Jeff Bezos commits himself to make ‘three good decisions a day,’ inspired by Warren Buffett’s philosophy of making smart choices

Jeff Bezos characterizes himself as a thoughtful leader, and it comes down to how he makes decisions. 

“If I make, like, three good decisions a day, that’s enough,” Bezos said in a September 2018 conversation with Carlyle Group cofounder and Economic Club of Washington president David Rubenstein. “And they should just be as high a quality as I can make them.”

It’s an idea he borrowed from former Berkshire Hathaway CEO Warren Buffett, Bezos said.

“Warren Buffett says he’s good if he makes three good decisions a year,” Bezos said. “And so, you know, so I really believe that.”

The Amazon founder and the world’s fourth-richest man said this logic comes down to what a senior leader is actually there for.

“As a senior executive, you get paid to make a small number of high-quality decisions,” he said. “Your job is not to make thousands of decisions every day.”

Bezos safeguards his decision-making by taking care of his mind and body, he........

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