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Steve Jobs Stanford Commencement Speech 2005 high definition.flv
Steve Jobs's 2005 Stanford commencement address, in which he tells three stories about connecting the dots, love and loss, and death, including his remarks on typography.
Why HN readers recommended it
HN people recommend it as personal inspiration for perseverance and for keeping perspective by remembering mortality.
This is a summary from the source dataset, not an endorsement by Hacker News or the video creator.
Video & recommendation details
- Creator / channel
- Jed Joe
- Topic
- commencement speech
- Format
- talk
- Level
- general
- HN recommenders in dataset
- 2
- HN mentions in dataset
- 3
- Recommendation years in dataset
- 2013–2017
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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I suggest you see Steve Jobs' Stanford Commencement Speech (2005): [VIDEO] . The part which conveys this idea beautifully is this: "Remembering that I'll be dead soon is the most important tool I've ever encountered to help me make the big choices in life. Because …
nsomaru on Hacker News · 2013-05
In The Three Kinds of Laziness2 things 1) Steve Jobs' commencement speech at Stanford. [VIDEO] 2) Reminding myself of my blessings in life. Most of us have many things to be thankful for, even in our worst moments Whatever you do, do not seek sympathy from others. It can be …
sagarkamat on Hacker News · 2017-01
In Ask HN: What inspires you to persevere through adversity?
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