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Fortune
Eleanor Pringle

Bill Gates said he wished he learned this lesson from Warren Buffett sooner: The power of an 'intentionally light' calendar

Bill Gates, founder of Microsoft, (Credit: Annette Riedl—picture alliance - Getty Images)

It's easy to assume that the names leading the Fortune500 will have their days packed with back-to-back meetings, endless calls and dinner engagements. But Bill Gates wishes he'd learned to free up space in his diary earlier in his career, a trick Warren Buffett is well known for.

The Microsoft co-founder has been open about his work-life balance—or lack thereof—when he was leading the Big Tech giant.

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