Here is a look at the reading habits of a few ultra-successful people
Mark
Zuckerberg
In 2015,
the Facebook CEO vowed to read one book every other week “with an emphasis on
learning about different cultures, beliefs, histories and technologies“.
“Books
allow you to fully explore a topic and immerse yourself in a deeper way than
most media today,“ he wrote. “I'm looking forward to shifting more of my media
diet towards reading books.“
Phil
Knight
According
to The New York Times, the Nike founder kept the library behind his executive
office so s ac r e d t h at a nyone who entered had to remove their shoes and
bow. When asked by the Times in 2007 if he had preserved the library after
stepping down as CEO, Knight responded with incredulity. “Of course the library
still exists,“ he said. “I'm always learning.“
Mark Cuban
Dallas Mave
ricks owner Mark Cuban is a vocal supporter of treating business like a sport,
which means he looks for the competi tive edge however he can. Often, that
means reading for three hours every d ay, j u s t t o learn more about the
industries he works in. Cuban has said this worked won ders at the start of his
career.
“Everything
I read was pub lic,“ he wrote i n h i s blo g .
“Anyone
could buy the same books and magazines. The same information was available to
anyone who wanted it. Turns out most people didn't want it.“
Oprah
Winfrey
Since
1996, the talkshow host has been advising her viewers' reading habits with her
book club. Winfrey has ca l led reading “her personal path to freedom“.
“Books
allowed me to see a world beyond the front porch of my grandmother's shotgun
house,“ she said in her acceptance speech for the 20 04 United Nations
Humanitarian Awards, adding that books gave her “the power to see possibilities
beyond what was allowed at the time“.
Bill Gates
The former
Microsoft CEO has attested to reading 50 books a year, or roughly one book a
week. Most of the books are nonfiction dealing with public health, disease,
engineering, business, and science. Every now and then he will breeze through a
novel (and sometimes in one sitting late into the night). But primarily, the
books serve Gates's interest in learning more about the world he inhabits.
Warren
Buffett
The
Berkshire Hathaway magnate reportedly spends five to six hours a day reading
five different newspapers. He also combs through 500 pages of financial
documents and recommends prospective investors do the same.
“That's
how knowledge works,“ he recently told an investment class at Columbia
University. “It builds up, like compound interest. All of you can do it, but I
guarantee not many of you will do it.“
Elon Musk
Long
before he became the CEO of Tesla, and even before he cofounded PayPal, Elon
Musk was reading sciencef ic t io n n ove l s fo r up to 10 hours a day.He a
lso repor ted ly read through the ent i r e E nc yc lop e d i a Britannica when
he was nine. He credits a love of books for his vast knowledge about rockets.
When asked how he knew so much .about them, he said, “I read a lot of books.“
Source:THE ECONOMIC TIMES-1st August,2017
