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Fortune
Emma Burleigh

Google’s CEO repeats this mantra to himself when he’s overwhelmed at work

Google CEO Sundar Pichai (Credit: Justin Sullivan / Getty Images)
  • Alphabet and Google CEO Sundar Pichai remembers his manta when making tough choices: making a decision is the most important thing you can do, but oftentimes they're inconsequential. Melinda French-Gates, Jeff Bezos, and Oprah Winfrey have their own methods to deal with stress—from bathroom cool-downs to attacking problems head-on.

Tasked with navigating economic turmoil, making tough calls, and quelling company friction, CEOs have the weight of their companies on their shoulders—and when it all becomes too much, Google’s chief exec Sundar Pichai remembers two things.

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