The first tip Musk gave was that people should "try to be useful." "Do things that are useful to your fellow human beings, to the world," the billionaire told Fridman. "It's hard to be useful — very hard." If someone is living a useful life, it's a "life worth having lived," Musk said.

Be useful

The second piece of advice he mentioned in the podcast was that someone should contribute more than they consume. "Try to have a positive net contribution to society," he told Fridman. "That's something to aim for." Musk said on the podcast that he has "a lot of respect for someone who puts in an honest day's work."

Contribute to society

Musk also advised young people not to try to be a leader for the sake of it. "A lot of the time, the people you want as leaders are the people who don't want to be leaders," he told Fridman.

Don't try to be a leader

Musk told Fridman that he read through the encyclopedia as a kid. "I would encourage people to read a lot of books," he said. "Try to ingest as much information as you can, and try to also develop a good general knowledge so you at least have a rough lay of the land of the knowledge landscape."

Read books and ingest information

His final piece of advice was for young people to talk to others. "Talk to people from different walks of life and different industries and professions and skills," he told Fridman. "Learn as much as possible."

Talk to people

Elon Musk's advice to young people included being useful, not trying to be a leader, and reading books, he said on the Lex Fridman Podcast.

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