
Tatler Asia: Steven Bartlett's big bet beyond 'The Diary of a CEO' (opens in a new tab) · 2 Aug 2025
Episodes from the feed
Show archive, The Diary of a CEO (opens in a new tab)Last fetched . A title without a link is an episode the feed publishes no page of its own for.
- Human Lie Detector: The #1 Sign They’re Lying To You, Catch Liars Instantly! | Dr Leanne Ten Brinke (opens in a new tab) · 1h 44m
- Most Replayed Moment: The First Warning Signs Of Insulin Resistance! Check Your Skin For This (opens in a new tab) · 19m
- Andrew Huberman: The Real Reason You Can't Get Deep Sleep & Wake Up Exhausted (opens in a new tab) · 2h 16m
- Top White House Advisor: Why Big Tech Wants You Terrified Of AI! | David Friedberg (opens in a new tab) · 2h 4m
- Most Replayed Moment: Tony Robbins Reveals The Key To A Meaningful Life (opens in a new tab) · 31m
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