we live in an era where a 12 year old with wifi has access to the same intelligence as a Harvard PhD, the only edge left is curiosity & the courage to ask weird questions
Explaining @elonmusk's "Vector Sum" concept:
- You want excellent people (big arrows)
- You want them aligned (similar angles)
- Remove anyone working against progress.
Elon: "If we attract the most talented people and our direction is correctly aligned, we will prevail."
It's a clear, mathematical way of seeing a company:
How good are your people?
How aligned are they?
Burnout isn't caused by working too much. It's caused by working a lot with no visible proof that it matters. You can work brutal hours at something you believe in and not burn out. The exhaustion isn't from the volume. It's from the meaninglessness.
Advice from Elon Musk.
'Don't ever attach yourself to person, a place, a company, an organisation or a project.
Attach yourself to a mission, a calling, a purpose only.
That's how you keep your power & your peace.'
Traditional education rewards:
• memorization
• compliance
• fear of mistakes
The real world rewards:
• problem-solving
• risk-taking
• independent thinking
Mismatch = failure.