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Parrish is the entrepreneur and wisdom seeker behind Farnam Street and the host of The Knowledge Project Podcast, where he focuses on turning timeless insights into action. His new book is Clear Thinking: Turning Ordinary Moments Into Extraordinary Results
Elon Musk recently did an AMA on reddit. Here are three question-and-response pairs that I enjoyed, including how to build knowledge.
He knows how to say I don’t know.
Everyone has that one teacher…
Finally, his answer on building knowledge reminds me of The Five Elements of Effective Thinking and the latticework of mental models.
Follow your curiosity to Elon Musk Recommends 12 Books.
This piece originally appeared on Farnam Street.
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