Bill Gates named a childhood habit that became the key to success – UNIAN
The businessman noted that he would hardly have achieved such success if he had not noticed in time that this habit revealed new achievements to him.
Bill Gates is confident that he might not have become a billionaire if he had grown up in the modern world, where children are constantly distracted by smartphones and social networks, writes CNBC.
The Microsoft co-founder, who played a critical role in popularizing computers and the Internet, explained that his success would not have been possible without time spent thinking, reading and exploring the world as a child.
“When I felt anxious or bored—or got into trouble for misbehavior—I would disappear into my room and immerse myself in books or ideas, often for hours at a time without a break,” Gates wrote on his blog.
He emphasized: “This ability to turn downtime into…
