Two Tidbits on Life from Steve Jobs

Posted by Diana Hsieh on 29 November 2011 at 2:00 pm Benevolence, Ethics, Metaphysics, Objectivism, Philosophy, Steve Jobs

Nov 292011

In this brief clip from a 1995 interview, Steve Jobs speaks about the importance of living a life that’s fully your own, rather than accepting limits imposed by others. Implicitly, he’s drawing on the distinction between the metaphysically given and the man-made:

Here’s another short clip from the same interview on the importance of being willing to act in pursuit of what you want. I love the benevolence in the initial discussion of asking for and giving help!

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