5 crucial pieces of advice from Elon Musk for young people who want to succeed in life.

• One should contribute more than one consumes.
• Try to have positive net contributions to society. That is something one should aim for.

Try not to be a leader for the sake of it.

"A lot of times, the people you want as leaders are the people who don't want to be leaders."—Musk.

Elon Musk has read through the encyclopedia as a kid.

Musk said that "I would encourage people to read a lot of books."

• Try to ingest as much information as you can.
• Try to also develop a good general knowledge so you at least have a rough lay of the land of the knowledge landscape.

Talk to people from different walks of life and different industries and professions and skills to learn as much as possible.