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although microsoft founder bill gates has left microsoft's front-line business for a long time, he has never been idle and wants to continue working for a long time. the us consumer news and business channel (cnbc) reported on the 7th that gates, 68 years old, said that as long as his body allows, he would like to "work at least another 10 years, and even hope for 20 to 30 years."

file photo of bill gates (source: xinhua news agency)

according to the american financial magazine forbes, gates' personal wealth is $128 billion.

public data shows that bill gates started computer programming at the age of 13, was admitted to harvard university at the age of 18, and founded microsoft with his friend paul allen in 1975. bill gates was the richest man on the forbes global rich list for 13 consecutive years from 1995 to 2007, and the richest man on the forbes american rich list for 20 consecutive years.

gates stepped down as ceo of microsoft in 2000 to devote himself to philanthropy. on march 13, 2020, gates resigned from the microsoft board of directors.

currently, gates still serves as microsoft's "technical consultant" and promotes public welfare such as disease prevention and control, poverty reduction, and climate change through his foundation.

in an interview with cnbc, he said that the idea of ​​not working full-time was "uncomfortable." he specifically mentioned that his old friend, warren buffett, chairman and ceo of berkshire hathaway, still insists on going to the office six days a week. gates previously revealed that when he was in his 20s, he was only thinking about microsoft's business and "didn't look forward to weekends and holidays." not only did he put pressure on himself, he also hoped that the company's employees would have the same attitude. at that time, he even wrote down the license plate numbers of employees so that he could "know when someone came to work and when they left work" by looking at the clock-in records.

in a joint interview with gates and buffett in 2017, buffett advised gates not to push himself and his employees too hard, and that it was more important to control his own time than to control the time of others.

gates seems to have taken buffett's advice to heart. last year, gates said at the northern arizona university commencement ceremony that he wished someone had told him earlier to "take a break when you need one."

today, gates's work intensity in charity is much lower than when he was at microsoft. he revealed that he now often plays tennis, enjoys vacations, and reads for three hours every day during his breaks. he likes to read about various topics that interest him, such as alzheimer's disease and artificial intelligence.

in october 2021, gates ranked fourth on the "2021 american rich list" with a fortune of us$134 billion.

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