I took my first computer class in 1981 at 7 years old. It was programming on an Apple IIe. Thanks to Steve Jobs I learned I loved computers.
I learned that shipping things then fixing them is the best way. Nothing will ever be perfected in the lab.
I learned to have a vision and stick with it, but be flexible enough to know it might now be the right time and keep the idea running.
I learned the more monumental the failure, the better chance of a monumental success the next time around.
College is not necessary for success, nor does it guarantee a job.
Showmanship is important for everyone, even nerds.
World domination is possible.
If you always try your hardest and demand the same from others, even those that hated you will remember you fondly.
Live each day like it’s your last.
Love what you do.
These last two things I think are the two most important lessons and the two things our society is repressing. I have seen a lot of people talk about how much they are going to miss Steve Jobs, but I believe the greatest way we can celebrate his life and accomplishments is not waiting another moment to start living those last two tenants.
It’s scary, but like Jobs said
”Remembering you are going to die is the best way to avoid the trap of thinking you have something to lose.”