Bill Gates Rocks Back And Forth In His Chair When He's Thinking

Top executives sometimes exhibit peculiar habits.

Microsoft's Bill Gates has a habit of $4

The more agitated or excited he gets, the harder he rocks. The pace is determined by his interest.

This happened so often during meetings that Microsoft employees started imitating Gates.

A profile piece published in $4 described this scene with Microsoft employees:

"As discussions get animated, they hunch forward, prop their elbows on their knees, and start rocking back and forth in their seats, just like Chairman Bill," it reads.

An $4 undergraduate years from author Walter Isaacson's upcoming book mentions Gates' rocking habit several times. Microsoft co-founder $4 of young Gates rocking:

"I can still see him alternately pacing and rocking for long periods before jotting on a yellow legal pad, his fingers stained from a rainbow of felt-tip pens," said Allen. "Once my simulator was in place and he was able to use the PDP-10, Bill moved to a terminal and peered at his legal pad as he rocked."