I read Elon Musk: Tesla, SpaceX, and the Quest for a Fantastic Future, Ashlee Vance
1) After reading Elon Musk: Tesla, SpaceX, and the Quest for a Fantastic Future, Ashlee Vance one of the things that surprised me the most about Elon Musk was the fact that he makes impulse decisions. One of the vibes that I figured he would've had was that of a control freak because he manages so many different projects I feel as though thats a characteristic he might have. Yet the fact that he makes impulse decisions contradicts the notion that he could be a control freak because control freaks usually think out plans as opposed to making impulse decisions. The thing about Elon Musk that I admire the most is the fact that he has accomplished so much even though he grew up in not the best situation. I know on a personal level that growing up in a non-functioning household can make being successful harder because it adds a lot of complications to your life. So when I read that he came from a non-functioning household I was shocked and I now admire that fact. The thing about Elon Musk that I least admire is how he can sometime act childish and immature. Elon Musk has faced adversity and failure and when he failed he just got up and tried again.
2) Some of the traits that I noticed Elon Musk had was a strong desire to benefit the future and think about the future, and the ability to come up with genius original ideas.
3) One thing that I found confusing was where was the inspiration for all of Elon Musk's original ideas?
4) If I was able to ask two questions to the entrepreneur I'd ask where he got his inspiration and motivation to set a goal on getting humanity to mars? Another question I would ask him would be was he always this motivated to help humanity or was there a pivotal moment in his life that set his goals on what they are today?
5) I feel like Elon Musk's opinion of hard work is that it's the backbone of success. One can have a plethora of ideas yet lack the motivation or determination to create success out of that idea.
Hey Ethan,
ReplyDeleteElon Musk is a very interesting read simply because he's an interesting guy with an interesting story of his businesses. While reading your summary I found it interesting that Elon Musk makes impulse decisions especially coming from such a big name like his, you'd think he would put a lot of thinking and planning into his decisions because they could cost him millions.
Hi Ethan!
ReplyDeleteI'm so glad that you chose Elon Musk to read up on as part of this assignment. Having read up on his life, it's really interesting to see how far he's come, despite growing up in a rough environment. I found it surprising that a lot of Elon's decisions tend to be impulsive, however, I feel that might be something that this class might be aiming to help facilitate within us by allowing to facilitate our creativity when it comes to engineering solutions for problems like the ones Elon is attempting to solve.
Thanks for sharing!
Hi Ethan,
ReplyDeleteI really liked the questions that you would ask Elon Musk. I always like the idea of knowing where people get their motivation to complete a task. I think that's what fundamentally sets us apart as individuals but also brings us together as human beings. I also thought it was interesting that you mentioned that he had the trait of thinking of the future. I feel like when we want to change things we usually think of the present.
Good post