Different world personalities apply this basic method of learning in their daily lives.
The five o’clock rule is the key to success shared by several world personalities such as Bill Gates, Barack Obama and Elon Musk, as one of the customs common to all of them is reading.
Michael Simmons, founder of EMPACT, cited the basic learning method that people who are always trying to evolve in their lives adhere and who, despite doing things right, intend to do them better.
This simple rule is that no matter how busy or how many things you have to do, you should always set aside an hour a day (five hours a week) for reading and learning exercises.
One of the pioneers of the famous five-hour rule was Benjamin Franklin, America’s scientist, inventor, and founder, Simmons notes.
“During Ben Franklin’s adult life, he consistently invested about an hour a day in intentional learning. I call this Franklin’s rule of five hours: one hour a day on any day of the week, ”Simmons wrote.
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In the five-hour rule, there are three points that must be put into practice: reading, reflecting and experimenting.
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After studying the habit that this illustrious American practiced without fail, Simmons researched and realized that great businessmen like Bill Gates, Elon Musk, or Warren Buffett have similar customs today.
Others who also spend their free time learning through the habit of reading include Barack Obama, Elon Musk, and Jack Ma.
Millionaires like Mark Cuban, owner of the NBA’s Dallas Mavericks, and Dan Gilbert, owner of the Cleveland Cavaliers, revealed that they read between one and three hours a day, Infobae said.
Elon Musk, founder of space company SpaceX, learned to read everything he knows about rockets. Jack Ma, founder of Alibaba, assured that “Compared to others, readers are more likely to know other strategies and tactics from other industries.”
Bill Gates said, “Reading is one of the most important ways I learn, and it has been since I was a kid.” And Obama, in turn, thanked books for helping “survive his presidency.”
Others apply the five-hour rule to activities other than reading, although always with the aim of improving their learning.
Jack Dorsey, founder and CEO of Twitter and Jeff Weiner, CEO of LinkedIn, are known for taking all day long to think and meditate, helping them make better business decisions.
Researcher Thomas Corley, author of the book Rich Habits: The Daily Success Habits of Wealthy People, analyzed the routines of more than 200 millionaires around the world for five years and found, for example, that they don’t watch television. On the other hand, 86% said they spend time reading and not just for fun.
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