马斯克的远见和商业能力着实令人佩服，但他鲜明的个性和言论也饱受争议。今天，我们的节目就要分享他的几条人生座右铭。其中既有中肯的良言，也不乏一些值得商榷的论点。

Musk’s advices are a mixed bag: 马斯克的建议有好也有坏。

Take them with a grain of salt: 谚语，意思是不能轻信，要带有一些怀疑。

Good Advice from Elon Musk: 马斯克的良言

"Focus on signal over noise”: 关注信号而非噪音

Musk believes in first principle thinking, a problem-solving approach that breaks down complex issues into their most fundamental elements and then builds solutions from those basic truths,: 马斯克相信第一性原理，这是一种解决问题的方法，将复杂的问题分解为最基本的要素，然后从这些基本的真理出发制定解决方案

“Work like hell and be resilient”: 拼命工作，坚韧不拔

For Musk, it’s simple math. If other people are putting in 40-hour workweeks and you’re putting in 100-hour workweeks, you’ll achieve in four months what it takes them a year to achieve：对马斯克而言，这就是简单的数学。如果其他人每周工作 40 小时，而你每周工作 100 小时，那么你在四个月里能做到别人需要一年才能做到的

“Take risks early and do something bold": 趁年轻去冒险，大胆做事

As people get older, their obligations increase. So Musk encourages people to take risks when they are younger: 随着年龄的增长，义务也会增加。因此，斯克鼓励人们在年轻时敢于冒险

“Failure is an option. If things are not failing, you are not innovating enough": 失败是一个选项。如果没有失败，说明你并没有创新

Musk sees failure as a normal part of the creative and entrepreneurial process: 马斯克将失败视为创新和创业过程中正常的一部分

“When something is important enough, you do it even if the odds are not in your favor" : 当一件事足够重要时，即使成功概率很小，也要去做

Musk is famous for his stubbornness and conviction which have helped him persevere through challenges and failures: 马斯克的偏执和信念非常出名，这帮他挺过了很多挑战和失败

Terrible Advice from Elon Musk: 马斯克的烂建议

Overworking Is always the answer: 加班能解决一切问题

While Musk advocates for long hours to achieve success, this can lead to burnout and harm physical and mental health: 虽然马斯克主张通过高强度工作来取得成功，但这可能会导致过劳，影响身体和心理健康

Think big without grounding in reality: 大胆想，不要被现实束缚

Musk's approach of pursuing massive, high-risk projects works for him but may not translate to people or companies without the resources or tolerance for failure: 马斯克追求大规模、高风险项目的方法对他很有效，但对于没有资源或失败承受力的人或公司来说并不适用

Ignore critics completely: 完全不理会对你持批评意见的人

This attitude can lead to overconfidence and arrogance and discourage valuable feedback: 这种态度会导致过度自信和傲慢，并阻碍有价值的反馈

Push boundaries without considering ethics: 突破界限，不考虑操守

Musk often pushes for the rapid adoption of technologies with little regard for regulatory or ethical concerns：马斯克经常推动快速的技术应用而忽略监管或操守、道德问题

Tweet without a filter: 社交媒发文不经过滤

Musk's unfiltered social media presence has led to multiple controversies, lawsuits, and significant financial consequences：马斯克在社交媒体上不经过滤的言论引发了多起争议、诉讼和严重的经济后果

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