Americans are quietly abandoning the daily habit that billionaires say set them up for success
Bill Gates, Barack Obama, and Oprah Winfrey all share a daily habit that most Americans have quietly abandoned: reading books. In fact, according to a 2025 JPMorgan survey of more than 100 billionaires, reading ranks as the top habit that elite achievers have in common. But among the broader public, the habit is collapsing. Two…