I just finished Elon Musk’s biography by Walter Isaacson and I was struck by how often this actually works. Whether you’re actually sending humans to the ISS, o

I just finished Elon Musk’s biography by Walter Isaacson and I was struck by how often this actually works. Whether you’re actually sending humans to the ISS, or building cars removing requirements and complexity is a surprisingly effective tactic. I love his “algorithm” for getting shit done. The final step is, “If you don’t put back at least 10% of what you take out, you aren’t removing enough.”