Elon Musk @elonmusk shares 10 tips for young people: 1. Don’t focus on success first—ask yourself if you’re useful. Being valuable to others and society is more important than anything else. 2. Measure yourself: Are you creating or consuming? Strive to be someone who contributes positively, not just someone riding the wave of the times. 3. Don’t aim to be a leader just for the sake of it. Many great leaders are pushed into the role, not those who fight for it. 4. A useful life is a good life. It’s simple but hard to achieve. If you can do this, you’re already ahead of most people. 5. Look at the world with a physics mindset. Break down problems and return to first principles—this is a top-tier thinking tool. 6. Absorb information like crazy—don’t limit yourself. Read more, learn more. The amount of information you take in determines the ceiling of your understanding. 7. Build a knowledge map—don’t just master one small area. Have a holistic understanding of the world, not just fragmented knowledge. 8. Explore widely—try more things first. If you haven’t even tried, how can you talk about passion? 9. Talk to different kinds of people. Cross industries, cross backgrounds—the gap in understanding often starts here. 10. Find the intersection of talent × passion. Being good at something but not liking it is draining. Loving something but not being good at it is frustrating. Only when the two overlap can you create a long-term advantage.