Good, there are worse people to emulate. I have a feeling that if he ever attempted to send a snail in to space and failed, he would saddle back up and try again. I think we should too. What do you think?
Elon Musk is one of the most impressive individuals of our generation. He is so accomplished and successful it scares me.
It seems like a lot of those extremely impressive individuals in science start reading books, learning skills at a relatively young age e.g. 11 or 12 or even younger. Alas, for me, I feel like I am late and in a constant game of catch up. But I will still tread forward and hope to impact the world as much as Mr. Musk has.
Honestly, I don't get that at all. I think he is a pretty engaging fella. Captivating even, no joke.
I too felt some awkwardness, but it came from the interviewer not Musk. Can you imagine how awkward a conversation like that would be? Would be difficult to act normal or have a normal cadence.
I guess I singled Musk out unfairly. Yes, the interviewer was also a major source of awkwardness. To me the most awkward moments were when Musk made jokes though. Not because his jokes were bad, ("I work, a lot") but the audience didn't really react. Maybe they were too focused on the talk in general? Anyway, I think that added to the awkwardness and it seemed to me like Musk felt some of that too. Anyway, I suspect that the issue for me likely stems from giving so many speaking tests to students whose first language isn't English and conditioning myself to be critical of the way people speak for professional purposes, that it has bled into my personal life.