Jeff Bezos has a no screen time rule, says his fiancée

The second richest man on the planet apparently has a rule that prohibits the couple from using their phones within the morning, his partner told Peopleand like to spend a while talking as an alternative.

“I love waking up. I make myself a cup of coffee. I make Jeff a cup of coffee and we have this magical moment where we talk alone,” she said. “The kids aren’t awake yet. And we don’t pick up our phones. That’s one of the rules.”

Sánchez, a former TV presenter, has three children from previous marriages. She and Bezos made their relationship public in 2019, shortly after Bezos’ divorce from philanthropist Mackenzie Scott. Bezos and Sánchez became engaged in 2023 while on vacation within the South of France. People previously reported. The two reportedly celebrated their engagement aboard Bezos’ $500 million Superyacht called “Koru,” which contains a picket figurehead of a lady resembling Sánchez.

Although Sánchez admits that if it weren’t for the Amazon founder, the helicopter pilot would start the day together with her phone in her hand. Still, the restriction has its benefits, she added.

“He definitely made that rule,” she said, laughing. “It wasn’t me. But the mornings are ours for as long as possible.”

Sitting down and talking with Bezos within the morning without screens to distract them – at the very least until they’ve had their morning cup of coffee – makes all of the difference, Sánchez said.

“My favorite part of the day is the morning,” Sanchez told the outlet.

He is one of the powerful men on the planet, but Bezos isn’t one to “get up and work.” The billionaire has previously said that he schedules his first meeting for 10 a.m. and makes sure he has caffeinated and skim the newspaper (he owns the WashingtonPost finally).

“The way I spend my time is very important to me,” Bezos said in a Speech 2018 on the Economic Club of Washington.

The Amazon founder owes his enormous success partly to his self-discipline, but can also be known for his peculiarities.

In a 2014 interview, Matt Rutledge, founding father of e-commerce company Woot, recalled how he and Bezos ate octopus for breakfast at a Seattle restaurant. Somehow, Bezos used the strange high-protein, low-fat seafood as a metaphor why Amazon is acquiring Woot for $110 million.

“You are the octopus I eat for breakfast… When I look at the menu, you are the thing I don’t understand, the thing I’ve never had. I have to have the breakfast octopus,” Bezos reportedly told Rutledge.