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Question
Besides those given at the end of the talk by Steve Jobs, pick out other pieces of advice that Jobs gives in his speech.
(a) _______________________________________________________
(b) _______________________________________________________
(c) _______________________________________________________
Solution
(a) Learn to connect the dots.
(b) Learn whatever you can whenever you can.
(c) We can learn even from negative experiences.
(d) Have trust that somehow the dots will connect in your future.
(e) Have trust in your gut, destiny, life, karma, whatever
(f) Love what you do.
(g) Keep looking for what you love and don't ever settle for less.
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RELATED QUESTIONS
Rearrange the incidents in the life of Steve Jobs in chronological order.
(a) Steve Jobs started Next.
(b) Jobs underwent surgery.
(c) Jobs learned about serif and sans serif typefaces.
(d) Jobs returned to Apple Inc.
(e) Jobs married Laurene.
(f) Jobs was diagnosed with cancer.
(g) Jobs dropped out of Reed College.
Read the third story again. Complete the flow-chart given below.
Read the lesson. Refer to a dictionary and match the words in column ‘A’ with their meanings in column ‘B’.
| No | ‘A’ | ‘B’ | |
| (a) | diagnosis | (i) | the power believed to control events |
| (b) | devastating | (ii) | complete list of items especially in a special order and description. |
| (c) | intuition | (iii) | act of identifying the nature of a problem or illness. |
| (d) | calligraphy | (iv) | power of understanding situations or people’s feelings before hand. |
| (e) | destiny | (v) | causing great destruction |
| (f) | catalogue | (vi) | beautiful handwriting did with a special pen or brush. |
Complete the following table.
‘The Three Stories in the Life of Steve Jobs’
| About | Setbacks | Reactions | Achievements and benefits | |
| First story | ||||
| Second story | ||||
| Third story |
Say HOW?
The calligraphy classes helped Steve Jobs after 10 years.
Say HOW?
You can connect dots.
Say HOW?
Jobs reacted later on, after the shock of being fired from Apple.
Say HOW?
Jobs acquired the famous words ‘Stay Hungry. Stay Foolish’
Project :
Collect more information about Steve Jobs with the help of the Internet. Complete it with images into a file.
Do you remember doing some activities in your childhood that you didn’t like it? Form pairs and make a list of all those activities. Do you think, any one of these activities has helped you in solving your problems? Share your experience with the class.
