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I feel like I really got to know how Musk thinks and how he has been so successful. He’s a genius and a national treasure.
I've read most of the famous Elon Musk books, be that his old biography by Ashlee Vance or Power Play and Lifeoff which were about Tesla and SpaceX. You could say I was a fan boy before his whole Twitter fiasko. I'm still a fan of Elon's leadership principles and how brilliant of a leader he is, but I think it's evident there is much more evil under the hood.
This book centers mainly around the later stages of Musks career and more about the human behind the genius. You see more about his toxic traits and the dilemma of could he be changing the world while not being such an asshole.
The books is a long and sometimes boring read. The beginning is sped through since most of it was covered in his last biography. The later sections focused mainly on Twitter and the political and personal drama Musk involved himself in.
Since this is a Walter Isaacson book, you know it was meticulously researched and beautifully written. However I think it's hard to write a biography about someone who keeps changing every day.
In general, I don't think this adds much to the Elon Musk lore.
This book centers mainly around the later stages of Musks career and more about the human behind the genius. You see more about his toxic traits and the dilemma of could he be changing the world while not being such an asshole.
The books is a long and sometimes boring read. The beginning is sped through since most of it was covered in his last biography. The later sections focused mainly on Twitter and the political and personal drama Musk involved himself in.
Since this is a Walter Isaacson book, you know it was meticulously researched and beautifully written. However I think it's hard to write a biography about someone who keeps changing every day.
In general, I don't think this adds much to the Elon Musk lore.
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Epic! This feels like the book Isaacson has been building towards through his prior works. Finally an Isaacson biography that feels tightly paced!
With respect to Elon, I’m glad I read Ashley Vance’s book first bc it’s more self-critical, but it’s crazy that since this book was published Elon’s ventures have only gotten wilder
Vance’s book a makes Elon appear to be the Howard Hughes of our time, but Isaacson’s book makes him seem more like Napoleon…
Personally I found this energizing, especially given how many of my coping strategies for my ADHD mirror Elon’s work style (especially the serial multi-tasking across the day). I wish Isaacson had dug deeper into Elon’s “productivity protocol” though, and how he effectively delegates to people
With respect to Elon, I’m glad I read Ashley Vance’s book first bc it’s more self-critical, but it’s crazy that since this book was published Elon’s ventures have only gotten wilder
Vance’s book a makes Elon appear to be the Howard Hughes of our time, but Isaacson’s book makes him seem more like Napoleon…
Personally I found this energizing, especially given how many of my coping strategies for my ADHD mirror Elon’s work style (especially the serial multi-tasking across the day). I wish Isaacson had dug deeper into Elon’s “productivity protocol” though, and how he effectively delegates to people
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This book has forced me to re-evaluate my understanding and impressions of Musk. A great insight into the foundations of the man.
I found this pretty disappointing, as it was more like a disjointed list of things Musk had done over time. Isaacson's autobiography of Steve Jobs was, imo, a lot better read.
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Now more than ever we need to understand these figures who dominate our lives both politically and economically. Isaacson does a great job introducing this particular one.
What a brilliant mess. Ridiculously urgent. After reading this everything feels urgent, and I feel like ruthlessly deleting, deleting, deleting!
He's going to have to write a part 2.
He's going to have to write a part 2.