When a man worth $85 billion speaks about success, it is in one’s best interest to listen. That’s like Stephen Hawking talking about physics or Ray Lewis talking about murdering someone and getting away with it. Bill Gates dropped out of college his sophomore year to start what would become Microsoft, the world’s largest PC company. The dude is currently the richest man in the world and has claimed that title for a combined two decades.
Gates now sinks most of his time into philanthropic endeavors via the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, a private foundation that is said to be the largest transparently operated private foundation in the world. The foundation’s mission is primarily to enhance healthcare and reduce extreme poverty, and in America, to expand educational opportunities and access to information technology. It has an estimated endowment of $50 billion.
Bottom line is, Bill Gates and success go together like spaghetti and meatball. Or lamb and tuna fish. He recently took to Twitter to give new graduates insight into which fields are on the up-and-up and how they can make the most impact. Check out what Billy had to say below.
1/ New college grads often ask me for career advice. At the risk of sounding like this guy…https://t.co/C68mjJ5g44
— Bill Gates (@BillGates) May 15, 2017
2/ AI, energy, and biosciences are promising fields where you can make a huge impact. It's what I would do if starting out today.
— Bill Gates (@BillGates) May 15, 2017
3/ Looking back on when I left college, there are some things I wish I had known.
— Bill Gates (@BillGates) May 15, 2017
4/ E.g. Intelligence takes many different forms. It is not one-dimensional. And not as important as I used to think.
— Bill Gates (@BillGates) May 15, 2017
5/ I also have one big regret: When I left school, I knew little about the world’s worst inequities. Took me decades to learn.
— Bill Gates (@BillGates) May 15, 2017
6/ You know more than I did when I was your age. You can start fighting inequity, whether down the street or around the world, sooner.
— Bill Gates (@BillGates) May 15, 2017
7/ Meanwhile, surround yourself with people who challenge you, teach you, and push you to be your best self. As @MelindaGates does for me.
— Bill Gates (@BillGates) May 15, 2017
8/ Like @WarrenBuffett I measure my happiness by whether people close to me are happy and love me, & by the difference I make for others.
— Bill Gates (@BillGates) May 15, 2017
9/ If I could give each of you a graduation present, it would be this–the most inspiring book I've ever read. pic.twitter.com/P67BuvpELJ
— Bill Gates (@BillGates) May 15, 2017
(Sidenote: As of Monday afternoon, this book has risen in Amazon’s sales rankings by more than 6,000 percent in the previous 24 hours.)
10/ @SAPinker shows how the world is getting better. Sounds crazy, but it’s true. This is the most peaceful time in human history.
— Bill Gates (@BillGates) May 15, 2017
11/ That matters because if you think the world is getting better, you want to spread the progress to more people and places.
— Bill Gates (@BillGates) May 15, 2017
12/ It doesn’t mean you ignore the serious problems we face. It just means you believe they can be solved.
— Bill Gates (@BillGates) May 15, 2017
13/ This is the core of my worldview. It sustains me in tough times and is the reason I love my work. I think it can do same for you.
— Bill Gates (@BillGates) May 15, 2017
14/ This is an amazing time to be alive. I hope you make the most of it.
— Bill Gates (@BillGates) May 15, 2017
Thanks for the reminder that I’ve made so many mistakes, Bill. Enjoy your great life, dude.
[h/t Uproxx]