<ul data-eligibleForWebStory="false"><li>Former Amazon principal engineer, Steve Huynh, emphasized the importance of Amazon's 'reading culture' which involved daily reading of six-page memos for 1-4 hours.</li><li>Huynh mentioned that Amazon's culture of writing and reading was considered the company's 'secret sauce' and other companies should strive to replicate it.</li><li>Amazon's memo-writing culture was instilled by Jeff Bezos, where employees would share dense, direct six-page memos rather than using PowerPoint for presentations.</li><li>Andy Jassy, Bezos' successor and Amazon's current CEO, has continued the culture of memo-writing, emphasizing the effectiveness of concise six-page memos for communication.</li></ul>

Former Amazon principal engineer says he spent '1-4 hours' reading daily — and it's part of the company's 'secret sauce'

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