Bill Gates' WEIRD Reading Habits (How Bill Gates Reads Books And Remembers Everything)

[@Mornys]

5:58 Bill wasn't talking about JIC, JIT per se... He was saying that when you're learning something, it's beneficial to first create a framework for that knowledge instead of just trying to cram in random facts in your brain without having nothing to associate them with. When you have a framework, e.g. the history of science, it's much easier to learn new things that associate to that framework. They're not just random facts anymore. Elon Musk has spoken about this as well. He said that you need to learn basics well so that you can add up to that knowledge and likened it to a tree. Saying that you need to grow a trunk and branches first so you have something to hold leaves.

[@yamiliogyu8]

Agree, you need an foundation, an outline to where the information fits in the grand scheme of things to give it meaning. That makes you maintain the information better.

[@ericaguilar3951]

That's great man, you explained it really well

[@Oskriiv]

Yeah I think that's what he was trying to say, background and context makes it easier to gain an in-depth understanding of any piece of information and actually learn from it rather than just memorize random ideas.

[@detilichesaabundancia6675]

I agree. That is what Gates was trying to communicate which makes a lot of sense.

[@Rustycrawler]

It’s all coded language for pedos

[@Hossam.Abostate]

This is great!!! My take away: 1) Take notes to integrate the information within your being. 2) Read for current challenges you are facing, not for anticipated/futuristic challenges that may or may not come. 3) Keep in mind that you don't know what you don't know. Thank you very much for the valuable content 🙏

[@RichardDworkin]

I do the following that Gates does: 1. Take down notes in the margin. (I do something more: I make cross-references to other works that I have read or studied. I even do my index to the book.) 2. I am a paper-book person. 3. I read all kinds of books well beyond my needs and requirements. (I prefer to read books about things that are outside my province). 4. I make it a point to read all my books cover to cover. (I shall, therefore, choose books that I would definitely want to read).

[@torin6258]

Sarah Theory Use a dictionary...

[@o.602]

@Sarah Theory just google it, man

[@kaitlyne1870]

I have a notebook for every nonfiction book I read/topic I read about. I LOVE reading paper books. I don't know why, but it helps me get more immersed in it and ready to learn. And I always read the full book so I can get every bit out of it.

[@kaitlyne1870]

@@khusbu923 I'm still training myself to be a note-taker, so I basically just buy a small notebook (I like the travelers notebooks) and write down any points that stand out to me that I know I'd like to remember. Or, if the way it's worded it really makes sense to me, I'll highlight it in the book. But I prefer to write it in a notebook so I can look through the notebook to find it instead of searching through the book.

[@kaitlyne1870]

@@khusbu923 I have found that every few chapters, I get better about taking notes and with each book I take better/more notes, so I no longer stress about doing it right the first time and just focus on honing the skill. I've been starting with shorter books that are easier to comprehend without note taking so I can use those for practice.

[@juanwalker7424]

Man you are incredible. I can guarantee you’re going to be huge. Can’t wait for you to reach 1M. You deserve it. Keep it up!

[@projectdevelopment9111]

@@AndrewKirbys well estimated ;)

[@keneanayele2318]

He unfortunately still hasent reached a mill

[@calvinangelo1162]

I agree 100%

[@joaovaranda4759]

Interviewer: What books do you read? Bill Gates: Yes.

[@nicb.1411]

This meme isn't funny.

[@julesnymo]

@@nicb.1411 you got to admit, it is funny

[@nomorebs3626]

@@nicb.1411 it is, you are just hypodynamic

[@nicb.1411]

​@@nomorebs3626 You're overly enthusiastic and don't understand what comedy is. And your breath stinks.

[@nomorebs3626]

@@nicb.1411 😂🤣🤣

[@themandarin8289]

Most people say reading is stressful and boring But when you read it's actually fun The story turns into a movie

[@joanet501]

True I sort of make the story happen in my mind imaging the situation. Those remain for a long time in memory I think because it takes real mental effort...

[@linychan85]

Yes, they say it is stressful and boring, which is probably because a lot have a very short attention span these days. To read you have to sit down and really focus on just one thing to not lose the train of thought. What is also required is 'effort'. Watching TV/Netflix for example requires absolutely none. That is far easier.

[@ericvervisch7882]

I think you misunderstood what Gates told about history of science. It’s more about how science develops through essays/errors, intuition, how it’s open more questions than answers and the journey which is easier to integrate than a only logical connection. Time travel gives an additional dimension. It’s not about efficiency.

[@chanyuthsok4549]

Intuition eternally

[@lequangnhat9392]

Can't not agree anymore

[@the26662john]

Hey, the list of Bill gates’ recommended books is down

[@fernstalgia]

Yeah does someone have a second link or sth

[@yoongi_pyz4781]

Bill gates has his own yt channel check it out or u can go on goodreads app to find

[@dantereysabado7561]

Yeeahhh

[@drfax2139]

@Kellie Nguyen thanks 💯

[@brunofranco3421]

One of the YT videos from where i pick more information, many interesting things: the differences btw the jic and the jit method, the importance on linked the reading with the current questions in your life, the importance of elaborate what you read maybe with a essay or a production to integrate the new knowledge bubble, and the final division in themes that you know or dont know, which is a powerful tool to select what kid of adventure you wanna face with the next lecture. Thrank you from Arg!

[@Crypto_Ghost1]

Link is not working for Gates Booklist.

[@Manorainjan]

Yes, still broken link, possibly outdated permission...

[@micahbragg7993]

I love that this guy gives an outline before jumping in. And he talks about things you can actually lookup. So different from many youtube videos which are stretched out with very little content or talking points and lots of "I think" and "I feel."

[@lloyddarbon5034]

I'm 46. You're about 18. However, you are like my favourite uncle with all your wisdom and advice. Thumbs up :)

[@TheNecropolis20]

wonder what ur genius uncle is planing -predictions to come by 2035 such as pandemic -kzbin.info/www/bejne/iqHUlXiIeL-libc

[@lloyddarbon5034]

@@TheNecropolis20 so you're trying to work out what the author of this video plans to do in the future, and you're best guess is that he will start a pandemic in the year 2035.

[@Knockeye]

I subscribed when you mentioned the bible because for anyone to consider it means they are humble enough to think “maybe i can learn something from this old book”

[@ezekielsprophecy3203]

With JIT and JIC methodology, I’m unsure how you came to the conclusion that this was what Bill was trying to say. I was thinking he was telling us to read books about the origins of the subject you need to learn about (hence why he said to read about how about the scientists before you learn about the theory they came up with) and then grow your knowledge from there.

[@HarmanOberoi]

Exactly, I was thinking the same

[@ezekielsprophecy3203]

@@HarmanOberoi I worded it quite badly, but I’m glad you see where I’m coming from haha

[@ezekielsprophecy3203]

@Mouk Mütze Ik, I don’t think he replies to people who criticise on his videos, so I guess we’ll never know. I hope he does reply tho cos I’d genuinely like to know how he came to that conclusion.

[@kristoffermland899]

Interesting observation on the idea that books teach you things you dont know that you didnt knew. Reading good books, really opens up a new perspective to things - and gives you an oppurtunity to apply it and grow as a person.

[@melw2389]

The reading list is no longer available. Please update the link.

[@2000Books]

Bill Gates wasn't talking about JIT or JIC. He was talking about what is widely known as syntopical reading. The more you read on any given topic, the more you understand about that topic and hence every incremental piece of knowledge that you now come across (by way of reading) becomes much easier to understand/absorb/work with.

[@julioglez88]

The Bill Gates recommendation books link is no working.

[@ernstbaltus3174]

Same to me

[@Observerka]

Hey I just stumbled on your video. The link to Bill's list says error... Can you please take a look at it?

[@davidgamble7022]

On the Ford JIC (Just in Case) comment, I do not recall they operated in the early days with a massive amount of inventory. The mantra back then was you could have your car in any color, as long as it was black!

[@siyakwitshana9759]

Fantastic video...the google drive link is down btw

[@jalunow]

Hey Andrew, the point that Bill makes about the science books isn't about demand it's about methodology. For example, would you rather first read and learn about gluconeogenesis or would you rather start learning about diabetes or even sickness in general...? It's a top down approach so that you won't be faced with huge complexity right away.

[@lextor4712]

Spot on

[@jalunow]

@@AndrewKirbys would you have time to chat this week? I would be very interested in a discussion about your projects

[@suetyte6290]

Hello Andrew: I clicked on the link to access Bill Gates' reading list and received an error. Is there another way to access it?

[@en7998]

Gatesnotes.com

[@aiunplugged101]

Hi.. It is a nice video.. Just one point I would like to mention is that Bill Gates was not talking about JIC or JIT . His idea was to convey message that whatever one learns it is important to create a framework - this enables one to add pieces to the framework and get an complete understanding of the topic instead of reading randomly

[@fritzrehde9182]

Kobe did write a book called "The Mamba Mentality"

[@sugandhkatyal]

Hi, I am unable to find the list of recommended books by Bill Gates. Please check. The link is not working. Thank You.

[@sumitme]

Step 1 after watching this Liked the video Step 2 : placed order for Relentless on Amazon Step 3: checked the reading list of Bill gates Step 4 : scrolled through comments and now posting mine

[@thomi100]

Hey, is the link for the book recommendations offline?

[@en7998]

Gatesnotes.com

[@cesmed]

The list link is not working

[@Shreya-io2kv]

The description link not working I tried checking Bill gates reading list ..but it's showing some error ...duh annoying..

[@cedrizzy8965]

Bill Gates, is for me the modern day rennaissance man, i believe we'll all gain something by picking his brain on the subject of reading... cudos to u for the informative video💪🏿💪🏿💪🏿

[@CataPopa]

By taking notes you automatically sum up what is important and meaningful for you

[@weyinmimadamedon5635]

Think about this; if I have not been to Rome before now and I know nothing about Rome, there won't be anything exciting about travelling to Rome nor will I be able to relate with Rome so well unlike when I have read or known about Rome in history books, novels, myths, TV etc. The same applies to science. You cannot relate with science or get so attached to it easily if you have no exposure to the origins of the part science you are introduced to. Bill Gates was talking about how to learn science. I think this was what Bill Gates meant in the place of your commentary of JIT or JIC, which doesn't seem to apply but however makes some sense. Well done nonetheless. Keep up the good work. You have some great videos.

[@root.li.23]

By “incremental knowledge “ Bill just means that you need some reference to make connections to it when reading new content, because associations make it easier to remember it

[@ambassador_in_training]

Andrew, i loved the video. very well done. i appreciated your take away from Bill G's reading advice. i am curious to know why you recommended the Bible and Principles. wish you great success in your channel.

[@BlackFoxGym.SHEPHERD]

I Have Been An Onlooker On Much Of Your "KZbin Journey", Andrew. As I Grow Through Watching You, I See How You Have Evolved As Well. It Is Most Enjoyable To Visit A Motivational Speaker's Channel Such As Yours That Has Blossomed... Not Simply Stagnating In A Flat Where You Just Jumped In The Window. Funny As That Was, I Have Truly Enjoyed BOTH Of Our Growths. Thank You, Kind Sir.

[@chepat1674]

Your link to Bill Gates' recommended reading list doesn't work.

[@michaelcbyers]

Great video. Tried that Google drive link and didn't work. Where could I see that list of recommended books by Bill Gates.

[@mirjalolanvarjonov4494]

I found this video incredibly useful for my reading. Thanks 😅😉

[@technologyondemand4538]

The bill gates book recommendation link in the description is broken. Please fix the link and also reply to this message with the link so that I can get the recommendations. Thanks, Andrew.

[@holubm]

re p. 2 - incremental learning is imho like maths is learn the additions, and then multiplications will be easier. So do not learn too difficult staff, instead apply progression - this esp applies to science etc

[@OSNLebuna]

Can you list the reading list again, it says file not found

[@starlingr530]

Thank you for sharing your perspectives. Unfortunately the google drive link is not working.

[@shaileshsharma5227]

The link to Bill Gates's reading list is not working.

[@genctasbasi]

Good video. The link to Bill Gates' reading list seems broken though.

[@drbenirusani]

Hi, great video. However, you did not expand on the question whether do we have to finish all the book that we started if it turns out to be boring? Thank you very much perhaps anyone who is reading this also could answer this question. Thanks a lot.

[@shespeakshermind1801]

The link for the books is not working.

[@markplain2555]

Min 6:05 - JIT vs JIC. For starters, I do not believe Bill was referring to these 2 concepts. Secondly you have oversimplified simplified JIT vs JIC. JIT has many, many drawbacks, for example: JIT is based on preparing products based on orders received. Receiving orders is not uniform in nature, in fact it is incredibly haphazard. Thus you are stuck in a situation where your staff have down time waiting for an order to arrive, and when it does arrive, it may be a huge wave of orders and you find yourself struggling to keep up. JIC puts you in a position where you can keep your staff busy during slower periods and respond much quicker to a flood of orders as you have already accumulated stock. The only issue in JIC is how to create just enough variety in stock to meet demand. . I can go on and on about the stupidity of JIT, including the need to have so much available capacity in production machinery that it is in fact unfeasible. Toyota, has a business model that straddles both JIY and JIC with a higher emphasis on JIC. I use JIT and am going through the pains of switching my business to JIC.

[@ma3lomiyat808]

Just reading and I promise you in a day you became successful person

[@Agente000mcm]

The list is not there

[@BenedictGS]

Notes of this video, Take notes elaborate info with current understanding, integrate the case, apply, Bill use paper, waiting to make the switch. Know the history, the base how do they come up to the idea and knowledge, where they are confused, how they solve and pursue the knowledge, what question they ask? Just in time, find book that helps you right now, and what you need right now. Findwhat problem, find who has solve, read what they read, or their recommended. just in case helps provide something you dont not know that you dont know. (something outside of your comprehension)

[@vanessag4862]

What a great video! You articulated the points well, and gave clear recommendations. I think that reading books outside of my domain/JIC is still important because it helps expand my mind, and it fosters more creativity and ideas when I go back to my own domain/set of problems.

[@uniquelyleira]

Your voice is so pleasant to the ears. Makes me listen attentively. It's attractive. I had to pause the video just to say this.

[@chowsage4549]

love at first hearing

[@LS-vr7un]

Andrew what happened to Bill’s read books list can you change the link so it works, there’s high probability that you won’t see this so if anyone in the comments has the links to or knows what books Bill Gates has read please reply

[@rajarshighoshal6256]

11:38 another great example could be Thinking fast and slow, it shows very well how human mind works and I think that is quite an important thing to know

[@SK-hn2lj]

It was Allen's idea to start a software company in the first place. He could have incorporated it and hired Bill as employee. But, why he chose to get Bill as cofounder and give him 60% share is beyond me. Bill then proceeded to backstab Allen and tried to lower Allen's ownership stake.

[@sunilvamadevan1354]

Would like to be introduced to some of best of the authors ever !

[@raniasd271]

Yes, why not?

[@dragoalcstreet8081]

Mark manson, Robert Greene , Stephen R covey

[@zehrajafri9252]

Great job. Keep the truth alive and knowledge flowing. 💖💖💖

[@joy1ess]

i automatically assumed he and many others had photographic memory and wouldn't need to take notes. my memory is awful, I'd definitely need notes

[@Lisa-pe6dl]

Listening to notes while you sleep helps retain the information,great before exams. Not every night though,need that proper rem sleep.

[@marksman83de]

3:00 actually I think the opposite is true. Accessing the specific information can be even harder, as you technically extract the pure essense (or rule) of this inforamtion and intergrate it into your mental construct (so the LEGO block will be the rule or concept not the text or information itself). Often it also needs to have a lot of reflection to fully "leak thru" and interconnect even further. A paradigm shift can happen also at some point. Also the essence aquired must not nessessarily conform with your paradigm, but with your expectations and your capability of including a bunch of contradictory probabilities (like a quantum bit, certain probabilities, not yet decided which one to choose/fits best). But it is hard to "remember" where that information actaully is situated in this grid, as it might also be dynamic. You could say random access is delayed, but reading of bigger, more complex things is speeded up tremendous. So you'll get much more efficient in processing the bigger picture this way or even deduce new knowledge or see correlations. It' just like your desk, where you used to pull together documents in a certain context rather than separating it alphabetically and putting it to the filing. It will look like a mess and it might take more time to retrieve a specific documet. But you will be much more efficient when it comes to processing this project, with having all the information needed on hand. For me it's that I thus have the tendecy to forget the name for things, were I could tell you for hours about the exact workings of the same, e.g. a physical phenomenon. That's because, I'am primarily focused (not by choice) on the concept or rule, where the name has not much meaning. In the alphabetically asorted szenarion you would need the name as a sort of pointer to the location (filing) of the information. With the elaborative way, you need to find back to the infromation channel (shimmy back on the thought framework). But ones you in there...difficult to describe. Following your argument, it should be: it's effortless to access the essence of this information and all correlated ones, too. I think about it as building a mental grid, where you shine light (attention) thru it to form a mental hologram. Often if have discussions about things, being overwhelmingly obvious to me (on a 3 or 4 layered interaction of cause and effect) and others can (obviously) not see, even after detailed explanation (I'am in the R&D sector). This way of information processing can, on the other hand, be more vulnerable for misconceptions and paralogies, as it seems to operate in a more figurative, symbolic way. Watch [SpiegelMining - Reverse Engineering von Spiegel-Online (33c3)] from minutee 22 on, to get an idea of what I associate with that grid and its dynamic/pasticity ;)

[@Hud.Alexdavenston]

This is beneficial, I will add to your say as I build a topic world into my brain. That helps alot in not forgetting

[@sigvardbjorkman]

Is there any good book recommendations on anything with Leonardo Da Vinci with focus on his way of thinking and seeing the world that also contains lots of his own lovely illustrations etc? I have recently had an increased interest in him and I watched things Bill Gates had related to Da Vinci so I ended up here. Great video by the way!

[@Confidential619]

There was this one kid in my class in 5th grade who read like 2 harry potter books in one day sometimes.. not kidding. He read all the harry potter book they had in the school. He also read those eragon books too. Sometimes he would take two AR test in a row. Like that kid was addicted to reading not even kidding. I remember he would sneak read hiding the book in front of him under the desk so he could read while it was some other subject time. The teacher would even tell him sometimes to put away his book when he got caught because it wasn't AR time.

[@PedroMotaAFC]

Andrew, great work. One point though: doesn’t the what-I-need-right-now system narrows the variety of topics we could learn in a life time? For example, I might don’t need to know right now about renewable energy or artificial intelligence in depth, but they are vital subjects to understand the world we are in. Don’t you think that the system you suggested would be pointing all the time to self help books or related? Greetings from Brazil

[@soliyanatsehaye1391]

When I first started watching your videos I was so surprised to see the number of views your videos would get. I expected the numbers to be much higher. Your videos are high quality and I hope that your channel will grow tremendously. Keep up the good work!

[@ozynwankwo5666]

Love your articulation... wonderful video

[@allanchristiandc.moreno8505]

Thank You, Andrew Kirby! Amazing Video

[@Michael_Kove]

Could you re-post Bill Gates' reading list? Link is 404. Thank you!

[@ernstbaltus3174]

Like your Video. Can you pls Look for the Link of Bill Gates booklist?

[@pixzee4929]

Hey! I tried to open up the list of books Bill Gates has read but the link isn't working, is there a way I can access it?

[@ManuelWillCom]

Your bill gates reading list link is down.

[@demasmongare4575]

the quality of audio and the surround sound in this video is amazing🤯

[@vnacamura]

Thank you Andrew for this video. I used to read a lot in the past, but somehow got distant from this practice and now I really need some sort of method and structure to restart. Also, I will start to read the bible more systematically. This is the encouragement I need, so big thanks!

[@ev9998]

Great video, very helpful!

[@TheBigBro]

Awesome video, I loved the insights you gave us! I couldn’t do anything but subscribe, keep up with the good work 👌💪

[@Lisa-pe6dl]

Thanks Andrew😊

[@marcelosilveira7079]

So, Bill doesn't believe in using a tablet to read a book?

[@limecat1057]

He mentioned having made the transition, but prefers paper when preparing for bed.

[@mariedowney1676]

thanks, notes in margin, ok one needs a notebook! i like hardcopy book but kindle helps one read faster

[@Zach-fb6yj]

'percolate throughout your identity', nice line

[@bengarcia4358]

Your video is brilliant. Thank You!!

[@msettecasse]

In the end, everything you read in secular books, the Bible already addressed them

[@sabrinah.8730]

The reading list is a broken link :( But I enjoyed watching your video, thanks!

[@mauricioweber8879]

Like your transparent stile! Just couldn’t find the book list...

[@carlosandrademeier]

Thank you very much, very useful advice!

[@tamarapavicevic8892]

The link doesn't work..

[@codeworld4172]

Bill talks about one of his favorite authors and even made his work free for everyone. All facts must be tied to another fact of observation or it won't support itself.

[@nickflores8631]

Very good content. Watched to the end. Thank you

[@selinasunlina]

Thanks for sharing the useful tips!

[@waqaswarraich2086]

Brother I can do nothing for you but I'm gonna subscribe your channel because you're really an awesome speaker and the quality of your video was also great. Keep it up 👍😍

[@saiprakashshet7449]

Can you tell me why I keep reading books and watching only successful people interview,only positive content in KZbin and don't do my work seriously? Can you tell why this happens?

[@chanuppuluri8726]

We're also skipping the reading speed. His estimated reading time for each book on the list seems quite fast for the average reader. I recommend an Effective Comprehension reading course to boost your WPM and retention rate, and use whatever shorthand you need for margin notes, as you'll be reading VERY quickly to do what he does. This is partially why he can afford to read books cover to cover. It only takes him 15-25 minutes usually. That's like the average Joe reading an internet how-to article. (You've probably read over 50 articles this year.) Other commenters have a point about how he approaches methodology, however.

[@cbbcbb6803]

What about reading for the **joy** of reading?

[@AdrianaGonzalez-cd4ys]

Somehow I, the algorithm I guess, stumble upon your video. I recently started doing what you say: taking notes on the margins of books and taking notes on my Google Notes app. I did not know this was a thing. Actually, when I was little teachers will not let us write on books as it was considered disrespectful to the book and the authors. However, it is a great technique to have better understanding of the books so we can learn more things.

[@vincenteoh]

Like your video so much! Subscribed!

[@kironbarua33]

Thank you very much

[@goodboybuddy1]

Yes, but the Library frowns on taking notes on their books! Lol

[@harry2507527]

I think what bill is saying is not about JIT or JIC. He is saying that one should learn the whole context about the evolution of technology so that every new information becomes incremental knowledge. The Rome example is just illustrating that Rome history being completely irrelevant to the evolution of technology history will be difficult to understand as it is not incremental.

[@normadelrosario8015]

Excelente Andrew !