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Steve Jobs Stanford Commencement Speech 2005

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  • Recommended by 13 people: 13 on Hacker News.
  • A classic. People kept recommending it from 2007 to 2013.
  • Presented by Steve Jobs, co-founder of Apple

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Steve Jobs shares three personal stories about connecting the dots, love and loss, and death to offer life and career advice.

Here we see Steve Jobs delivering his commencement speech to the graduates of Stanford University in 2005. In it he talks about getting fired from Apple in 1985, life & death

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13 people recommend this

What people say. Widely recommended as an incredibly inspiring and classic speech on career, passion, and life choices.

pashleon Hacker News • Recommends

On “'You've got to find what you love,' Jobs says (text only; video link in comments)”

Jobs' speech is about 1.5 years old. It's probably a classic for this audience, but the few who've slipped through the cracks must not be denied this utterly inspiring speech. We should be so lucky to one day be able to give a speech that chronicles a life of amazing achievements. Don't focus so much on whether what he's saying is true, of if you think he's this or that. All that matters is that if you feel something deep within you move, listen to THAT. Also, here's the YouTube video of the speech - link to this video enjoy!
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hwijayaon Hacker News • Recommends

On “'You've got to find what you love'”

This is no doubt one of the best speech i ever heard. It gives me a lot of new perspectives when i heard it for the first time back in 2006. Here's the video: link to this video
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mrduncanon Hacker News • Recommends

On “Good Artists Copy, Great Artists Steal”

That's always been one of my favorite speeches. I highly recommend it to anyone who's never heard (or seen) it. link to this video
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seejayon Hacker News • Recommends

On “I quit my job last March and it was a bad idea.”

Please listen to the famous Stanford Commencement Speech by Steve Jobs. It has helped me greatly in situations I feel depressed about life. I still listen to it again and again! worth every second! Here's the youtube link link to this video
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sushilchoudharion Hacker News • Recommends

On “Ask HN: What are the most inspirational blog posts you've ever read?”

How come no one mentioned Steve Jobs and his commencement speech at Stanford? It is absolutely one of my favorites. I watch it everytime i feel that i could use a dose of motivation. link to this video
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jesseendahlon Hacker News • Recommends

On “Ask HN: How do I develop fanatical resolve?”

The single best motivator for me is remembering that I'm going to die one day. I think often about the commencement speech Steve Jobs made in 2005. If you haven't seen it, I highly recommend it. Here's a link: link to this video I still allow myself time to relax/slack off, but if I had intended to only watch a few episodes before getting down to working on something I'm passionate about, and then have the urge to just do the easy thing and keep watching instead of doing whatever I'd planned to do, I remember that my time is slowly running out and if I don't take steps to achieve my dreams now, then I will likely never achieve them before there's no time left. This applies to everything in life, not ju…
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waveon Hacker News • Recommends

On “8 Things I Wish I Knew When I Was 22”

I find Steve Jobs' Stanford commencement speech to be a very good real life advice. If you are graduating this year, please watch it and learn from his experience. link to this video
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SapphireSunon Hacker News • Recommends

On “Steve Jobs speaks out about his health”

Jobs gave an address to Stanford university's graduating class in 2005. Here's a link to youtube if you want to watch link to this video was quite interesting and spoke deeply to me.
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pistoriuspon Hacker News • Recommends

On “Renowned reverse engineer Fravia says goodbye”

I find it strange how the imminent demise of another makes me reflect upon myself: I found myself wondering what I would write in the same situation, and then realizing that this is a fate that I cannot escape. I like to watch Steve Jobs' Stanford commencement speech, every now and again, to remind me of that fact: link to this video Transcribed: link
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usamaqasemon Hacker News • Recommends

On “Ask HN: Taking the next 6 months off, advice?”

…Otherwise if you are not sure yet, stay in school and try to find what you like to do, you still have long way and if the next 6 months are not them, be patient sooner or later you will find what you like to do. Then everything is going to be clear. Explore and try to meet people and talk to them whether in school or off school. Check this video: link to this video Good Luck.…
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mahrainon Hacker News • Recommends

On “What should I do with my life?”

By, when you get to the point where you have to choose with either your heart or your head (wallet, benchmarks etc.) picking the former. Oh, and watch Steve Jobs at Stanford on this: link to this video
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ffffruiton Hacker News • Recommends

On “Steve Jobs Resigns as Apple CEO (Official Letter)”

A true pioneer of the computing industry - farewell. His Standford graduation talk, always inspiring: link to this video
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reconoron Hacker News • Recommends

On “I quit my job last March and it was a bad idea.”

…s essentially a series of experiences unfolding in ways you are likely to never predict with any reasonable degree of accuracy. Steve Job's graduation commencement speech touches on this idea of being unable to "connect the dots in your life" forward, one can only do it retrospectively. It is a keen observation and is certainly worth listening to: link to this video Try and minimize the amount of time you let your mind spend regretting a decision you made in March and focus more on looking forward and taking the next positive step in your life. You are only 20 and are bound to make many more decisions that you may consider to be a mistake in the short-term, but you have no idea how your life will ultim…
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amichailon Hacker News • Mentions

On “inspirational videos to push you forward when you're down”

Here's a commercial I like: link And a news story that you might recall: link A commencement speech: link to this video Which ones are your favorites?
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kadavyon Hacker News • Mentions

On “Ask HN: Can startup founders afford to spend time on "hobbies"?”

You shouldn't deny your curiosities, because you never know what they'll lead to. Steve Jobs once dropped in on a Calligraphy class, and fell in love with beautiful typography. It had no practical purpose to him at the time, but later in life, when he was building the Mac, he built that beautiful typography into it, changing computers into a design tool.* Taking time to play the piano will help you relax and think more creatively. Additionally, as your mind makes connections between notes and identifies patterns, it will find parallels in the challenges you face in your startup. *Story from Jobs's Stanford Commencement Address: link to this video
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rblionon Hacker News • Mentions

On “Steve Jobs "never had any designs. He has not designed a single project"”

It's not a myth or legend. I look up to great people that moved our species forward. Here is where I learned some of this 'crap': link to this video And, the rest is from Steve Wozinack's autobiography... Steve is a polarizing figure with a vision that unites spirituality with technology. That's why Apple keeps attracting more and more attention...
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