Sam Altman says his disciplined daily routine has 'fallen to crap' since becoming a father in February 2025, now prioritizing family over productivity

Altman and his husband Oliver Mulherin welcomed a son in February 2025. Altman told Forbes the experience is 'significantly underhyped' and 'my favorite thing ever in life by far.'

Altman's previous routine focused on sleep, exercise, and nutrition—lifting weights and meditating three times a week. Parenthood has upended this discipline; he now accepts that 'life is going to be chaotic for a few years.'

To manage work-life balance, Altman spends weekends at a $15.7 million ranch in Napa, California that he purchased during the pandemic, where he hikes with his family without cell phone service. During the week he lives in a $27 million home in San Francisco's Russian Hill.

Altman and Mulherin are expecting another child later in 2025.