Elon Musk's 'Algorithm,' a 5-Step Process to Dramatically Improve Nearly Anything, Is Both Simple and Brilliant | Inc.com

Elon Musk calls it "the algorithm," a distillation of lessons learned while relentlessly increasing production capacity at Tesla's Nevada and Fremont factories. According to Walter Isaacson in his new book Elon Musk, there is a "nontrivial chance" that Musk will trot out the algorithm during any given production meeting. "I became a broken record on the algorithm," Musk says. "But I think it's helpful to say it to an annoying degree." The next time you're trying to be more efficient and effective, whether professionally or personally, give Musk's algorithm a try. Just make sure you complete each step in order. (Sections below in italics are from Isaacson's book, quoting Musk.) Each should come with the name of the person who made it. You should never accept that a rqeuirement came from a department, such as the "legal department" or the "safety department." You need to know the name of the real person who made that requirement. Then you should question it, no matter how smart that pers

Elon Musk calls it "the algorithm," a distillation of lessons learned while relentlessly increasing production capacity at Tesla's Nevada and Fremont factories. According to Walter Isaacson in his new book Elon Musk, there is a "nontrivial chance" that Musk will trot out the algorithm during any given production meeting. "I became a broken record on the algorithm," Musk says. "But I think it's helpful to say it to an annoying degree." The next time you're trying to be more efficient and effective, whether professionally or personally, give Musk's algorithm a try. Just make sure you complete ea