Recently, Musk, who said that he would be an "internet celebrity", had a conversation with Lex Fridman, the well-known technology UP master, which talked about Tesla, SpaceX and Mars.
But I think the most valuable thing is the "idea" problem that Musk mentioned, in a sense, the reason why Musk can constantly innovate and break through has a lot to do with the way he thinks about the problem.
"This way of thinking works, but very few people think so!"
Musk believes that people should break the inherent inertia of thinking, such as if you want to make a better and more perfect product, then you should consider it from two aspects:
1. What can I do with our tools? 2. What is the perfect product in theory?
So the direction of thinking is very important, Musk said, to think in the right direction, to ask the right questions, this is the most critical.
"What tools, methods, materials do we need to create now to make atoms into the shapes they need?"
Chinese there are many people on the Internet who highly recommend Musk's "first principles", this term itself has no value, the important thing is to adjust their thinking and learn to ask the right questions.
Whether it is when doing rockets or electric vehicles, Musk is thinking about the two basic problems mentioned above.
Such a line of thinking is equivalent to breaking the inertia of traditional thinking and exploring the edge of innovation.
In this era, the ability to innovate is extremely important, but the achievement of innovation begins with a change in the way of thinking.
The so-called old map can not find a new continent, the past habitual thinking mode will make people have a sense of familiarity, security, but it will not help the optimization, improvement and innovation of things.
And how to adjust and change your thinking mode and way of thinking?
I think Russell's advice on human reason is instructive: "When you're doing any specific research or philosophical reflection, be sure to ask yourself: What are the facts, and what is the truth that the facts support?" Focus on facts, and only focus on facts, and never let yourself be swayed by your own subjective assumptions or compromise your beliefs just for better social purposes. ”
That is why we should always adhere to the attitude of seeking truth from facts and adapting to local conditions, so that we can put ourselves on the right side.
Seeking truth from facts, being pragmatic and imaginative, this is a very good quality in Musk. Based on this quality, he can strive to achieve that "anything inaccurate must be corrected."
Musk believes it's important for a person to have a "feedback loop, so that he can constantly think about what he's done, know in time how he's doing it, and how he can do it better." So the best piece of advice is: Ask yourself repeatedly, can I do better? ”
Still dare to question everything that exists, even if they seem to be full of unchallenged authority, you must also have the courage to insight and explore the essence behind them.
"Boil things down to the most basic principles in a certain area and expand on that basis." From this point of view, it is not through analogy to argue, but through all the elements that you think are the most essential. This way, you can tell what you should be doing and what you're just doing in someone else's footsteps. ”
Focusing on signals rather than noise is how innovators think. Because of seeing and believing, the success of Tesla and SpaceX proves the correctness of Musk's way of thinking.
In addition, Musk's way of thinking also helps people to look at other things in the world, such as money. Musk pointed out that the "money" thing is actually useless.
"Money is just a kind of data, and people tend to think that money itself has power, but in fact it is wrong, money itself has no power."
According to his logic, money is nothing more than "a resource allocation database across time and space", and money is anchored to the resources and values behind it.
Finally, I would like to share a piece of advice musk gives to young people:
"Try to do something useful, something useful to your fellow citizens, to the world. Always think about how much you contribute than you consume? To strive to make a positive contribution to society, I think that is the goal ... If you live a useful life, it's a good life, a life worth living. Like I said, I would encourage people to use physical and psychological tools and apply them to their lives, which is the best tool. ”
Altruism is the meaning of life in the world, we should live to contribute more than to take, we should strive to make our contribution to others more. For this reason, it is very important to maintain the correct ideas and ideas.