Steve Job's Stanford speech, a rough summary

The speech is divided into three parts. The first part is titled as connecting the dots. This is all about listening to your heart and following your heart. Even though Steve never graduated from college he learned certain things like calligraphy because he was interested in that subject. It was many years later that this particular field of study became useful. I.e when they were developing the font for apple computers. The second part is named as love and loss. He is defining the basic philosophy of his life. To do something that you love. Even though he was thrown outside apple due to some disagreements he was at heart a silicon valley fellow. He continued doing what he liked the most and that is why he was able to build Next computers and Pixar animation studios. The third and final part of his speech is about death. He is making fun of people who wants to go to heaven but who doesn't like to die. He is worried about time. He says that when he was diagnosed with cancer he knew that his time was running short and that made him more productive. He ends the last part of his speech by talking about a college magazine and its final issue. The parting words from editors of the magazine was - Stay Hungry and Stay Foolish.


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