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Steve Jobs' 2005 Stanford Commencement Address

Stanford · 49.4M views · 2008-03-08 · 15:05

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Overview

Steve Jobs' 2005 Stanford commencement address, told through three stories: connecting the dots, love and loss, and death. It includes the calligraphy class and the 'stay hungry, stay foolish' close.

On Hacker News

HN returns to it for motivation and perspective, and quotes it constantly, especially the connect-the-dots and remembering-death passages.

Recommended by 9 HN people across 8 months · HN mentions 2009–2023

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modernerd · 2023-02 · Strong recommendation

“…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. 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.” - Steve Jobs' 2005 Stanford Commencement Address [VIDEO]

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al_borland · 2022-06 · Strong recommendation

This was from the commencement speech he gave at Sanford (starts at about 9:10). Not originally his quite, he was paraphrasing something he heard. Great speech, very worth watching for those who haven’t seen it. [VIDEO]

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bayer_rggb · 2016-12 · Strong recommendation

Came here to post this Larry Smith link :) Even though Jobs gets some hate on HN, these interviews/speeches have never failed to inspire me. If you don't ask, you don't get - [LINK] On a very formulaic life - [LINK] (I couldn't find one without the bad bg music) Stay hungry, stay foolish - [VIDEO] I do realise, on some levels, he was not a good person, or atleast came off as an ass, but listening to these interviews and speeches, I feel I can relate to him and his struggles.

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