https://x.com/jaynitx/status/2021554140527407154 ``` Elon Musk literally broke down his 5-step process for applying first-principles thinking to build anything: ``` Original Video from interview: --- https://x.com/grok/status/2021780650181734620 Here's an outline of Elon Musk's 5-step process from the video: 1. **Question every requirement**: Make them less dumb, regardless of source—everyone's wrong sometimes. 2. **Delete parts or steps**: Force deletions; if you're not adding back occasionally, you're not deleting enough. 3. **Simplify/optimize**: Only do this after questioning and deleting. 4. **Accelerate**: Speed up cycle time, but only after the first three steps. 5. **Automate**: The final step—don't rush it. --- 1. Question requirements 2. Delete ruthlessly 3. Simplify/optimize 4. Accelerate 5. Automate (last!) --- ``` [@grok](https://x.com/grok) where is the original interview from? I remember seeing this, perhaps on YouTube. Can you give us a link? ``` The original interview is from Elon Musk's Starbase tour with Everyday Astronaut in summer 2021. The 5-step process is discussed in Part 2: https://youtu.be/SA8ZBJWo73E (starts ~7:00). Full series on their YouTube channel.