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36 Quotes From The Incredible Mind of Elon Musk. Possibly the coolest rich guy on the planet, and arguably more interesting than Steve Jobs.

36 Quotes From The Incredible Mind of Elon Musk

Elon Musk has made a massive dent in the universe through his courage to take massive risks to achieve success and bring forth a new innovative way of the future. Often mistaken for Iron Man’s Billionaire playboy character “Tony Starks”, Elon is definitely an entrepreneur with a massive edge and the mind of a genius. We have scoured the archives online to bring to you today “The Top 36 Hottest Elon Musk Quotes” that outlines why he is such an incredible entrepreneur and game changer in, and out of this world. 1. Bruce Lee Quotes.

Hunter S. Thompson On Finding Your Purpose. Photo via huffpost In April of 1958, a 22 year-old Hunter S.

Hunter S. Thompson On Finding Your Purpose

Thompson wrote a letter on the meaning of life when asked by a friend for advice. What makes his response all the more profound is the fact that at the time, the world had no idea that he would become one of the most important writers of the 20th century. Therefore his beliefs about purpose were hypothetical—they were statements of faith. But if it’s true that our beliefs really do become our reality, then there’s no better example of a life fully realised than the one of Hunter S. April 22, 1958 57 Perry Street New York City Dear Hume, The Elon Musk interview on Mars colonisation – Ross Andersen. ‘Fuck Earth!’

The Elon Musk interview on Mars colonisation – Ross Andersen

Elon Musk said to me, laughing. ‘Who cares about Earth?’ Psst, /r/gaming, I'm too excited to not tell you I've spent the last 3 years living with other developers to work on a game. It comes out today. From Geek To Freak: How I Gained 34 Lbs. Of Muscle In 4 Weeks! Vital Stats Name: Timothy Ferriss Age: 29 Weight Before: 146 lbs.

From Geek To Freak: How I Gained 34 Lbs. Of Muscle In 4 Weeks!

Weight After: 177 lbs. (183 three days after last official weighing) Body Fat % Before: 16.72% Body Fat % After: 12.23% Total Muscle Gained: 34 lbs. Automate Your Income to Simplify Your Life. Every Tuesday is Finance & Family Day at Zen Habits.

Automate Your Income to Simplify Your Life

The title of this post almost looks like the subject of a spam email when I look at it, and yet I’m completely serious — one of the best ways to simplify your life is to put your income on autopilot. It’s not an easy task at first, but once you’ve got it set up, it’s well worth the effort. Instead of working hard to earn money every day and every month, work hard to set up your income stream, and then do minimal work from then on out to maintain that stream. I’ve talked before about how to put your bills and savings on autopilot — now let’s look at how to do the same thing with your income.

This Guy Is Launching 12 Startups in 12 Months. Can’t get enough of that animated GIF where Oprah unleashes a swarm of bees on her studio audience?

This Guy Is Launching 12 Startups in 12 Months

Or the one where some guy gets hit in the face by a trashcan? You’re in luck. Soon, a new startup called Gifbook will sell you some flip books that recreate your favorite animated GIFs, so that you can enjoy them even when away from your computer. Three books will set you back just $25. That may sound like a gag from Silicon Valley, the spot-on TV parody of the tech world, but Gifbook is a honest-to-goodness internet service. 4 Practical Philosophies That Will Empower You. Philosophy is a fascinating branch of wisdom.

4 Practical Philosophies That Will Empower You

However these esoteric ideas are sometimes difficult to translate into practical application. What are all of those thoughts, suppositions and theories actually good for? How can an understanding of philosophy ultimately help you lead a better life? Today I want to examine with you four philosophical ideas that have influenced my life in a very positive way. With the right twists I’ll be able to show you that they are indeed empowering. 1) Friedrich Nietzsche – Eternal Recurrence The Idea Several times throughout his works, Nietzsche talks about the thought experiment of eternal recurrence. Tesla: Master of Lightning. "In almost every step of progress in electrical engineering, as well as radio, we can trace the spark of thought back to Nikola Tesla" - Ernst F.

Tesla: Master of Lightning

W. Alexanderson Tesla with one of his famous "wireless" lamps. Published on the cover of the Electrical Experimenter in 1919. Few inventors contributed more to advances in science and engineering in the early 20th century than Nikola Tesla. As fate would have it, Tesla, one of the world's greatest inventors, died penniless and in obscurity.

Elon Musk to world: All our patents belong to you. The lobby of Tesla Motors' Palo Alto headquarters underwent a bit of redecorating Thursday.

Elon Musk to world: All our patents belong to you

Telsa Motors CEO Elon Musk announced that the slew of patents which once lined the lobby wall were now gone — a move that he said open-sources the design patents for the company's electric vehicles. In doing so, Musk said Tesla will not pursue patent litigation against anyone who uses the company's technology "in good faith" to further the industry. Musk continued in the blog post: Tesla Motors was created to accelerate the advent of sustainable transport. If we clear a path to the creation of compelling electric vehicles, but then lay intellectual property landmines behind us to inhibit others, we are acting in a manner contrary to that goal. Musk said Tesla initially went the patent route to stop big car companies from copying its technology for use in their own manufacturing practices, which Tesla feared would trump its own efforts.