Elon Musk, who has managed to become one of the people who make the most impact on the world today; He continues his life as the founder and CEO of Tesla, SpaceX, Neuralink and The Boring Company. Musk, who has been at the top of the lists as the richest person in the world by a wide margin this year, has given important advice to many young people who inspire him today.
In his Lex Fridman podcast, Elon Musk gave five important advice to young people who want to get a good place in the future and make a positive impact on the world. The 5 recommendations that Musk recommended to young people were as follows:
Elon Musk’s 5 tips for young people:
Be helpful:
The first advice Elon Musk gave was ‘try to be helpful’.
“Do things that benefit people and the world. Being helpful is hard, very difficult. If one lives a useful life, it is a life worth living. ”
Contribute to society:
The second piece of advice Musk gave to young people was ‘contribute more than you consume’.
“Try to make a positive net contribution to society. This is something to aim for. ”
Musk added that he has a lot of respect for someone who really puts in a day-to-day work.
Don’t try to be a leader:
The third piece of advice was that you shouldn’t be a leader just to be.
“Often the people you want as a leader are people who don’t want to be leaders. ”
Read books and get information:
The fourth recommendation was to read the book and absorb as much information as possible.
“I encourage people to read a lot of books. Try to get as much information as possible and at the same time try to develop a good general knowledge. So you have at least a rough view of the world of knowledge. ”
Talk to people:
The fifth and final piece of advice Musk gave to young people was to talk to people.
“Talk to people from different walks of life, different industries, occupations and skills. Learn as much as possible. ”