I insist on a lot of time being spent, almost every day, to just sit and think. That is very uncommon in American business. I read and think. So I do more reading and thinking, and make less impulse decisions than most people in business. I do it because I like this kind of life.
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Quoted in Fortune on November 17, 2014. Buffett describes his preference for reading and reflection, connecting these habits with less impulsive business decisions.
