Reading Reflection on Elon Musk: Assignment 13

I’ve always been in love with Tesla and, by extension, Elon Musk. He’s always been a little kooky, but his determination and unique thinking is what makes him such a great entrepreneur. The thing that surprised me most was his commitment to securing humanity’s future rather than finding a life partner. I definitely admire his focus on renewable energy and space exploration. Elon musk has overcome a lot of adversity; his home life was pretty rough, and he was bullied as a child. But this pushed his intellectual side and he ended up reading 60 books in a month.

            Something that confused me about the reading was the concept of uniting all your goals to reach your end goal. I understand it would make your life more focused, but I think it could become too focused. While his goal is to use green energy to better the earth, people should have a little more freedom than a goal pyramid to make sure they pursue their dreams. I would love to ask Elon must two questions: What does he do for fun and how does he learn from his own mistakes.

            I think he definitely values hard work. It takes a lot to have so much invested in the companies that he has. Tesla, SpaceX, and SolarCity work together to accomplish their goals. I’m sure that Elon Musk has had countless sleepless nights coming up with his “crazy” ideas.

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  1. Sophia PinedaJune 14, 2020 at 6:15 PM

    Chaplin, I also read this book and was very intrigued when learning more about tesla and Musk. I agree with your statement on how uniting all your goals might come off as too much. In the end, one does need to enjoy other things in life, while keeping your goals as a priority, but this not mean that everything should be built around it. I'm sure Musk has had to block many things out to get to his goals though! Thanks for sharing!!

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