Think Like A Rocket Scientist

Think Like A Rocket Scientist teaches you how to think like an engineer in your everyday life so that you can accomplish your personal and professional goals and reach your full potential.

Elon Musk’s journey to creating SpaceX wasn’t easy. It began with a $20 million problem when he couldn’t afford to build even one rocket. But that was based on thinking he had to do it like everybody else.

Once Musk got out of his own head and thought patterns, he realized that it was much simpler. He could manufacture everything himself to make his dream a reality, and make better and more cost-efficient rockets in the process!

While you love the success that forming habits brings, it’s got some downsides, as Musk’s experience shows.

When you get into the same routine every day, you fail to question whether your actions and processes are actually leading to your desired outcomes. Which is why you’re not reaching your biggest goals.

Instead, get out of the rut by following rocket scientists, who use first principles thinking. Try this method yourself by questioning every piece of the problem or goal you’re working on.

Then, identify and let go of every assumption you’re making about what you have to do to get it done. This lets you break free of the norm and truly get into an innovative mindset.

And pretty soon you’ll be solving problems and achieving goals you never imagined possible.

A few months ago I was scrolling through Reddit when I saw that NASA was accepting applications for astronauts. I’ve always been mesmerized by the idea of going to space, so I clicked on it. I was in shock when I realized that I may have qualified to apply. My wife thought I was crazy for considering it. I would have done it, but found out not long afterward that I would be finishing my master’s degree just a month too late. And I have to admit, while I’d love to go to space I’m not sure I’d want to go through the rigorous tests that astronauts-in-training have to do. If you’ve ever heard of the vomit comet or know anything about it, you’ll know just what I mean. The mental training sounds incredibly difficult too. NASA has astronauts go through all kinds of simulations, and they design it to try to trick trainees into making mistakes! Talk about stressful! While these examples may not sound fun, you can still follow NASA’s example and test your ideas, products, and presentations as thoroughly as they do. Try practicing in an environment where you’ll perform, for one. Test your job interview skills with an intimidating friend and while wearing your suit, for…