Justine Musk on being married to Elon Musk what it means to a visionary

18 Mar 2025 · 2 min
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Justine Musk recounts a personal anecdote from when she was married to Elon Musk: he told a friend (but not her) that he'd sacrifice his entire fortune and live in "Justine's parents' basement" to get a rocket into orbit. She uses this to illustrate Elon's extreme commitment to his vision and then summarizes his advice: go beyond rote learning to deeply understand principles and trace problems to their root causes. She adds her own counsel: be brave, bold, and even "insane" enough to perceive and persist where others look away; visionaries risk everything, may have poor social habits, but they open "windows into another, deeper reality" and bring transformative, awe-inspiring change.

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