They all love to read

I recently decided to dig in to understand the reading habits of some of the most successful people in recent decades, and quickly found one common thread: they all love to read. All of them. I have no doubt that there are exceptions, but my initial digging didn’t find any.

Here are ten people that I looked up, with some notes on their reading habits and a link to more.

Elon Musk
“Whenever anyone asks how he learned to build rockets, Musk replies that he read books. He doesn’t just read them; he devours them.”
https://fs.blog/elon-musk-book-recommendations/

Jeff Bezos
Is known to be a voracious reader, and often gives books to his top execs to keep them going.
https://fs.blog/jeff-bezos-read-these-books/

Larry Ellison
Often shares lists of books that he recommends, like this list (with his reasons for each book).
https://www.readthistwice.com/person/larry-ellison

Warren Buffett
“I still probably spend five or six hours a day reading,” Buffett says in HBO’s documentary, “Becoming Warren Buffett.” “I like to sit and think. I spend a lot of time doing that and sometimes it is pretty unproductive, but I find it enjoyable to think about business or…