2021年12月28日，麻省理工学院的著名博主Lex Fridman发布了他采访马斯克的视频。在其中，马斯克提到了给年轻人的建议，如何成为一个有用的人。以下是他的原话，大家一起学习。
让自己有用 （try to be useful)
“Try to be useful. You do things that are useful to your fellow human beings and to the world. It's very hard to be useful. Very hard. You contribute more than you consume. Can you try to have a positive net contribution to society? I think that's the thing to aim for. If you live a useful life, that is a good life, a life worth having lived. ”
读很多的书 （read a lot of books)
“I encourage people to read a lot of books, just basically try to ingest as much information as you can. And try to also develop a good general knowledge. Because you might not know what you're really interested in.”
找到兴趣和才能的集合点 (search for meaning)
"What's the meaning of life at all? I would encourage people to read broadly in many different subject areas. Try to find something where there's an overlap of your talents, and what you're interested in. "
避免零和思维 （avoid zero sum mindset)
“If you have a zero sum mindset, then the only way to get ahead is by taking things from others. But this is false. Obviously, the economic pie has grown dramatically over time. It's much better to work on adding to the economic pie, like creating more than you consume.”
