Want to know one habit ultra-successful people have in common?
They read. A lot.
Bill Gates, one of the richest men in the world and a lifelong bookworm, reads about 50 books a year.
And he’s not alone. Here are just a few top business leaders and entrepreneurs who make reading a major part of their daily lifestyle:
- Warren Buffet reads 500 pages every day
- Elon Musk is an avid reader and when asked how he learned to build rockets, he said: “I read books.”
- Mark Zuckerberg resolved to read a book every 2 weeks throughout 2015.
- Mark Cuban reads more than 3 hours every day.
- Oprah Winfrey selects one of her favorite books every month for her Book Club members to read and discuss.
We would all like to read like these great leaders, but with our daily routines and demanding day jobs, this may just not be possible.
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Here are the books Bill Gates recommends you read:
Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman
This international bestseller takes us on a groundbreaking tour of how the mind works and explains the two systems that drive the way we think.
Written by Daniel Kahneman, a renowned psychologist and winner of the Nobel Prize in Economics, breaks down these two systems
Thinking, Fast and slow reveals when we can and cannot trust our intuitions and how we can benefit from slow thinking.
These thought processes are outlined in practical and enlightening insights in which anyone can use in business or personal life.
Thinking, Fast and Slow
by Daniel Kahneman
⏱ 10 min reading time
🎧 Audio available
Think & Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill
Would you like the secret formula of how the most successful people grow their wealth and achievements? Then this book is for you.
Standing the test of time, Think and Grow Rich is widely regarded as one of the best books of all time. Written by Napoleon Hill and inspired by Andrew Carnegie’s magic formula for success.
Think and Grow Rich will teach you the secrets that brought Carnegie his fortunes and his mentees which he coached to also bring great fortunes.
He takes you through his journey and maps what you need to do to grow
Think and Grow Rich
by Napoleon Hill
⏱ 12 min reading time
🎧 Audio available
Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell
Everyone knows that one person who just can’t do anything wrong.
You can put them to the test and they just seem to exceed with flying colors at everything.
Malcolm Gladwell takes us on a journey through the world of the brightest, most famous and successful minds and what makes them different.
He answers the questions we have all been asking our selves for decades on why these “outliers” stand out more than everyone else.
Taking a deep dive into where they are from, their culture, families, generations and experiences, this book explains what it takes to become one of these “outliers”.
Outliers
by Malcolm Gladwell
⏱ 12 min reading time
🎧 Audio available
Shoe Dog by Phil Knight
Bill Gates named Shoe Dog one of his five favorite books of 2016 and called it “an amazing tale, a refreshingly honest reminder of what the path to business success really looks like. It’s a messy, perilous, and chaotic journey, riddled with mistakes, endless struggles, and sacrifice. Phil Knight opens up in ways few CEOs are willing to do.”
The Nike founder and board chairman, Phil Knight, reveals his experiences in the early days of his startup
From selling shoes in the back of his truck to topping annual sales of $30 billion, this book will illustrate the journey behind one of the most recognized brands in the world.
From the many risks Knight encountered to the crushing setbacks to the thrilling triumphs, nothing was left out of this book.
Shoe Dog
by Phil Knight
⏱ 15 min reading time
🎧 Audio available
Conclusion
In a 2016 interview at the New York Times, Bill Gates said that reading is still the “main way that I both learn new things and test my understanding.”
Bill Gates, one of the richest men in the world and a lifelong bookworm, reads about 50 books a year.
If Bill Gates still finds time in his busy schedule to read this many books, shouldn’t we be doing the same?
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