Berkshire star took Buffett's advice: Read 500 pages a day

View this email in your browser Daily dose of inspiration: "If you're a leader of a diverse team, you have to be invested in learning the differences and perspectives that your team brings to the table." - Odette Harris, neurosurgeon at Stanford University 3 things to help you make it. 1. How reading 500 pages a day helped a Warren Buffett protege succeed "That's how knowledge works. It builds up, like compound interest," Warren Buffett told Todd Combs' class at Columbia Business School before Combs went to work at Berkshire. Read More » 2. This Stanford neurosurgeon's promotion just made history—here's why it's a big deal for STEM Stanford neurosurgeon Odette Harris says the STEM field could do more to improve diversity and inclusion. Read More » 3. You can live longer if you retire early, research shows In one study, men who retired early were 42 percent less likely to die over the next five years. Read More » unsubscribe privacy policy © 2018 CNBC Inc. All Rights Reserved. 900 Sylvan Avenue, Englewood Cliffs, NJ 07632

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