You can't connect the dots looking forward; you can only connect them looking backwards. So you have to trust that the dots will somehow connect in your future. You have to trust in something - your gut, destiny, life, karma, whatever. This approach has never let me down, and it has made all the difference in my life. Read Summary
Remembering that you are going to die is the best way I know to avoid the trap of thinking you have something to lose. You are already naked. There is no reason not to follow your heart. Read Summary
That's been one of my mantras - focus and simplicity. Simple can be harder than complex: You have to work hard to get your thinking clean to make it simple. But it's worth it in the end because once you get there, you can move mountains. Read Summary
Sometimes life hits you in the head with a brick. Don't lose faith. Read Summary
Computers themselves, and software yet to be developed, will revolutionize the way we learn. Read Summary
Stay hungry, stay foolish. Read Summary
I didn't see it then, but it turned out that getting fired from Apple was the best thing that could have ever happened to me. The heaviness of being successful was replaced by the lightness of being a beginner again, less sure about everything. It freed me to enter one of the most creative periods of my life. Read Summary
Sometimes when you innovate, you make mistakes. It is best to admit them quickly, and get on with improving your other innovations. Read Summary
Design is a funny word. Some people think design means how it looks. But of course, if you dig deeper, it's really how it works. Read Summary
A lot of people in our industry haven't had very diverse experiences. So they don't have enough dots to connect, and they end up with very linear solutions without a broad perspective on the problem. The broader one's understanding of the human experience, the better design we will have. Read Summary