The Bedtime Habit Rich People Do That Nobody Else Does

The Reading Habit That Compounds

Warren Buffett famously reads for five to six hours per day. Bill Gates reads approximately 50 books per year and writes notes on what he reads. The reading habits of consistently successful people tend to share characteristics: they read broadly across disciplines, they read physical books more often than digital, and they read before bed as a consistent daily practice. The compounding effect of an hour of reading per day — approximately 20 to 25 books per year — on knowledge, creativity, and perspective is difficult to overstate across a decade or two.