Barack Obama reveals the 'hugely liberating' change to his mornings since leaving the White House. via CNBCMakeIt
US President Barack Obama yawns as he attends an East Asian Summit Plenary Session at the Peace Palace in Phnom Penh on November 20, 2012.Now that Barack Obama is no longer president of the U.S., his schedule has freed up in the last year., the former commander-in-chief tells Prince Harry of the U.K. royal family the best part of his post-presidency life.
Although a typical day has changed for him, the former president notes that the things that were important to him as president are still his priorities and what he spends his days working on. For example, Obama says that he cares about kids all over the world receiving a decent education, people being able to find jobs that pay a living wage and conserving environmental resources for the next generation.
Obama acknowledges that there are certain things he misses about being president, like being able to avoid traffic. He also misses his team. "There's a camaraderie and an intensity to the work. Everything you do every day, you know can affect millions or billions of people," says Obama.
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