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Steve Jobs' 2005 Stanford Commencement Address (with intro by President John Hennessy)

Steve Jobs' 2005 Stanford commencement address, in which he tells three stories from his life about connecting the dots, love and loss, and death. He urges graduates to follow their dreams and find opportunity in setbacks.

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Why HN readers recommended it

HN people point to it as an inspiring, rewatchable speech, especially for anyone worrying about wasted time or direction.

This is a summary from the source dataset, not an endorsement by Hacker News or the video creator.

Video & recommendation details

Creator / channel
Stanford
Topic
life advice and motivation
Format
talk
Level
general
HN recommenders in dataset
2
HN mentions in dataset
5
Recommendation years in dataset
2011–2023

These counts and years describe the included Hacker News records; they are not YouTube views or the video’s publication date.

From the original HN conversations

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  • Your comment reminds me of Steve Jobs amazing commencement address to the Stanford Class of 2005. [VIDEO] I try to watch it once a year, especially with grad students and postdocs. Gets better each time.

    robwwilliams on Hacker News · 2022-06
    In Stanford’s war on social life

  • You're 23. Just think how relatively bad it would be if you were 38 thinking this. You're young. Plenty of time. Keep taking risks. Be grateful you recognize this now, and trust the process. Everything happens at the right time. The dots make sense looking …

    graderjs on Hacker News · 2022-08
    In Ask HN: How can I come to peace with the years I wasted on pointless things?

  • And listen to Steve Jobs’ Stanford commencement address of 2005. I know he would have endorsed the critique above: [VIDEO]

    robwwilliams on Hacker News · 2023-09
    In Stanford Is a Platform

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