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Steve Mollman

Elon Musk bought Twitter while Tesla and SpaceX thrived because he’s ‘addicted to intensity’

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Elon Musk isn’t one to sit on his laurels. The billionaire Tesla CEO and world’s richest person could have retired long ago, but instead he’s leading six companies and shaking up industries along the way. So what drives him?

“He’s a drama addict. He doesn't like to coast,” said Walter Isaacson, who’s written a new biography of the mercurial entrepreneur and spent two years shadowing him.

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