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I missed reading Steve Jobs’ commencement address at Stanford this past June, but it showed up on digg a few days ago and I found it pretty good. Here’s a text transcript and a youtube video (14:33). Being a confirmed story addict, I like his “just three stories” format.

I’m setting off in a new, uncertain direction myself, and so I especially appreciate this:

you can’t connect the dots looking forward; you can only connect them looking backwards. So you have to trust that the dots will somehow connect in your future. You have to trust in something — your gut, destiny, life, karma, whatever. This approach has never let me down, and it has made all the difference in my life.

And I share his “death is your friend” sentiment as well — is that morbid?

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3 Responses to “Just three stories”

  1. Kalyan Says:
    November 10th, 2006 at 02:54

    I liked this one too. I’m watching a lot of youtube/google videos these days! guy kawasaki has one for startups and google tech talks.

  2. Dave Says:
    November 10th, 2006 at 14:09

    Hi Kalyan, thanks for making the connection to Kawasaki, I like his three points, and enjoyed a quick scan of his blog as well.

  3. Sanjay M Says:
    April 15th, 2007 at 06:29

    Apart from the morbidity Dave - I found quite a bit to learn as well. I loved that speech when I’d come across it in 2005. Good to come across the link again, I’m going to read another time, this time, along with my wife :) Usually we re-read something after a gap, it makes a lot more sense… 8)

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