About
Steve Jobs´ 2005 Stanford Commencement Address (REVIEWED VERSION)
I find
Jobs´ speech very interesting and motivating since the personal stories he
retells are intended to encourage people to follow their dreams in order to
become what they really want to be. I completely agree with the fact that life
might hit us on the head at times but that if we love what we do and we have a
goal to pursue we will find the courage to overcome difficult situations. I
particularly like the way in which he explains that our heart and intuition somehow
know what we truly want to become. And for that reason we should listen to that
inner voice we all have. Sometimes, we feel a sudden impulse to do something,
such as enrolling in a certain course or whatever, without really knowing exactly
what for, but the real reason which was hidden at the moment might become clearer in the future.
And in order to explain that, Jobs talks about connecting the dots looking
backwards. In my personal opinion that is quite true since I can observe how
some people around me take the plunge to enrol in activities which end up being
of much importance in their professional training. To conclude, I believe that
this speech is quite encouraging and it makes us reflect upon the fact that our
time in this life is short so we should be enjoying it, not wasting our time
doing things that are not of our interest. To cut a long story short, if we value our time, we will make better decisions on how to spend it.
Yes, you are right, Marcela! I think that sometimes our heart know better what we really want than ourselves. So, we don't have to complicate our lives and just follow your heart.
ResponderEliminarMarce.. I agree a 100 % with you... actually I thought about almost the same things as you after listening to Steve Jobs' talk. I am quite impulsive sometimes and I do not try to find the reasons for my actions instead I just act without caring about the consequences. I am not saying this is always the correct thing to do, but just that I feel quite identified with what you said...
ResponderEliminarIt seems we needed Job's speech to feel motivated, somehow. In fact, all the motivation depends on us, but we need that external influence to think in a different way. We know what we want and we know HOW we want it, but there are times in which we lose track or we are so immersed in routines that we forget about our interests and passions. Fortunately, technology gets us a bit closer to this type of experiences and speeches which can help us reflect upon our lives. I'm not saying that's the only way by which we can get that feeling. It's just one of all the paths we can go through.
ResponderEliminarI´ve seen the "connecting the dots looking backwards" expression in most of our posts,haha!! It seems that it has caused an inspiring effect in all of us. I strongly believe that life offers millions of opportunities. And they are all there, waiting to be taken. The only thing we need is to desire it. "Follow your heart" seems to be a cliché expression but scarcely anyone knows the meaning of it. If I hadn´t followed my heart I wouldn´t be here. If I hadn´t followed my heart I wouldn´t have had the courage to tell my parents that I didn´t want to be a biochemist but an English teacher. If I hadn´t followed my heart I would have been stucked and, therefore, my existance would have been absurd. That is why we should always spend some minutes to think about ourselves and what we really want from life.
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