How did Elon Musk learn so much?

Elon Musk is a lifelong reader, and books ranging from “The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy” to “Benjamin Franklin: An American Life” have shaped his outlook. When people ask Elon Musk how he learned to build rockets, he has a simple answer. “I read books,” - Business Insider. read more

To Magdy Maksoud, "Self Proclaimed Elon Musk Expert": Yes, Elon Musk was able to learn Rocket Science by ONLY reading a few books on the subject and Stalin defeated the nazis by planting the war using only a globus.. read more

Thankfully, Musk is willing to share exactly how he does just that. Knowledge is a tree. In a classic Reddit AMA (that's Ask Me Anything, for the uninitiated), a fan wanted to know what techniques Musk used to learn so much so incredibly fast. read more

During the course of his career, Musk has mastered online payments, rocket flight, and electric car manufacturing, plus a host of other subjects. In Monday night's Reddit AMA, user aerovistae asked Musk how he learns so much so fast. Musk's reply was instructive: I think most people can learn a lot more than they think they can. read more