He runs 6 billion dollar companies at the same time, has 12 kids, and posts memes on 𝕏 all the time.
Here's his philosophy on productivity and management that took me a long time to understand:🧵👇
◇ Elon's tireless drive was shaped by his difficult childhood in South Africa.
He was on the autism spectrum, and endured abuse from his engineer father, Erol.
Musk escaped into books, reading entire encyclopedias from cover to cover.
○ Elon's programming genius appeared at an early age.
At age 12, he created a space-themed computer game called Blastar, and sold the code for $500.
While other kids were playing sports, Musk was devouring Isaac Asimov's books and teaching himself computer programming.
■ This early drive for innovation became Musk's foundation.
For him, failure was not an obstacle but a step on the road.
This resilience shaped his fail fast, learn faster mentality, which is evident in all of his companies.
■ Childhood isolation and undiagnosed autism sparked in him a burning desire to solve big problems.
His insatiable curiosity and principled thinking set him apart from others.
Musk applies a five-step engineering process to any challenge:
1. Questioning the status quo
2. Focus on the essence
3. Simplify and improve
4. Rapid feedback cycles
5. Automate, but only after steps 1-4.
This is how SpaceX builds rockets 10 times faster than competitors.
1. Only those who work in the field can make the best decisions.
At SpaceX, each engineer programs his own rocket components.
Musk personally oversees the manufacturing process, and does not rely on any outside party for vital operations.
Full ownership and accountability are non-negotiable.
2. Elon's famous 'always on' culture.
Employees are under immense pressure to achieve the impossible within tight timelines.
Team health and work-life balance are often secondary.
It's a recipe for extreme exhaustion, but it works perfectly for Elon.
3/ Respect is above popularity.
Musk believes that challenging people to be their best is a gift, not an attack.
There is time for compassion, but pampering underperformers is a mistake."
4. Know yourself and your driving goal.
Musk's guiding star? Ensuring humanity's survival.
Elon relies on his strengths and admits his flaws openly.
When you discover and commit to your life's mission, you access limitless energy and patience.
in conclusion!
Elon Musk is a man on a mission.
He sees our consciousness as a cosmic miracle that transforms humans into a multi-planetary civilization.
He may succeed in achieving this goal, or he may not. But I have great respect for him.
As for the biggest conclusion we can draw from the subject, it is that insisting on achieving big and impossible goals requires a mindset that focuses on basic principles, steadfastness, and taking full responsibility.
Elon Musk is not just a dreamer, he is someone who embodies the spirit of hard work and perseverance to achieve a goal greater than life itself.
Here we have reached the end of the story of the successful person. Elon Musk's wealth has reached 300 billion dollars.
to become the richest man in the world
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