The Good Life

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Steve Jobs: Lessons for the Good Life

I recently watched the 2005 Stanford University Commencement Address by Steve Jobs. Perhaps you have already seen it - the website reports 1.4 million hits! - but it was new to me, and it contained some excellent points about the good life that I would like to mention here.

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I hadn't ever seen that clip,

I hadn't ever seen that clip, but now I will have to look it up! I especially liked what he said about getting fired from Apple... so ironic. I can see that he really persevered, though.

Just lovely, Chris. thanks.

Just lovely, Chris. thanks.

Cosmic Karma

I believe that Steve Jobs is going to be immediately reincarnated...

...and in 10 tears he will be assembling iPads in China.

I think that staying foolish

I think that staying foolish means never being contented with what you already know and taking risks. I found this speech very inspiring.

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Christopher Peterson is professor of psychology at the University of Michigan.

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