Elon Musk’s 6 Rules of Productivity

Most people waste time pretending to be productive.
Elon Musk doesn’t have that luxury.

He runs 6 companies.
Most can’t handle one.

So how does he do it?

A leaked internal email revealed the 6 ruthless rules he lives by to maximize productivity.

Save this. Live by it.
Your calendar will thank you.

1/ Avoid Large Meetings
↳ Big meetings = collective procrastination.
↳ Only include people who are actually contributing.

2/ Kill Recurring Meetings
↳ Regular meetings are often performative.
↳ Build things, don’t just talk about building them.

3/ Leave If You’re Not Adding Value
↳ Walking out of a pointless meeting isn’t rude.
↳ Wasting people’s time is.

4/ Skip the Chain of Command
↳ Talk directly to the person who can get it done.
↳ Middle managers slow down momentum.

5/ Clarity Over Cleverness
↳ If you can’t explain your idea simply, you don’t understand it well enough.
↳ Jargon ≠ intelligence.

6/ Common Sense > Company Rules
↳ If a rule makes no sense in context — change it.
↳ You’re here to get results, not follow bureaucracy.