A new book written by New York Times correspondent Anuprita Das reveals that despite his busy work schedule, Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates used his meetings with Warren Buffett to escape work pressure. ‘Billionaire, idiot, savior, king: Bill Gates and his quest to shape the world’Ms Das wrote that every moment of the 68-year-old billionaire’s workday was carefully planned. His schedule, even his free time, was divided into five-minute intervals. But despite his busy work schedule of constant meetings, there were days when Mr Gates would visit Mr Buffett to escape his responsibilities.
according to Business InsiderIn her book, Ms. Das wrote that Mr. Gates would fly to Omaha on his private jet, just to meet Mr. Buffett and to get away from his “strict daily routine, including private time arranged and organized by his then-wife Melinda French Gates.”
“When Buffett asked Gates why he couldn’t control his life and live it the way he wanted, Gates simply shrugged. ‘Bill likes to have a schedule; I don’t,'” Das wrote.
The author also said that Mr Buffett, the chairman and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway, would sometimes pick Mr Gates up from the airport and the two would have “frank conversations”. When Mr Gates couldn’t come to Omaha, they would play bridge online, the book said.
Mr Buffett resigned from the Gates Foundation in 2021 and their friendship has cooled over the years since then. In May, the 68-year-old praised Mr Buffett’s more relaxed approach to scheduling.
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“It took me a long time to understand that you don’t have to fill every second of your schedule to be successful,” Mr. Gates wrote in a Threads post. He added, “Looking back now, it’s a lesson I could have learned much earlier if I had taken a closer look at Warren Buffett’s deliberately light calendar.”
Notably, the friendship between the two began in 1991, when Bill Gates’ mother Mary Gates invited him to spend the Fourth of July at her family retreat. new York Times According to the report. Among the guests was Mr Buffett, whom Mr Gates initially dismissed as just a “stockbroker”. However, once they were seated, they instantly connected. This marked the beginning of a friendship that has lasted for decades despite their very different personalities.
