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Steve Jobs recently retired from Apple, and no matter how you feel about Apple or Steve Jobs himself (as far as I can tell he was not the kind of person I would have wanted to work for, and that isn't a compliment), you have to acknowledge that he had a very distinct view of the world.

I'm linking to the text of a speech he gave at Stanford in 2005. I've often thought about this line:

When I was 17, I read a quote that went something like: "If you live each day as if it was your last, someday you'll most certainly be right." It made an impression on me, and since then, for the past 33 years, I have looked in the mirror every morning and asked myself: "If today were the last day of my life, would I want to do what I am about to do today?" And whenever the answer has been "No" for too many days in a row, I know I need to change something.

I'm thinking maybe I need to change something...

Here's the video:

Text of Steve Jobs' Commencement address

12 September 2011 01:00pm UTC • 38 views • 0 comments

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