Steve Jobs's Commencement speech at Stanford University, 2005
Remembering that I'll be dead soon is the most important tool
I've ever encountered to help me make the big choices in life. Because
almost everything - all external expectations, all pride, all fear of
embarrassment or failure - these things just fall away in the face of
death, leaving only what is truly important. Remembering that you are
going to die is the best way I know to avoid the trap of thinking you
have something to lose. You are already naked. There is no reason not to
follow your heart.
Your time is limited, so don't waste it living someone else's
life. Don't be trapped by dogma - which is living with the results of
other people's thinking. Don't let the noise of others' opinions drown
out your own inner voice.
Your work is going to fill a large part of your life, and the
only way to be truly satisfied is to do what you believe is great work.
And the only way to do great work is to love what you do. If you
haven't found it yet, keep looking. Don't settle. As with all matters of
the heart, you'll know when you find it. And, like any great
relationship, it just gets better and better as the years roll on. So
keep looking until you find it. Don't settle.
Truly remarkable words, humble but not appologetic. Plain and without any glory. He did great things and continued to do so till the very end.
VastaaPoistaI was in a conference this week and one session was devoted to Steve Jobs.
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