[ahquresh]

I find it amazing that Bill Gates seems to still have the time and passion to read books that will help him grow as an individual with everything that he probably has going on in his life and everything he has accomplished. Over the past couple of years, I have personally have had a hard time keeping up with reading habits due to school and job demands. I still read, but look to reading as a relaxing activity as in picking up Game of Thrones for an hour when I have it. I guess that's what makes Bill Gates who he is.

[jlarocco]

What? He's a retired multi-billionaire.

If he doesn't have all the time he wants to read whatever he wants, then he's doing something very, very wrong.

[brc]

I would assume that, given the long history of Bill Gates being intimately involved in many aspects of Microsoft, that he has a particular talent for taking written material and absorbing it at a very fast rate (look for Joel Spolsky's story about Date functions in Excel).

That's the sort of skill which never diminishes. I bet Bill G can absorb a relatively short book at a very fast speed, especially if he's on vacation with large blocks of reading time available.

[conradev]

I would think that Bill Gates would have more free time than one who is burdened with school and work.

I, too, don't get as much reading in as I would like.