I read Steve Jobs by Walter Isaacson. This is what I
think of it:
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What surprised you the most? What
surprised me the most about Steve Jobs was his experience with psychedelic
drugs and spirituality. In the book, it explained that Jobs experimented with
LSD all the time, and it became a key part of his creativity. This combined
with his partner at the time, Wozniak, allowed them to create a computer that
was both functional and simple in many aspects. In conclusion, Jobs’ open drug
use surprised me the most about him.
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What about the entrepreneur did you most
admire? What I admire most about
Jobs is that his persistence to see his vision. Even when going head-to-head
with Michael Scott, the President of Apple at the time, he was able to keep
persisting to through what he wanted in his designs. In addition, Jobs was
outed by the Board of Directors of Apple, and still managed to bounce back by
owning shares in Pixar. With failures such as NEXT, Jobs continued to pull through
and bounce right back into Apple. He was able to reinstate himself as CEO at
Apple after outing the entire Board of Directors, and single-handedly saved
Apple from constant losses.
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What about the entrepreneur did you least
admire? I don’t admire Jobs’ way of doing things when he handles
relationships. His perfectionism personality often clashes with others as he is
known to have temper tantrums when the quality of work does not meet his
standard. In addition, the book described his personality with personal relationships
as very passionate or very cold. He seems to not care about those who are not
in his immediate circle. In addition, his stubbornness led to his demise as he
refused professional treatment for his cancer that could have saved him, but
opted for home remedies.
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Did the entrepreneur encounter adversity and
failure? Yes. Jobs encountered so many failures in his lifetime, but
managed to bounce back every time. This is why he has been regarded as one of
the greatest geniuses of our generation. After being outed from his own company
many times, he was able to come back every time to bring it back up and succeeded
way beyond expectations. With each failure, Jobs seemed to have gotten used to
the setback and knew that he would always come out on top.
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What competencies did you notice that the entrepreneur
exhibited? Jobs exhibit a very strong sense of attention to detail, and because
of his pure intellect, people respected his decisions, and were able to work
with him even when they knew that he was hard to work with. He had a creative mind
that was able to create things that were way ahead of the time, and improve upon
those aspects. Jobs was also very successful in dealing with failure, and because
of his persistence, was able to succeed.
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Identify at least one part of the reading
that was confusing to you. What was confusing to me was how he was able to
have the support of so many people even though he had such a cold personality.
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If you were able to ask two questions to the entrepreneur,
what would you ask? Why? I would ask why Jobs was able to pay
attention to such meticulous detail in his everyday life and how would I be
able to mimic it. This is a skill that many people lack, and it is a skill that
is very useful in everyday life, and even in the business world. I believe
attention to detail is what drives a business from making mistakes.
I would also ask why he opted to take home
remedies as treatment for his cancer because there could have been such an easy
operation to have saved his life if he could have just received treatment
sooner.
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What do you think the entrepreneur’s opinion
was of hard work? Do you share that opinion? I think that Jobs would think
that hard work is at the core of success. Many of his employees reported working
for 90 hours a week, and were yelled at when they did not deliver a product
that was satisfactory. I share this opinion in that hard work definitely is
what success is defined as because without its presence, it would be much harder
to make a living.
Hey Duc,
ReplyDeleteI really appreciate your analysis of the biography of Steve Jobs since that was one of the biographies I was most interested in. It is shocking to discover that Steve Jobs has faced so many difficulties, set backs, failures, and even illegal activities and has still become one of the most inspirational geniuses of our time. I admire his relentless drive and passion about his work in the same way you do, and I strive to mimic this energy in my own life. Thank you for sharing!
Hey,
ReplyDeleteI also chose to write about Steve Jobs, therefore I found your interpretation very interesting. I was also shocked by Jobs' drug use, and thought that his actions were not very typical of someone who goes on to create some of the most important technology in history. I also agree that his relationships were not always ideal because of his personality, and it seemed in the book that he was pretty hard to get along with.
steve jobs has always been praised as a captain of industry, and always been talked about in a positive light. i myself was shocked to learn how he treated his employees and took credit for work he should have shared. Your view on him was very interesting and made for a good read, keep up the good work!
ReplyDeleteHey Duc.
ReplyDeleteI have to say, you did a great job outlining what you liked about reading the creation of Apple and the man who created it, Steve Jobs. I am also shocked by Jobs drug use, and how his actions does not fit the portrayal of his own company. That is an interesting fact that you would never think happen. I also want to point out how he was such a cold person to create such amazing works in his career. Thanks for sharing your view on Jobs.
Great Job!
Kaitlin
This is a great person to research. It was very interesting to read your blog about Steve Jobs. It is very surprising that he experimented with LSD. I also find that a lot of these big entrepreneurs share the same characteristic in that they are all very persistent. They do not take no for an answer and they keep going with their idea because they believe in it. It is quite admirable in my opinion.
ReplyDeleteHi Duc,
ReplyDeleteGreat job on the assignment. This book was one of the ones I was personally considering when I was deciding what to read. I also find it surprising that he is so open about his drug use in the past and I dint know that he did this. In addition to that its interesting how many of the successful business people in the world encounter failure so many times and still manage to find success and not be discouraged.
Hi Duc, this was really an exemplary example of this assignment I really like how you were able to assess both the positive and negative aspects on what you agreed and disagreed with about on his worldview such as his take and interactions with the people and relationships performed.
ReplyDeleteGreat work Duc,
ReplyDeleteI never knew that Steve Jobs would use psychedelics to enhance his creativity, but you did a great job of detailing that. Many great minds have used these "bad" drugs in the past to help them unlock their full potential and I believe Steve Jobs had a very creative mind to start off with but that little boost from the LSD made him even more creative. However these creative ideas must be backed by intellect to make it happen and Steve Jobs had that as well allowing him to rise to success very quickly. Keep up the good work.
Duc,
ReplyDeleteI also didn't know that Steve jobs did LSD many times. I have heard it will allow you to be more creative. Its pretty amazing the Steve jobs got fired from Apple than when he came back he fired everyone that fired him. I bet that was a good day for Steve.