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Business Insider
2 days ago
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- Business Insider
Read the newly released Steve Jobs emails to himself — including his handwritten notes about parenting
A trove of newly released emails from Steve Jobs shows how the late Apple cofounder prepared for one of his most memorable speeches. Jobs addressed Stanford University graduates at the university's commencement ceremony on June 12, 2005. Twenty years later, the Steve Jobs Archive published notes and emails he wrote to himself while drafting the speech, along with a high-definition recording of the commencement address. His Stanford address became famous for its inspirational life lessons, which could apply to college graduates, entrepreneurs, or dropouts like himself. Jobs used his own stories to drive home his points. A recording of the speech published on YouTube in 2008 has 46 million views. The published correspondence showed Jobs had been working on the speech for at least six months before delivering it. His early ideas included points about diet, meditation, and encouraging students to focus on their "inner world." Jobs was introduced to Zen Buddhism and meditation in the 1970s. Jobs wrote down several anecdotes in emails to himself before settling on his final choices for the speech. In a May 1 draft, Jobs wrote, "Try to always surround yourself with people smarter than you." They can come from different walks of life. He pointed to a "terribly old" engineer he'd hired at Apple not long after it started, who was a "genius." (The engineer was in his 40s at the time, while Jobs was 50 when he delivered the speech.) Jobs ultimately chose three other personal stories. The first was about "connecting the dots," the second covered "love and loss," and the third was about death. From the oldest email published, however, Jobs had his opener locked in. "This is the closest I've ever come to graduating from college," he wrote. Jobs drew on an earlier commencement address and mused on parenting in his notes The Stanford speech echoed Jobs' commencement address almost 10 years earlier. In 1996, Jobs spoke to the graduating class of Palo Alto High School. Both speeches discussed intuition, morality, and following one's passions. While the 1996 speech focused on the students, Jobs also thought about the parents in the crowd. Scribbled at the bottom of a printout of the speech, he jotted down some thoughts on parenting. "They tell you that you will love your kids," the handwritten notes read, "never mention that you will fall in love with them." He also wrote that "every injury or setback parents feel 10x" and that they will always see their children as they were at ages 5, 6, or 7. The speech concluded by encouraging the high school students to live their lives with as few regrets as possible. In the Stanford address, Jobs also implored the students to find what they love and live each day like it was their last, telling the story of his first bout of cancer. The Apple cofounder died of pancreatic cancer in 2011 at the age of 56. Once he devised an ending for the Stanford commencement, it stuck. "'Stay hungry. Stay foolish.' And I have always wished that for myself," he said. Jobs stuck to the script — that he made a point to write himself down to his "thank you very much."
Time of India
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Time of India
Apple CEO Tim Cook shares Steve Jobs' 'powerful advice' to Stanford students, says ‘It's hard to believe it's been 20 years since Steve told Stanford graduates to…'
Apple CEO Tim Cook recently marked the 20th anniversary of Steve Jobs' iconic 2005 Stanford commencement address by sharing a tribute to the late Apple co-founder on social media. In a post on X (formerly Twitter), Cook wrote 'It's hard to believe it's been 20 years since Steve told Stanford graduates to stay hungry and stay foolish.' He continued, 'His powerful advice still rings true, and I hope it helps guide this year's new grads as they begin their journey to become tomorrow's leaders.' Steve Jobs Stanford speech is one of the most watched speeches In the post, Cook also shared a link to a newly updated version of Jobs' famous speech, hosted on the Steve Jobs Archive website. The video has been enhanced from standard to high definition. The 2005 video, has been watched over 120 million times, and is one of the most influential commencement addresses in history. It has also been reproduced in media and school curricula around the world. ( You can watch it here ) As mentioned on the website, Job's speech even helped inspire the Cleveland Cavaliers' 2016 NBA comeback, when LeBron James played a clip of it before Game 3 of the Finals. While the webpage includes rare photos, early drafts, and behind-the-scenes details about how the speech came together. Most remembered line from Steve Jobs's Stanford speech The speech delivered by Jobs – a college dropout to one of the world's top universities, has resonated deeply with audiences over the years. It included three personal stories from Jobs' life, and its most remembered lines were deeply reflective: 'Your time is limited, so don't waste it living someone else's life' and 'Stay hungry, stay foolish.' According to the Steve Jobs Archive , Jobs spent months preparing for the speech. He worked on drafts, asked friends for advice, and collaborated closely with his wife, Laurene. On stage, Jobs wore jeans, a black shirt, and Birkenstocks under his graduation robe. Despite the heat and distractions in the stadium, he delivered his speech word-for-word. 'This is the closest I've ever gotten to a college graduation,' he joked as he began. After the event, the class co-presidents sent him a thank-you note. Jobs replied: 'Thank you all very much. It was really hard for me to prepare for this, but I loved it (especially when it was over…).' A speech about more than tech Though Jobs was known as a visionary in technology, his Stanford address focused on universal human experiences—love, loss, mortality, and staying true to oneself. He once said, 'People sometimes forget that they are very unique… The whole computer industry wants to forget about the humanist side.' The speech was a reminder that he hadn't. The Steve Jobs Archive now preserves that legacy with rare artifacts, including Jobs' handwritten speech drafts, his Reed College acceptance letter, and even the Whole Earth Catalog that inspired his famous closing line. Apple's HUGE iPhone makeover: iOS 26 & Liquid Glass Explained!
The Verge
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- The Verge
The Steve Jobs Archive shares stories, videos, and notes of his famous commencement speech
Thursday marks the 20th anniversary of Steve Jobs' famous Stanford commencement speech, and the Steve Jobs Archive has marked the occasion by uploading an HD version of the speech, publishing notes Jobs emailed to himself, and sharing details about the leadup to the speech. You can see everything on a page on the Steve Jobs Archive's website and watch the HD video on YouTube. The website's page about the speech is a little saccharine, but there's no denying that the address has been very influential – LeBron James used the speech to help inspire the Cleveland Cavaliers during their championship NBA Finals run in 2016, for example – so I found it pretty cool to read some of the history of it all. I particularly liked reading Jobs' emailed notes with various outlines, themes, and drafts he was trying out. The website also has the interesting detail that Jobs 'read his text verbatim' – given the confidence he had in his many famous presentations for Apple, I figured he might have ad-libbed parts of it. It's all worth checking out, if you have a few minutes.
