"See your product as a list of risks, not a trophy Musk explained that while outside observers look at a rocket and see something impressive, as chief engineer he sees something entirely different: "I've like a readout of like this is the risks, these are the problems, that's what I see." This is not a burden but a discipline — experts who built something see failure modes; admirers see finished objects. Training yourself to look at your own work through the lens of what could go wrong, rather than how good it looks, is what separates builders from fans. Source: Elon Musk, Lex Fridman Podcast, Elon Musk"