Elon Musk isn’t sleeping much these days. While he usually pulls in a solid six, it’s been “a lot less these days,” as he told Twitter followers over the weekend.
To be fair, the founder has a lot going on, from the Tesla crash aftermath, to plans to acquire SolarCity, to sticking a SpaceX rocket landing for the fifth time in seven months.
Yeah, dude’s kinda busy.
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i have insomnia plus I'm up with a non-sleeping baby. I enjoy reading your tweets at all hours. How much sleep do you average?
So, just how does he stay sharp on so little sleep? The answer isn’t rocket science. It’s crack cocaine, and “large amounts of it,” as the billionaire boss jokingly tweeted back, in a cheeky exchange with fans on the social platform.
what's the trick to keep concentrated and not distracted with this little sleep?
Yep, you read that right. Large amounts of crack.
It's irresponsible for @elonmusk to joke @ using crack to boost productivity. Everyone knows #Meth gives more focus. twitter.com/Jalopnik/statu…
Saturday’s surprising tweet wasn’t the first time Musk publicly joked about using drugs. He made a crack in 2013 at a Computer History Museum event that he’d have to take them to enjoy kicking back at the beach. “The idea of lying on a beach as my main thing just sounds like the worst,” he said. “It sounds horrible to me. I would go bonkers. I would have to be on serious drugs. I’d be super-duper bored. I like high intensity.”
Monday's news headline: "Tesla CEO does crack; stock up 10 points" #tesla @TeslaMotors
