hey everyone and welcome to top think today we're going to learn about the one habit billionaires do
every day now let's begin there are many secrets behind success there are rigid morning routines
productivity tricks and all kinds of motivational exercises but what if the world's most successful
people boiled their success down to one core habit so what's the one thing that separates successful
people from the rest of the world according to billionaires like bill gates there's one quality
that every billionaire must have and that quality is curiosity curiosity is a desire to learn
new things curiosity drives you to explore new subjects and expand your horizons curiosity may be
the reason you clicked on this video but why is it such an essential quality and how does curiosity
unlock the secret to success curiosity is a natural force that pushes you forward
it's like an empty gas tank begging to be filled instead of gas you fuel your curiosity with
knowledge and perspective now according to bill gates every billionaire is curious to a fault
they always want more they're always in pursuit of the next best thing in other words a curious
person is never satisfied you never stop learning because you know how much knowledge is waiting to
be uncovered billionaires are some of the most curious people on the planet and their curiosity
motivates one habit which they do every single day this one habit indulges your curiosity it feeds
your brain a never-ending stream of knowledge now for billionaires like bill gates it's the single
most important habit for your success and that habit is reading how often do most people read
according to surveys by the pew research center 72 of people have read at least one book in the
last 12 months that means almost one-third of the population hasn't read anything in over a year
inside more educated communities that number does increase the average high school graduate
reads about seven books every year the average college graduate reads about 17. now if you aren't
much of a bookworm this may sound like a lot of reading but these numbers pale in comparison to
those of successful entrepreneurs bill gates for example reads an average of 50 books every year
warren buffett reads over 500 pages every day mark cuban spends over 1 000 hours reading
that's around 200 books per year the list of well-read billionaires goes on and on these
successful people read way more than the rest of the population and all of these billionaires will
tell you reading is the secret to their success but hey why is reading so important why do these
billionaires give reading so much credit well for starters books facilitate and expand your
curiosity if you're a curious person like bill gates you discover new interests on a daily basis
you're always searching for answers to something and reading gives you those answers
when you read you're opening new doors and embarking into unknown territory to a curious
mind that's fascinating reading in many ways is a never-ending cycle of learning you're curious so
you read but as you read you grow more curious and your curiosity encourages you to read some more
as the cycle repeats you like many billionaires will develop a stronger craving for knowledge
you're training your mind to explore every potential avenue while gathering mountains
of knowledge as you strive for success your knowledge will be your greatest ally knowledge
fosters an innovative spirit it supports you through challenges and pushes you over obstacles
by reading every day your knowledge puts you one step ahead of the competition and launches you to
the top of your field but knowledge is not the only advantage of reading each day billionaires
like bill gates elon musk and warren buffett have named many many more elon musk for example
credits all his success to his bookshelf why well because reading taught him to use his imagination
elon musk is an engineer an entrepreneur and an icon of the tech industry but he started as a
bookworm this billionaire explains how sci-fi and fantasy novels created his active imagination and
it sculpted his vision for the future imagination is a skill that many of us take for granted
all of us can close our eyes and imagine a castle for example alright maybe you see a drawbridge a
moat and a spire maybe you envision nights on the castle walls but only a select few people
can bring these mental images to life successful people use their imaginations to change the world
and you can too now it may sound impossible to build such a powerful imagination but there's
no better place to start than the pages of a good book every second you spend reading develops your
imagination it challenges your brain to turn words into images and characters great writers can paint
vivid pictures for their readers but it takes a creative reader to envision a story for themselves
as you read more and more your imagination will get stronger your detailed vision will
invigorate and inspire your goals whether you want to start a business or write a novel reading can
help you bring your ideas to life communication is another skill that avid readers develop in spades
reading is at its core one person communicating with another a writer will record events explain
concepts and tell stories to you the reader by understanding how that message is communicated
you can incorporate their methods into your life storytelling for example is an invaluable skill no
matter what career path you've taken if you know how to tell a good story you can capture anyone's
attention you can deliver good news and bad you can sell ideas products and visions because a good
story develops interest emotion and momentum now all of these things give power to you the
storyteller the power to communicate and the power to create change by reading on a regular basis
billionaires become masters of communication they learn how to tell stories but they also learn how
to explain their ideas how to appeal to different groups of people how to read between the lines and
how to build strong relationships it's hard to imagine all of this stems from one daily habit
but it does reading every day means interacting with diverse stories information and perspectives
even if you don't like the way a book is written your frustration can teach you just as much as
your enjoyment with each book that you read you gain a better understanding of something new
oh and there's one more huge benefit of reading this may be the most important thing in this video
reading gives you a new perspective on others that's true but it also changes your perspective
on yourself you live inside your own brain day in and day out you're surrounded by your own thoughts
and you're preoccupied with your wants and needs but reading encourages you to step away from your
own thoughts and hear somebody else's billionaires like bill gates rely on books to unravel the
fundamental ideas that guide their lives because we as people partners and professionals cling to
all the things we think we know we hold on to opinions beliefs and values that make us feel
safe but you may go your entire life without thinking through your ideals if you never stop to
think you may never realize how right or wrong you really are alright this is a very simple example
but let's say you hate your neighbors you've never met them but you've always believed they're rude
and irritating you may believe this for the rest of your life you may hate your neighbors for years
for all you know they're rude and annoying but what if one day you knock on your neighbor's door
and you discover a family of perfectly pleasant people in the blink of an eye your passionate
beliefs have flipped upside down your viewpoint has changed completely you realize that your
opinion was wrong but only because you challenged your own way of thinking now the same situation
may have played out like this you knocked on your neighbor's door and this time they shouted you off
their property even though your original opinion has not changed you dared to prove yourself right
few people take that challenge upon themselves but successful people do it every single day
reading helps you confront your own assumptions and misunderstandings you may discover that your
opinions contradict everything you believe or maybe you realize your values are more important
than you thought so whether your opinions change or grow stronger reading forces you to think
about yourself explore an idea on your own and challenge the biases that narrow your thinking
as you dive deeper into your own ideas you may discover new passions bill gates for example began
his private foundation after one book challenged his thinking in the wake of that challenge gates
discovered a new facet of his personality and a passion that may last a lifetime so let's go back
to our original question why is reading the one habit that billionaires do day after day because
reading feeds your curiosity and fine-tunes your imagination reading teaches you how to communicate
and understand other people reading encourages individuals to explore who they are and what
they believe like any healthy habit you have to be patient one book may change your world view while
another disappears into the back of your mind there's no guarantee but any well-read billionaire
can tell you this reading every day put them on their path towards success hey thank you
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