steve_jobs__commencement_address_at_stanford_university

1、SteveJobs’CommencementAddressatStanfdUniversityinJune20051StayhungrystayfoolishIamhonedtobewithyoutodayatyourcommencementfromoneofthefinestuniversitiesinthewld.Inevergraduatedfromcollege.TruthbetoldthisistheclosestIveeve

2、rgottentoacollegegraduation.TodayIwanttotellyouthreestiesfrommylife.Thatsit.Nobigdeal.Justthreesties.Thefirststyisaboutconnectingthedots.IpedoutofReedCollegeafterthefirst6monthsbutthenstayedaroundasainfanother18monthssob

3、efeIreallyquit.SowhydidIoutItstartedbefeIwasbn.Mybiologicalmotherwasayoungunwedcollegegraduatestudentshedecidedtoputmeupfadoption.ShefeltverystronglythatIshouldbeadoptedbycollegegraduatessoeverythingwasallsetfmetobeadopt

4、edatbirthbyalawyerhiswife.ExceptthatwhenIpoppedouttheydecidedatthelastminutethattheyreallywantedagirl.Somyparentswhowereonawaitinglistgotacallinthedleofthenightasking:“Wehaveanunexpectedbabyboydoyouwanthim“Theysaid:“Ofco

5、urse.“Mybiologicalmotherlaterfoundoutthatmymotherhadnevergraduatedfromcollegethatmyfatherhadnevergraduatedfromhighschool.Sherefusedtosignthefinaladoptionpapers.SheonlyrelentedafewmonthslaterwhenmyparentspromisedthatIwoul

6、dsomedaygotocollege.17yearslaterIdidgotocollege.ButInaivelychoseacollegethatwasalmostasexpensiveasStanfdallofmywkingclassparentssavingswerebeingspentonmycollegetuition.AftersixmonthsIcouldntseethevalueinit.Ihadnoideawhat

7、Iwantedtodowithmylifenoideahowcollegewasgoingtohelpmefigureitout.hereIwasspendingallofthemoneymyparentshadsavedtheirentirelife.SoIdecidedtoouttrustthatitwouldallwkoutOK.Itwasprettyscaryatthetimebutlookingbackitwasoneofth

8、ebestdecisionsIevermade.TheminuteIpedoutIcouldstoptakingtherequiredclassesthatdidntinterestmebeginpinginontheonesthatlookedinteresting.Itwasntallromantic.IdidnthaveadmroomsoIsleptonthefloinfriendsroomsIreturnedcokebottle

9、sfthe5￠depositstobuyfoodwithIwouldwalkthe7milesacrosstowneverySundaynighttogetonegoodmealaweekattheHareKrishnatemple.Ilovedit.muchofwhatIstumbledintobyfollowingmycuriosityintuitionturnedouttobepricelesslateron.Letmegivey

10、ouoneexample:ReedCollegeatthattimeofferedperhapsthebestcalligraphyinstructioninthecountry.Throughoutthecampuseverypostereverylabeloneverydrawerwasbeautifullyhcalligraphed.BecauseIhadpedoutdidnthavetotakethenmalclassesIde

11、cidedtotakeacalligraphyclasstolearnhowtodothis.IlearnedSteveJobs’CommencementAddressatStanfdUniversityinJune20053freedmetoenteroneofthemostcreativeperiodsofmylife.DuringthenextfiveyearsIstartedacompanynamedNeXTanothercom

12、panynamedPixarfellinlovewithanamazingwomanwhowouldbecomemywife.PixarwentontocreatethewldsfirstcomputeranimatedfeaturefilmToyStyisnowthemostsuccessfulanimationstudiointhewld.InaremarkableturnofeventsAppleboughtNeXTIreturn

13、edtoApplethetechnologywedevelopedatNeXTisattheheartofApplescurrentrenaissance.LaureneIhaveawonderfulfamilytogether.ImprettysurenoneofthiswouldhavehappenedifIhadntbeenfiredfromApple.ItwasawfultastingmedicinebutIguessthepa

14、tientneededit.Sometimeslifehitsyouintheheadwithabrick.Dontlosefaith.ImconvincedthattheonlythingthatkeptmegoingwasthatIlovedwhatIdid.Youvegottofindwhatyoulove.thatisastruefyourwkasitisfyourlovers.Yourwkisgoingtofillalarge

15、partofyourlifetheonlywaytobetrulysatisfiedistodowhatyoubelieveisgreatwk.theonlywaytodogreatwkistolovewhatyoudo.Ifyouhaventfoundityetkeeplooking.Dontsettle.Aswithallmattersoftheheartyoullknowwhenyoufindit.likeanygreatrela

16、tionshipitjustgetsbetterbetterastheyearsrollon.Sokeeplookinguntilyoufindit.Dontsettle.Mythirdstyisaboutdeath.WhenIwas17Ireadaquotethatwentsomethinglike:“Ifyouliveeachdayasifitwasyourlastsomedayyoullmostcertainlyberight.“

17、Itmadeanimpressiononmesincethenfthepast33yearsIhavelookedinthemirreverymningaskedmyself:“IftodaywerethelastdayofmylifewouldIwanttodowhatIamabouttodotoday“whenevertheanswerhasbeen“No“ftoomanydaysinarowIknowIneedtochangeso

18、mething.RememberingthatIllbedeadsoonisthemostimptanttoolIveeverencounteredtohelpmemakethebigchoicesinlife.Becausealmosteverything—allexternalexpectationsallprideallfearofembarrassmentfailurethesethingsjustfallawayinthefa

19、ceofdeathleavingonlywhatistrulyimptant.RememberingthatyouaregoingtodieisthebestwayIknowtoavoidthetrapofthinkingyouhavesomethingtolose.Youarealreadynaked.Thereisnoreasonnottofollowyourheart.AboutayearagoIwasdiagnosedwithc

20、ancer.Ihadascanat7:30inthemningitclearlyshowedatumonmypancreas.Ididntevenknowwhatapancreaswas.ThedoctstoldmethiswasalmostcertainlyatypeofcancerthatisincurablethatIshouldexpecttolivenolongerthanthreetosixmonths.Mydoctadvi

21、sedmetogohomegetmyaffairsinderwhichisdoctscodefpreparetodie.Itmeanstotrytotellyourkidseverythingyouthoughtyoudhavethenext10yearstotelltheminjustafewmonths.Itmeanstomakesureeverythingisbuttonedupsothatitwillbeaseasyasposs