I Lived Like Elon Musk for a Week But One Day Was Enough
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- čas přidán 15. 06. 2019
- They say success is a mindset. No offense to whoever “they” are, but that doesn’t really help most people much. So what about a real-life example to live by? If you've got problems with procrastinating, feeling overwhelmed by all the stuff you need to get done, and just overall pitiful time management skills, this is what can help you. Okay, now, who's one of the most successful and productive dudes out there? You're right! It's Elon Musk!
This guy is a productivity ninja who’s mastered the art of time management. He heads multiple companies, the most well-known being Tesla and SpaceX, and has admitted that he works 100 hours a week or more! Let's try to follow his typical schedule for a week.
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TIMESTAMPS:
6 hours of sleep isn’t enough, Mr. Musk! 😵 1:07
New “diet” 2:35
Golden productivity rule 4:05
The first results (I was mind-blown!) 5:14
What about phone calls? 5:52
Where Musk gets his energy 6:31
The fun part - the weekend! 6:58
Some conclusions 7:35
#elonmusk #success #brightside
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SUMMARY:
- I started on a Sunday evening by planning my week ahead based on what I’d read about Elon Musk’s routine. Much to my dismay, the first thing I found out is that he wakes up at 7am every single day and functions on just 6 hours of sleep!
- I’m a pretty traditional guy - I like to get my recommended 7-9 hours of shuteye each night, so 6 hours was not enough.
- Elon Musk skips breakfast… Well, at least he drinks coffee! To be honest, the first couple of days with no breakfast hit me hard.
- One of Musk’s golden productivity rules is to work in a 5-minute block system, which means that for 5-minutes, I had to stay completely focused on one thing and then switch to another.
- Some of my projects take hours to finish. But by breaking them down into smaller steps that I spent less time on, in the end, it took me fewer hours to get my projects done!
- The first day, what used to take me a solid 8 hours to do ended up taking me just 6. By the week’s end, I’d cut that number down to 4!
- As for phone calls, Elon suggests NOT taking any calls during the day except for emergencies.
- I really saved a lot of time on the email thing. I would’ve never guessed I was wasting so much time going through my inbox!
- So, I hit the gym twice this week, and, I gotta say, I think I understand where Musk gets his energy - working out really does charge your battery, so to speak.
- Getting 6 hours of sleep is not for me, but I like getting up at 7 and having time to plan my day ahead. So, I’ll hit the sack at 12am to get that precious extra hour of shuteye.
- And I’ll spend some of that extra hour on a good breakfast. Even if experts say you can go without, I’d prefer to fill my tank before I head to work!
- Planning the day ahead and tackling tasks in 5-minute blocks will be my new norm.
- I’ll continue ditching my phone during work hours and keeping the emailing at a minimum because this saved me loads of time.
- I’m enjoying the gym, and I feel really good! It’s even become a sort of new hobby of mine.
- As for the weekends, I need my Saturdays, man! I understand Elon has a lot on his plate, but I’m no CEO or entrepreneur, so I can afford to take 2 days off a week instead of just one.
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Hey there, BrightSiders, Would you wanna live like Elon Musk?
Not really I need breakfast and I could not work for that long
Well im still 15 but i guess it works for schools too
Not really!
I'm still 6 but I shan't to
Yessss😊
Sleep at 1am. Wake up at 7. Skip breakfast. That just sounds like high school to me
True
I am doing this right now
Ya
Peter Grega Best Idea to set in our mind
“ KNOW ONE’S PASSION, KNOW WHAT YOU INTEREST WITH AND SHOW DETERMINATION TO PURSUE IT.” - be inspired.
That is literally my routine everyday like wth
I think he missed an important element in Elon's schedule. An idea or subject you feel very passionately about.
That is for each of us to search not Elon Musk or Bright side to say
@@sourav7445 most of us don't do it though, just like most of us know that exercise is good for us and don't do it.
I'm pretty sure that is the thing that keeps all of his incredibly energy demanding schedule in place.
that, i believe, is the point of experimentaion
You stick to a schedule like this, you get free time to try things out, understand yourself better. Could take a few days, a few weeks, mabe years. As long as you take some time to reflect on your life in there, probably gonna get really positive results
Probably the biggest element right there. He doesn't "live for the weekend."
12 years of waking up at 7:00 for school and I still didn’t build that habit
Irish Baruah LOL 😂
Sunday is also there, if u know what i mean!!
Same xD
@@RockingKaur are you talking about the 21 day thing!!
😂😂
I watched this video in 1.25X Speed and used that time to type this comment hmm... Productive
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Mission accomplished!
🗒✔
😂😂😂
And you make your patience level weak😂
Who are you and why are you so wise in the ways of science
I'm watching all the videos at 1.75x all the time🤔🤔🤔
Elon Musk doesn’t sleep
He waits
Yup
@@narayanium6919 :D
Clever observation.
Hahahah
Unless there are enemies nearby
Finally! A CEO that gets up at 7 am and not 4-5 am. :-)
He sleeps at 1 am too
Then too he is so successful
Lol that's nothing...I have a friend who sleeps at 7 a.m. and wakes up at 8 a.m. for classes 😂😂
@@apla111 lol 😂 we all have those kind of frnds..... May they become successful in life
@@sunnyjaiz2679hope so but all she do overnight is to watch movies and series!!😂
You forgot that Elon Musk actually enjoys waking up at 7 am, skipping breakfast and doing all the other things stuff he does, he's not forced.
No, you can force yourself
well skipping breakfast makes bad longtermly if we see in health may be mind can be well i dont think health will continue to be
@@shishiliyatution9857 that's not even kind of true
I always skip breakfast for years now and feel better.
To make something a habbit, first you have to force it to make it a habbit
@@shishiliyatution9857 I guess it becomes a form of intermittent fasting.
"but hey I'm not a CEO or enterpenuer "
32 million subscribers lol
I'm pretty sure this guy works for this channel and does not own it.
@@tacticalaf3877 now that makes this channel worse that CNN lol, if that's the case.
@@rachellabouve1549 Very funny Edvin! :D
33 million 😅😅😅
34 million 😂
Lives like Elon Musk for a Year:
I can now Levitate objects
Hey, I did that on the fourth day of No Nut November xD
@@igorortega6494 yea..thats Actually wat i meant tho😂😂😂
@Merxellus Gogou you may open your very own Space X .........:)
Live like yourself. Embrace who you are.
@@elonmusk130 hey look elon musk watching his own time table
Talks about procrastination and time management, tells us to watch tons of other videos
@Rajath Pai and he wouldnt waste his time commenting on how smart someone else's comment is.
this guy who replied to this comment is the biggest lifeless ever.
Rajath Pai you guys are funny😂😂😂 and this video is crazy 🤣🤣🤣
@@aoyama8161
You got played.
@@aoyama8161 you got Served🔥😂
@@aoyama8161 He gets in trouble for Tweets so I think he would waste his time like that.
"Talent without hardwork is nothing"
- Cristiano Ronaldo
"Hard work beats talent" - Rock Lee
Lesnar beats cena.
@@pilopolo5957 Rollins beats Lesnar
Murphy beats Rollins,lol
@@pilopolo5957 drew beats lesner
@@danyalhaider3484 i think lesnar beats talent. Hardwork beats lesnar.
BrightSide: I need a 7 hrs sleep.
Elon Musk: 6hrs is perfect.
Narendra Modi: 4hrs ain't bad.
Me: You guys even sleep??
For me, 2 hours is enough
And also, I still can hold 6 hours without eat, lol
Narendra modi 🙏🙏🙏🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳
Most of the time I do 5 hours 😅
I sleep 3 hours
6 hours of sleep is just a normal college student sleep schedule
For real. If I sleep more than that it usually makes me groggy and grumpy....now I just need to master the art of getting those hours earlier so as to wake up earlier
You're correct my whole school life i used to sleep 6 hours except of course the holidays
@Just no one plus there's uncompetable level of competitions
I'm Indian and even in 9th grade I get less than 5 hrs of sleep
@@IntellectualHazard bro how are you running a yt channel with studies ??
1:02 - When you pause for 4 extra seconds so the video goes over 10 mins
Felt so weird!
😂😂😂 facts
How did u notice ..
Lol
@@Anonymous1312 more than 10 minutes, more money
Less than 10 minutes, less money
Elon Musk: Sleeps 6 hours a day
Gamers: We don't even know what sleep is.
And that makes difference
@@1d556 Spammer
gamers are unhealthy and unproductive af 🤮
@@paige172 yes
@@paige172 i used to be this stereotypical gamer
“Just 6 hours of sleep”
Me going to bed at 3 am after finishing a new Anime knowing i got school tomorrow at 8.
My Hero Academiash that’s only 5 G
Wow
Lets hope your heart is a Kabaneri Iron Fortress, because by the time you're 60, you're gonna need it.
*watches this video in two separate 5 minute blocks*
amazing idea
Big brain
play at 2x speed you will only need 1- 5 minute block
To my knowledge Einstein would sleep approximately 10 hours a day... so I think in terms of sleeping the matter is a bit complicated.... it depends on how your brain works
It must have been exhausting being a genius
Einstein doesn't sleep 10 hours a day
@@Dinesh-br5qd he does, I just asked him
No...he is my daddy i know it.
@@Dinesh-br5qd no he isn't because he died 64 years ago and you're 10
Who's here after Elon musk became world's most richest man?
🤚
And I'm here when Jeff bezos....again becomes the richest man.🤦🏻♀️
@@jatinkashyap7918 yes lol
@@jatinkashyap7918 and I am here after again Elon musk became no1 richest man alive
@@motivation4life430 Elon musk once again became richest man alive
When you skip breakfast where your first meal is at lunchtime, it's called Intermittent Fasting. It's a great way to lose weight while keeping your muscle mass. You will have more energy cause you are running off ketones and be more alert and feel better.
I don't know how people can't function by going to the gym every day or two. The human body is designed to be moving where anxiety and depression build up the more passive we are.
Could you explain in a simple way the part of anxiety and depression, please?
Paul M but I don’t think this is to be done all your life.
Yasin Stevens I did it all my life. There are people that just never have breakfast. It you do it for weight loss or not is not important because it doesn’t matter when you eat.
You deserve 10k likes bro
eeh whenever you don't eat is called intermittent fasting :p works the same way if you eat breakfast and no dinner. The ketones thing is bullocks as far as I know but by all means, show some evidence to support it.
Just aim at a 9 or 6-hour eating window and it does not seem to matter what time you eat. Skipping breakfast is certainly more practical if you got a day job but that really is up to each individual what they prefer.
I started watching this video but had to quit at 5:00. Elon motivated me to
you could have played it at 2x.
😂😂
@@adityagadge8663 or assign a double block
If you really did this, it's probably the best takeaway anyone could have.
Yup, read 5 minutes of operating systems for my midterm and came back lol
thank GOD he didn''t mention spending hours watching CZcams videos instead of working
HAHAHAHAHA! I hear you! ;)
Thanks for sharing! I like that took Elon’s schedule and made it your own! I can definitely learn from this.
Awesome video.. 7 AM and 5 min recommendations are worth a try! Thank you so much!
Skipping breakfast 🍝🍕and
To have 6 hrs of sleep is a normal routine for students of high school .....😪😫
@Tweaky Robin 😀
I agree,as I do the same
i watched 13reasons why
it seems they were enjoying high school
I never breakfast 🍳☕🍞 in my life expect 10 year
exactly
*Elon Musk himself told he wished he was different. His mind is exhausting... it's non stop, always working, always pondering..*
Don't envy these people.
Yea it's hard. Try not doing anything with it.
Everyone always crying "you not always right." Blah
I run my mind like this, I think it is a blessing. Because I spend so much time thinking about things, I have better memory. When I went to history class, I would think about the material being taught constantly. As a result, I would remember every bit of it without note taking and ace tests. It is a constant debate in my head so I often change my mind about things.
I do not envy him. I esteem
@@tomcreasey1 You're talking like Elon musk is far more intelligent than us. Let me tell you 90% of successful entrepreneurs were extremely lucky. That includes Bill Gates and Steve Jobs. So all this copying successful entrepreneurs is just nonsense because we don't know whether we are as lucky as them or not.Luck plays the most important role
@@tomcreasey1 That's why most entrepreneurs have a fear of being found out that they were just lucky and there's nothing much they did because luck did 90% of the job for them. That's why they give advice like work hard and stuff because they don't want to be found out that they were just lucky and there's nothing more to it
hey, thanks for giving this, will try it from today and will see the result !!
My father is a doctor. He says, skipping breakfast is the most dangerous among all meals.
Yes spending 10-15 mins in breakfast won't affect our timetable much......health is more important
Skipping breakfast doesn't dangerous, it might not suitable for everyone but you'll be fine. An average person needs 3000 calories for a day, it equals to 1000 calories in breakfast, 1000 calories in lunch, 1000 calories in dinner. So if you skip breakfast you will add 500 calories to lunch and dinner, in total you get 3000 calories. Your body only knows how much calories you put in, it doesn't know what time you put it in
One doctor says it is breakfast, another one says it is lunch. They actually have no idea.
@@hoavan6306 I eat 5 meals bro am I over eating???
@@hoavan6306 Um you might be right But the body needs breakfast for functioning properly till lunch moreover you have'nt eaten since dinner so its imp....
This is exactly what I need, you guys are fantastic, keep posting, I'll keep watching, God Bless xx
Saamee
What
hahahah..you got it all wrong hun
@@FatonJusufimt tell me what I got wrong so I can learn from it but never laugh at someone's lack of understanding
guess he mean that you came here to see how's elon working and get motivated while , and this video is kinda about to don't waste your time and you now asking for other videos to waste your time
"Stay Hungry"
"Stay Foolish"
- Steve Jobs
He meant different :-D
Abhishek Bagale you are boomer I’m suing
Elon just took 'stay hungry' to a whole new level
This video was really helpful....
Thank u guys please work on more of these
Time management. Indeed it is not learned overnight. Nice video. Thanks for sharing. Liked it.
9:02 _"I'm no entrepreneur"_ ,, bro you've got *40 MILLION* subscribers
He's just narrator
Manuel Mendoza do you think they go up to 33
Lol
Bryan Santana but the narrator narrates the person (CEO's) life
34
*lived like Elon Musk for a year
*now can create cat girls
And protecc earth
Pure Electric Audio we know it was just a joke
Pure Electric Audio why did u even say that then?
It's easy after you're used to it.
What is cat girl ?
Videowas really amazing.Thanks
Wow. Its very realistic. And seems like i can atleast follow and this took away the burden of my planning the day . Thanks so much. Very useful.
I dont think his routine was really what made him successful. It was his mindset of which then followed and created this routine. but hey! Who am i to speak. maybe you can achieve such mindset by starting with the routine too.
Routines helps to Achieve your Mindset Goals.
Your routine should represent your goals
This is true
how he leverages information from others and makes decisions and relentless effort and risk tolerances to pain from failers, also being a programmer taught him how to think faster is his secret to building successful companies as he's an action taker and your watching videos
that''s a really profound way of putting it. Although, I think a more productive routine like this can help regular people too. I'll try the 5-minute blocks this Monday to see if I can work faster because I have serious procrastination issues.
I would love to start the
* 5min concentration
* Waking up early
* workout
5 minute blocks...great stuff! Thank you!
I think he absolutely loves what he does, which makes everything a lot easier lol
That 5-min block sounds interesting...I m gonna try that !
tried?
I need the 5 minute concentration. Also, maybe a gym membership but I’ve been fighting it. Feel like driving out is such a drag. Considering building a home gym and doing body weight work with weights as well. And a pull up bar and punching bag. Great vid! Love seeing the holes in my lofe
Thank you, really helpful ❤👍🙏👏
To live like Elon Musk you have to be good in memes and sarcasms.
This comes from itself.
Yes
Yep
You have to laugh at a dead deer
Samanwita koley Best Idea to set in our mind
“ KNOW ONE’S PASSION, KNOW WHAT YOU INTEREST WITH AND SHOW DETERMINATION TO PURSUE IT.” - be inspired.
Love the ideas, I will also follow a few ideas and tweak a few ideas for myself. I'll use 15 minute increments for projects and will definitely eat breakfast and lunch. I've already started blocking calls and ignoring social media between the hours of 9 to 5 Mon-Fri....and IT WORKS!!!😃
Kudos to all who seek a better, more productive life!🙃
Your channel is awesome I follow you since 3 yrs
Great video!!!
People commenting nice video seconds after posting the video, while the video has 10 min.
Lol
Your comment is anwsome 😂😂
Queue the avengers theme
Nice comment
Best Idea to set in our mind
“ KNOW ONE’S PASSION, KNOW WHAT YOU INTEREST WITH AND SHOW DETERMINATION TO PURSUE IT.” - be inspired. Random Commentator
Please add your subtitle I am deaf :(
Oh no you are deaf I’m sorry for your lose
Click on 3 dots top right conner and select captions and choose english(auto-generate).
Noooooo....!!! 😭😭😭
I am sorry. But I believe that Elon Musk's Neuralink will soon find a cure for your loss. In the meantime, check out at least the video description where the author wrote out some notes.
Look up auditory prosthesis. My teacher at school is working on a visual prosthesis, so I don't know much about auditory, but it looks like someone is working on that too, I can see some articles. :) Maybe you can find out about the scientists who are developing these devices and volunteer for some early prototype testing.
When you’re driven by what you do, and you got a feeling of inspiration inside yourself, you’ll enjoy what you do and won’t feel tired and stuff..
I agree with you
Hey, I'm glad with your channel. Making videos of these kinds is so much better than those hacks
1:28 as a college student with a full time job. I don't even need an alarm clock anymore. My body just gets up after 6 hours.
Lol, same for me
You sleep for 6 hours?
same man i sleep 6 hour only bed at 12 and wake up on 6
Best Idea to set in our mind
“ KNOW ONE’S PASSION, KNOW WHAT YOU INTEREST WITH AND SHOW DETERMINATION TO PURSUE IT.” - be inspired.
The idea of breaking down tasks in 5minutes break is pick of the day, Thank you so much for such great content
Those rich people no matter how rich they are they work harder than any of us ~~~we dont have any excuse to be lazy anymore
I can confirm... My family owns a couple of grocery stores in my city and we all work 80 hours a week... I am not insanely rich but I can afford a living but for what price... I barely get any sleep... I run around the city unloading the groceries and stuff and after I am done supplying the stores I work the rest of the day serving customers... So, we run really friendly, we interact a lot with our customers and i really hate it when they be like... Oh how God blessed you you got money and stuff, if i had it... Like if they're underestimating it, the way you got there... It certainly didn't come overnight... But there will always people who will "wait for it to happen" and then judge the ones who made it there
I don't know for sure if you can understand a thing sorry in advance haha
That’s what you’d think....but god put rich people on earth so that they do all the work...while we chill...
Now where did I put that play station remote
@@maipad3186 yeah they do the work for you and also live a luxury life u will never ever achieve if u keep goin in that playstation.
@@banml5919 alright mom... I'll stop playing
@Annonymous Jack what about esports. You can become insanely good at a game and earn your money with it
He sleeps for 6 hours cuz he's motivated
He loves what he does easy to leap out of bed in the morning
Very true!
NO. He is Driven.
Great video! Elon has a sublime passion though that cannot be understated!
Great video keep it up
Like you said in the video. We get used to new habits after 21 days. Change is never easy but if we make the adjustments for productivity well do better over time.
Great video and thank you for sharing this.
I like this.
I am going to try to implement some of this, too.
Although, I am not an office worker. I do manual labor, so 100 hrs a week might be difficult to obtain.
But, since I don't have a wife and kids, I can easily sacrifice Sundays to work, as well.
Also, in 2017 I got down to only 4 1/2 hrs of sleep. I think I will try to work back down to 5.
"I'm no CEO or entrepreneur, so I can afford to take two days off a week instead of just one!"
This is why you are not a CEO or an entrepreneur!
I didn't get the sarcasm
Some People want to enjoy a balanced life and they want to have more fun. I think that if someone can meet their needs with their money unless they really like working for a vision or a goal it is okay to work normally.
😂
Wrong.
That is sure to be tried. Amazing video thank you
Nice video ...
Keep up the good work
Maybe the reason why Elon Musk doesn’t eat breakfast because when we are hungry a stomach hormone that stimulates appetite seems to promote the growth of new brain cells and protect them from the effects of ageing.
It was very interesting an article. I think there's a lot more to be discovered behind the reason of this technique. Thanks
Lol, i have a project for this week and i was procrastinating quite a lot and now, right now is when i see that ONE video that helps me, thank you bright side ! :D
Please do, live like Pablo Escobar for a year. It will be great.
😂
YOU CAN GET ARRESTED FOR THAT😆
Ño
Lol
He was much wealthier than musk.
Procrastinating is my BIGGEST problem by FAR
Try the practice of "JUST DO IT".... that is, to impulsively and spontaneously start with whatever you need to do; once you start, it may be a bit hard to stop, considering you'll have to do it eventually anyway.... Hope it helps!
@@thegenius6741
I'll try man thx
Glad to help >
Definitely giving this a try.
Tnx ,so helpful
Very useful video..5 minutes a task is really useful.. thank you Elon Musk and thank you Brightside..👍
Thanks for this Bright Side 💕
Nice topic .. sounds interesting
Legend says Elon Musk nevers sleeps, he pretends to be sleeping and plans for the next decade
Lol 🤣😂
I think that by only knowing the routine he has is not enough to understand his lifestyle, there's a lot going inside the brain and "the one key" that he follows which is making him to follow up such a hard routine which I think is stress management.
Thank you for sharing productive time management! Where can we research more about that 5-minute block time and how it works?
Hello Bright side, animations are awesome 💥
The 5 minute time-block thing does indeed sound like a solid plan
*Don't trust the lies of how continuously doing stuff is awesome. Your brain needs rest...*
You need proper sleep. And that also means daydreaming or something similar. Being on your phone is no rest.
Wow.. that's interesting, would definitely like to try this to manage between my IT work CZcams channel and family time.
was so so so useful for me tnx👍
i think its pretty great , i have been monitoring my day , but in 20 minute increments - i'll try out 10 mins to remain on task ! THANKYOU
Girls: ok imma try be more productive today
Elon musk: cute
HAHAHAHAHA!!
hhhhh
Cute😁💜
Nice one very interesting
So much great video
After 10 minutes of time management tutorial, he went on to say "check out our next 2000 videos"
😁😁😁😁😁
😂🤣🤣🤣
There he was to mannege himself or not😂🤣🤣
😂😂
It doesn't matter how much do you sleep;
What big you do while being awaken matters the most!
Destiny Lover thanks for this comment bro. I HONESTLY NEEDED THIS!!!😫😫😫 You are heaven sent, and is so positive.🙏🏽🛐
Ofcourse he is he has dp of physicswallah
15 years ago 🤔🤔🤔
I think youtube was not even created by then.
Woah...what a thought provoking quote!
Nice video Content keep uploading !!!!!
Love the video, glad you liked some of the things/habits he did. but I do need my sleep but don;t care for breakfast if I do eat it's nice but I can go without, either way it wont affect me. I can thank my mom for waking me up minutes before the bus arrived in middle school so every morning was a stressful panic trying to get dressed as fast as I can to not miss the bus. when I got into high school and finally got my own phone I set an alarm for a hour early since I hated the rushed style.
Everyone who sees this: You’re beautiful, and never give up your dreams, you are in this world for a reason! Lots Of Love
thanks
Thanks
@@missbhardwaj7259 ????????????????????
You skipped the part where he rolls a blunt.
Dumiso Nkomo hahahahhaha...in 5 mins ...he rolls 5
Thank you!
I'm gonna try this out!
I think students should do the 5 min on one thing more often
My question is can these be used in a student's life and how I can see how the 5 minute increments would be successful and the sleep but the rest of the day?
I appreciate you effort ;)
I enjoyed your time management routine.
I used to do everything you talked about, but I can do it for half a year. Actually, it happens on me every year. The very productive first half, the catastrophic laziness second half. I'm trying to overcome it too... by writing more.
I'm reading "Writing" now in Thailand. As I read more, I begin to write more. As I write more, I become fuller human.
the 5 minute blocks do seem like a good idea