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It wasn't all for naught, but success is not going to completely fill the hole inside. Lesson? It's simple, don't work all the time and neglect your family. I c
by okareaman 5y ago
It wasn't all for naught, but success is not going to completely fill the hole inside. Lesson? It's simple, don't work all the time and neglect your family. I cringe everytime I hear Musk talking about working 100 hours a week. He has kids by previous marriages afaik, but it sounds to me like he's not much more than a sperm donor. He's a terrible role model for fathers. I worked probably 70 to 80 hours a week for 9 years. My son has a lot of complaints about me not being there and he's right. The only thing I can say to him is that I'm here now.
- brudgers 5y agoI'm confident you will be there for him in the future too.
- robocat 5y agoIt sounds a bit like you personally reached high status, then discovered that status is hollow. Was that a big part of it? Do you think you would have been as disappointed if you had ignored your goals and settled for a more “normal” life?
- elevenoh 5y ago>personally reached high status when 'high status' is the benchmark, there's going to be an element of let-down & disgust with one's self on arriving. i'm seeing less and less smart people think in terms of status.
- dluan 5y agoI've found lots of founders either become 1) big time family people, or 2) small grocery store operators, or 3) heavily radicalized leftists.
- ZephyrBlu 5y agoOne of these is not like the others.