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A big turning point for me with Elon was actually listening to him talk. In countless interviews he's asked some variation of the question "how do you do it all
by Phlarp 4y ago
A big turning point for me with Elon was actually listening to him talk. In countless interviews he's asked some variation of the question "how do you do it all" and every single time it's the most obvious softball question begging for an answer that praises all the amazing and dedicated engineers that worked on these products and every single time his answer is is some variation of "I'm just that amazing" -- "I only sleep 4 hours a night" -- "I work really hard"
- kuhewa 4y agoDecoding the Gurus pod nailed it with their most recent episode on a Musk interview where he hammers this point home. He's the techno-shaman — by demonstrating how different he is to the rest of us mortals and how he has unique knowledge of beyond the cutting edge of tech, he gives people license to believe in whatever he's selling. Just like a traditional shaman does but it's work 120 hours a week sleeping on the factory floor + intimately familiar with every aspect of design, engineering and production (and routinely solve problems none of his brilliant engineers can), instead of going into trances with a direct line to a deity.