Jobs the Jerk

http://www.slate.com/articles/technology/technology/2011/10/steve_jobs_biography_the_new_book_doesn_t_explain_what_made_the_.single.html

by dean • 15 years ago

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adrianwaj• 15 years ago

"Even when he was dying, Jobs wasn’t in the mood to analyze his strengths, his weaknesses, his victories, or his mistakes."

To me, that represents profound mental blockages and I wouldn't be surprised if they contributed to his cancer.

dubya• 15 years ago

Or maybe he just wasn't comfortable talking about these things with his biographer. Reflection on one's life can be an internal process; it doesn't have to look like an episode of Oprah.

Shengster2• 15 years ago

I believe the author would have a different opinion if he watched Steve's 2005 commencement speech. http://goo.gl/l7scw

Steve said the reason he was successful later in life was from learning from his previous failures. This doesn't seem characteristic of a man who is unable to reflect on his past.

Perhaps the reason he chose not to do so later in life was because he knew of his impending death. The man who lives every day like his last doesn't spend time reminiscing about the past—he lives in the present and enjoys every waking moment.

I'd like to think that in the last months of his life Steve tried to do just that.

mdonahoe• 15 years ago

I'm guessing he has seen it already. Have you read the book? (I haven't)

Shengster2• 15 years ago

I pre-ordered the book so it hasn't arrived yet. I'm definitely looking forward to reading it. :-)

I did, however, read The Second Coming of Steve Jobs, which was an excellent unauthorized biography I read a few years ago. http://goo.gl/NxK3D

Mordor• 15 years ago

Perhaps he learned nothing and was just lucky enough to be surrounded by people who made him look good.

Jobs the Jerk

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