If a timeline is long, it’s wrong. — Elon Musk

If a timeline is long, it’s wrong.

Author: Elon Musk

Insight: Most of us assume big dreams need forever to happen. But Musk's point is sharper: if your plan needs decades, you're probably not pushing hard enough or you've missed something obvious. That's why the best breakthroughs feel sudden—they weren't, you just stopped accepting "someday."

Source: If the schedule is long, it's wrong; if it's tight, it's right

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If a timeline is long, it’s wrong.

Elon MuskIf the schedule is long, it's wrong; if it's tight, it's right

Insight

Most of us assume big dreams need forever to happen. But Musk's point is sharper: if your plan needs decades, you're probably not pushing hard enough or you've missed something obvious. That's why the best breakthroughs feel sudden—they weren't, you just stopped accepting "someday."

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Tobi3 months ago

Reminds me of Parkinson's Law: "Work expands so as to fill the time available for its completion".

Elon Musk

Elon Musk is a South African-born entrepreneur and business magnate known for founding and leading multiple high-profile technology companies, including Tesla Inc., SpaceX, Neuralink, and The Boring Company. He is widely recognized for his ambitious goals in revolutionizing the automotive, space exploration, and renewable energy industries.

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