Elon Musk: I’m Pathologically Optimistic—But I Always Deliver in the End

Elon Musk: I'm pathologically optimistic, but I do deliver in the end.

“When we were kids in school, my brother would tell me the wrong time for the bus so that I wouldn't miss the bus.

And then I'd be upset with him. Why'd you tell me the bus was going to come earlier than it was? And he would say, well, because otherwise you'd be late for the bus. This is an actual thing that would happen.

So, I guess I've been sort of pathologically optimistic from birth. But that's the reason all this stuff is happening anyway. I got to be somewhat pathologically optimistic. But I do deliver in the end. That's the important thing.”

Tesla Shareholder Meeting, June 13, 2024