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Steve Jobs' 2005 Stanford Commencement Address

Steve Jobs' 2005 Stanford commencement address, told through three stories: connecting the dots, love and loss, and death. It includes the calligraphy class and the 'stay hungry, stay foolish' close.

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Why HN readers recommended it

HN returns to it for motivation and perspective, and quotes it constantly, especially the connect-the-dots and remembering-death passages.

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
9
HN mentions in dataset
20
Recommendation years in dataset
2009–2023

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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  • Came here to post this Larry Smith link :) Even though Jobs gets some hate on HN, these interviews/speeches have never failed to inspire me. If you don't ask, you don't get - [LINK] On a very formulaic life - [LINK] (I couldn't find one …

    bayer_rggb on Hacker News · 2016-12
    In Ask HN: What are inspirational talks you watched which motivates you?

  • This was from the commencement speech he gave at Sanford (starts at about 9:10). Not originally his quite, he was paraphrasing something he heard. Great speech, very worth watching for those who haven’t seen it. [VIDEO]

    al_borland on Hacker News · 2022-06
    In You have only so much time – are you using it right?

  • “…for the past 33 years, I have looked in the mirror every morning and asked myself: ’If today were the last day of my life, would I want to do what I am about to do today?’ And whenever the answer has been no for …

    modernerd on Hacker News · 2023-02
    In Ask HN: What is the best advice you got on any aspect of life?

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