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Why CEOs and leaders love to read books?

By Michael Vicente
Published January 5, 2021
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One of the common habits of CEO’s and leaders around the world is reading. In an article, most successful CEOs reads an average of four books a month. Today, we will discuss why successful CEOs love to read books and the impact of reading to their leadership style.

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Despite the fact that we’re in the digital era, the best leaders are dedicated to reading books. According to Jim Kwik, brain fitness expert, that “the average CEO is reading four or five books per month. That’s a drastic difference”.

He explained that most CEOs read books because they believe that problems that exist today was and already been experienced before, and the tips and guide to solve those problems are still applicable today. The possibilities of learning old strategies to solve problems were or has been shared from generations to generations through books.

Bill Gates, the former CEO of Microsoft, revealed that reading books is the key in building a successful business. According to reports, Bill Gates read at least 50 books per year. 

As cited in the article of Blinklist, Bill Gates imparted that “reading is essential for learning new things, thinking differently, and becoming wiser day by day. This, in turn, means they can make better decisions in their life and work and paves the way to a successful life”.

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More so, Bill Gates is the best example of a CEO that loves to read books. Despite his tight schedule, he allotted some time to read every day. He can read one book per week.

In terms of the investing industry, Warren Buffet, one of the world’s greatest investors, learned his investing skills through reading different books.

Importantly, Buffet said that knowledge works like compound interest, you can read a few pages each day and learn different things every day.

Reading books has various benefits to a person. It does not only impart knowledge but even different perspectives that can affect one’s decision making and desires in life.

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