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Warren Buffett, one of the wealthiest individuals in the world, is well known for spending up to 80% of his day reading. In fact, when Warren was once asked about the key to success, he pointed to a stack of nearby books and said, “Read 500 pages like this every day. That’s how knowledge works. It builds up, like compound interest. All of you can do it, but I guarantee not many of you will do it.”
“Read 500 pages like this every day. That’s how knowledge works. It builds up, like compound interest. All of you can do it, but I guarantee not many of you will do it.” -Warren Buffett
Warren isn't the only one who feels reading regularly is extremely important if you are going to improve your life. Here are some other names you might recognize that have learned the importance of this habit of highly successful people.
The list goes on and on. Bottom line, successful people read!
Books are hand-picked by Don Smith, the founder of the popular personal development community, The Personal Growth Channel. Smith is the owner and CEO of a multi-million dollar technology company and has served on the board of directors for others. He's happily married with five kids and has read hundreds if not thousands of self-help books which helped him get to where he is today.
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