Billionaires are voracious learners
In his opening remarks at Family Office Club's 2023 Super Summit, Richard shared a pattern. At that point he had read about 60 books by billionaires and interviewed 27 of them. One trait showed up almost every time.
The pattern
Richard says almost all of them are super curious, voracious learners and readers. They are always taking in information and are excited about what they do.
Buffett's reading
Richard gives Warren Buffett as the famous example. He says Buffett is known for reading four to seven hours a day.
Growing numbers
Richard's counts have kept growing since. In later talks he describes reading 135 of the 245 books authored by billionaires and working toward 100 interviews for Billionaires.com.
In Richard's words
"Is there almost all super curious voracious learners and almost all voracious readers." (Richard C. Wilson, Super Summit 2023 opening remarks)
"Warren Buffett is famous for reading four to seven hours a day." (Super Summit 2023 opening remarks)
How to use this
- Block daily reading time, even 30 minutes.
- Read books by people who built what you want to build.
- Stay curious about your own field. Ask more questions.
- Track what you read and what you changed because of it.
Questions and answers
What trait do most billionaires share?
Richard says almost all are curious, voracious learners and readers.
How much does Warren Buffett read?
Richard says Buffett is famous for reading four to seven hours a day.
How many billionaires had Richard interviewed then?
He said 27 in his 2023 remarks, after reading about 60 books by billionaires.
Where can I find billionaire books?
Richard points to his top 10 list at billionaires.com/books.