[GUEST ACCESS MODE: Data is scrambled or limited to provide examples. Make requests using your API key to unlock full data. Check https://lunarcrush.ai/auth for authentication information.]  Benzinga [@Benzinga](/creator/twitter/Benzinga) on x 306.7K followers Created: 2025-07-22 01:59:49 UTC Charlie Munger believed that success doesn't always go to the smartest or most hard-working—it goes to those who keep learning. In a 2007 speech at USC, the longtime Berkshire Hathaway vice-chair told graduates that "learning machines" rise in life by ending each day a little wiser than they began. Munger urged people to adopt a multi-disciplinary mindset, constantly reading and thinking across fields. He said that habit made his life more enjoyable and more successful. His simple rule: go to bed smarter than you woke up. Without regular practice, he warned, that growth stalls. He credited Warren Buffett’s success to that same philosophy. Buffett, in turn, advises young investors to read XXX pages a day, saying that knowledge builds up like compound interest. Munger called him a “learning machine,” saying Berkshire Hathaway wouldn’t have its historic track record without Buffett’s relentless curiosity. The idea is echoed by others at the top. Bill Gates still reads a book a week. Jeff Bezos baked "Learn and Be Curious" into Amazon’s leadership principles. Elon Musk reads broadly across subjects to power his leaps between industries. Munger’s message was clear: keep learning, keep evolving. That habit—not just intelligence—is what compounds into success.  XXXXX engagements  **Related Topics** [mindset](/topic/mindset) [told](/topic/told) [usc football](/topic/usc-football) [berkshire hathaway](/topic/berkshire-hathaway) [$brkb](/topic/$brkb) [Post Link](https://x.com/Benzinga/status/1947476647197675573)
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Charlie Munger believed that success doesn't always go to the smartest or most hard-working—it goes to those who keep learning.
In a 2007 speech at USC, the longtime Berkshire Hathaway vice-chair told graduates that "learning machines" rise in life by ending each day a little wiser than they began.
Munger urged people to adopt a multi-disciplinary mindset, constantly reading and thinking across fields. He said that habit made his life more enjoyable and more successful. His simple rule: go to bed smarter than you woke up. Without regular practice, he warned, that growth stalls.
He credited Warren Buffett’s success to that same philosophy. Buffett, in turn, advises young investors to read XXX pages a day, saying that knowledge builds up like compound interest. Munger called him a “learning machine,” saying Berkshire Hathaway wouldn’t have its historic track record without Buffett’s relentless curiosity.
The idea is echoed by others at the top. Bill Gates still reads a book a week. Jeff Bezos baked "Learn and Be Curious" into Amazon’s leadership principles. Elon Musk reads broadly across subjects to power his leaps between industries.
Munger’s message was clear: keep learning, keep evolving. That habit—not just intelligence—is what compounds into success.
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