Founder's Journal

Mental Models #3: How Elon Musk Thinks Part II (Classic)

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Nov 17, 2021
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INSIGHT

First Principles Thinking

  • Elon Musk uses first principles thinking to solve problems.
  • First principles thinking involves reasoning from foundational truths or rules.
ANECDOTE

Play Creators vs. Stealers

  • NFL coaches either create new plays or steal existing ones.
  • Play creators, like Elon Musk, reason from first principles (the rule book).
ANECDOTE

Chef vs. Cook

  • Chefs create original recipes by understanding ingredients' potential.
  • Cooks follow recipes, struggling without them, tweaking existing dishes.
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