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Today, I want to tell you three stories from my life. That's it. No big deal. Just three stories.

The first story is about connecting the dots. I dropped out of Reed College after the first six months, but
then stayed around as a drop-in for another 18 months or so before I really quit. So why'd I drop out? It
started before I was born.

My biological mother was a young, unwed graduate student, and she decided to put me up for
adoption. She felt very strongly that I should be adopted by college graduates, so everything was all set
for me to be adopted at birth by a lawyer and his wife. Except that when I popped out, they decided at
the last minute that they really wanted a girl.

So my parents, who were on a waiting list, got a call in the middle of the night asking, we've got an
unexpected baby boy. Do you want him? They said, of course. My biological mother found out later that
my mother had never graduated from college and that my father had never graduated from high school.
She refused to sign the final adoption papers. She only relented a few months later when my parents
promised that I would go to college.

This was the start in my life. And 17 years later, I did go to college. But I naively chose a college that was
almost as expensive as Stanford. And all of my working class parents' savings were being spent on my
college tuition. After six months, I couldn't see the value in it. I had no idea what I wanted to do with my
life and no idea how college was going to help me figure it out. And here I was, spending all the money
my parents had saved their entire life.

So I decided to drop out and trust that it would all work out okay. It was pretty scary at the time, but
looking back, it was one of the best decisions I ever made. The minute I dropped out, I could stop taking
the required classes that didn't interest me and begin dropping in on the ones that looked far more
interesting.

It wasn't all romantic. I didn't have a dorm room, so I slept on the floor in friends' rooms. I returned
Coke bottles for the five cent deposits to buy food with. And I would walk the seven miles across town
every Sunday night to get one good meal a week at the Hare Krishna temple. I loved it. And much of
what I stumbled into by following my curiosity and intuition turned out to be priceless later on.

Let me give you one example. Reed College at that time offered perhaps the best calligraphy instruction
in the country. Throughout the campus, every poster, every label on every drawer was beautifully hand-
calligraphed. Because I had dropped out and didn't have to take the normal classes, I decided to take a
calligraphy class to learn how to do this.

I learned about serif and sans serif typefaces, about varying the amount of space between different
letter combinations, and what makes great typography great. It was beautiful, historical, artistically
subtle in a way that science can't capture. And I found it fascinating. None of this had even a hope of
any practical application in my life. But ten years later, when we were designing the first Macintosh
computer, it all came back to me. And we designed it all into the Mac. It was the first computer with
beautiful typography.

If I had never dropped in on that single course in college, the Mac would have never had multiple
typefaces or proportionally spaced fonts. And since Windows just copied the Mac, it's likely that no
personal computer would have them. If I had never dropped out, I would have never dropped in on that
calligraphy class, and personal computers might not have the wonderful typography that they do

Of course, it was impossible to connect the dots looking forward when I was in college. But it was very,
very clear looking backwards ten years later. Again, 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, because believing that
the dots will connect down the road will give you the confidence to follow your heart even when it leads
you off the well-worn path. And that will make all the difference.

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dropped, adopted, college, idea, deal, well-worn, quit, looking, room, unwed, campus, figure, tuition,
application

Today, I want to tell you three stories from my life. That's it. No big _______________(1). Just three
stories.

The first story is about connecting the dots. I _______________(2) out of Reed College after the first six
months, but then stayed around as a drop-in for another 18 months or so before I really
_______________(3). So why'd I drop out? It started before I was born.

My biological mother was a young, _______________(4) graduate student, and she decided to put me
up for _______________(5). She felt very strongly that I should be adopted by college graduates, so
everything was all set for me to be _______________(6) at birth by a lawyer and his wife. Except that
when I popped out, they decided at the last minute that they really wanted a girl.

So my parents, who were on a _______________(7) list, got a call in the middle of the night asking,
we've got an unexpected baby boy. Do you want him? They said, of course. My biological mother found
out later that my mother had never graduated from _______________(8) and that my father had never
graduated from high school. She refused to sign the final adoption papers. She only relented a few
months later when my parents promised that I would go to college.

This was the start in my life. And 17 years later, I did go to college. But I naively chose a college that was
almost as _______________(9) as Stanford. And all of my working class parents' _______________(10)
were being spent on my college _______________(11). After six months, I couldn't see the value in it. I
had no _______________(12) what I wanted to do with my life and no idea how college was going to
help me _______________(13) it out. And here I was, spending all the money my parents had saved
their entire life.

So I decided to drop out and trust that it would all _______________(14) out okay. It was pretty scary at
the time, but looking back, it was one of the best decisions I ever made. The minute I dropped out, I
could stop taking the required classes that didn't interest me and begin dropping in on the ones that
looked far more interesting.

It wasn't all romantic. I didn't have a dorm _______________(15), so I slept on the floor in friends'
rooms. I returned Coke bottles for the five cent _______________(16) to buy food with. And I would
walk the seven miles across town every Sunday night to get one good meal a week at the Hare Krishna
_______________(17). I loved it. And much of what I stumbled into by following my curiosity and
intuition turned out to be priceless later on.

Let me give you one example. Reed College at that time offered perhaps the best calligraphy instruction
in the country. Throughout the _______________(18), every poster, every label on every drawer was
beautifully hand-calligraphed. Because I had dropped out and didn't have to take the normal classes, I
decided to take a _______________(19) class to learn how to do this.

I learned about serif and sans serif typefaces, about varying the amount of space between different
letter combinations, and what makes great typography great. It was beautiful, historical, artistically
subtle in a way that science can't capture. And I found it fascinating. None of this had even a hope of any
practical _______________(20) in my life. But ten years later, when we were designing the first
Macintosh computer, it all came back to me. And we _______________(21) it all into the Mac. It was
the first computer with beautiful typography.

If I had never dropped in on that single course in college, the Mac would have never had multiple
typefaces or proportionally spaced fonts. And since Windows just copied the Mac, it's likely that no
personal computer would have them. If I had never dropped out, I would have never dropped in on that
calligraphy class, and personal computers might not have the wonderful typography that they do

Of course, it was impossible to connect the dots looking forward when I was in college. But it was very,
very clear looking backwards ten years later. Again, you can't connect the dots _______________(22)
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, _______________(23), life, karma,
whatever, because believing that the dots will connect down the road will give you the confidence to
follow your _______________(24) even when it leads you off the _______________(25) path. And that
will make all the difference.

Correct Answers:

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2dropped

3quit

4unwed

5adoption

6adopted

7waiting

8college

9expensive

10savings

11tuition

12idea
13figure

14work

15room

16deposits

17temple

18campus

19calligraphy

20application

21designed

22looking

23destiny

24heart

25well-worn

1.Why did Steve Jobs drop out of Reed College after six months?

2.What influenced Steve Jobs' decision to drop out of college?

3.How did Steve Jobs' parents play a role in his decision to attend college?

4.What was Steve Jobs' experience like after dropping out of college?

5.How did taking a calligraphy class impact Steve Jobs' future endeavors?

6.What valuable lesson did Steve Jobs learn from his experience at Reed College?

7.How did Steve Jobs' belief in connecting the dots shape his life decisions?

Correct Answers:

1.Steve Jobs dropped out of Reed College because he couldn't see the value in it and didn't know what
he wanted to do with his life.

2.Steve Jobs' parents' working-class savings were being spent on his expensive college tuition, which
influenced his decision to drop out.

3.Steve Jobs' biological mother wanted him to be adopted by college graduates, but his parents had not
graduated from college or high school.

4.After dropping out of college, Steve Jobs slept on friends' floors, returned Coke bottles for food
money, and attended the Hari Krishna Temple for meals.
5.Taking a calligraphy class at Reed College influenced the design of the first Macintosh computer,
incorporating beautiful typography.

6.Steve Jobs learned that following his curiosity and intuition, even if it seemed impractical at the time,
could lead to valuable opportunities in the future.

7.Steve Jobs believed that trusting in the future connection of life's dots would give him the confidence
to follow his heart and make impactful decisions.

1.Why did the speaker drop out of Reed College?

a.He couldn't afford the tuition.

b.He didn't see the value in college.

c.He wanted to travel the world.

d.He was failing his classes.

2.What was the speaker's initial reason for choosing to drop out of college?

a.He wanted to start his own business.

b.He didn't know what he wanted to do with his life.

c.He wanted to travel the world.

d.He wanted to pursue a career in calligraphy.

3.What did the speaker learn about during his calligraphy class in college?

a.How to design a computer.

b.The history and art of typography.

c.How to write in cursive.

d.How to create a website.

4.How did the speaker's calligraphy class in college influence the design of the Macintosh computer?

a.It inspired the creation of multiple typefaces.

b.It led to the creation of a new operating system.

c.It introduced proportionally spaced fonts.

d.It had no impact on the computer's design.

5.What lesson did the speaker learn about connecting the dots in life?

a.You can only connect the dots looking forward.

b.Trusting that things will work out is essential.

c.Following your heart always leads to success.

6.What does the speaker emphasize as crucial in trusting that the dots will connect in the future?

a.Destiny

b.Luck

c.Hard work

d.Education

7.How did the speaker's decision to drop out of college impact his future success?

a.It hindered his career opportunities.

b.It led to financial struggles.

c.It allowed him to explore his interests freely.

d.It caused him to regret his choices.

Correct Answers:

1b 2b 3b 4a 5b 6a 7C

1.Steve Jobs dropped out of college after six months and never went back.

2.Steve Jobs' biological mother was a college graduate.

3.Steve Jobs' adoptive parents were initially expecting a baby girl.

4.Steve Jobs' adoptive parents were college graduates.

5.Steve Jobs chose a college that was more expensive than Stanford.

6.Steve Jobs' parents had saved their entire life for his college tuition.

7.Steve Jobs returned Coke bottles for money to buy food.

8.Steve Jobs took a calligraphy class in college because it was required.

9.Steve Jobs' calligraphy class had no practical application in his life.

10.Steve Jobs credits his calligraphy class for the typography on the first Macintosh computer.

Correct Answers:

1.True

2.False - - Steve Jobs' biological mother wanted him to be adopted by college graduates.

3.True

4.False - - Steve Jobs' adoptive parents did not graduate from college.

5.True
6.False - - Steve Jobs' working-class parents were spending their savings on his tuition.

7.True

8.False - - Steve Jobs took the calligraphy class out of curiosity.

9.False - - The calligraphy class influenced the typography on the first Macintosh computer.

10.True

In the video, Steve Jobs shares three stories from his life, starting with his adoption and college
experience. He explains how dropping out of college led him to explore calligraphy, which later
influenced the design of the Macintosh computer. Jobs emphasizes the importance of following one's
curiosity and intuition, trusting that things will work out in the end.

In the video, Steve Jobs talks about dropping out of college and sleeping on friends' floors. He mentions
returning Coke bottles for food and visiting the Hari Krishna Temple for meals. Jobs also discusses his
interest in calligraphy and how it influenced the design of the Macintosh computer. He concludes by
highlighting the significance of following one's heart and trusting in destiny.

In the video, Steve Jobs reflects on his childhood passion for gardening and how it shaped his approach
to technology. He discusses the impact of nature on creativity and innovation, emphasizing the
importance of connecting with the environment. Jobs explores the concept of biomimicry in design and
how it can lead to groundbreaking technological advancements. The video ends with a call to action for
integrating sustainable practices into everyday life.

Part 2

My second story is about love and loss. I was lucky. I found what I loved to do early in life. Woz and I
started Apple in my parents' garage when I was 20. We worked hard, and in 10 years, Apple had grown
from just the two of us in a garage into a $2 billion company with over 4,000 employees. We'd just
released our finest creation, the Macintosh, a year earlier, and I'd just turned 30. And then I got fired.
How can you get fired from a company you started? Well, as Apple grew, we hired someone who I
thought was very talented to run the company with me. And for the first year or so, things went well.
But then our visions of the future began to diverge, and eventually we had a falling out. When we did,
our board of directors sided with him. And so at 30, I was out, and very publicly out. What had been the
focus of my entire adult life was gone, and it was devastating. I really didn't know what to do for a few
months. I felt that I had let the previous generation of entrepreneurs down, that I had dropped the
baton as it was being passed to me. I met with David Packard and Bob Noyce and tried to apologize for
screwing up so badly. I was a very public failure, and I even thought about running away from the
Valley. But something slowly began to dawn on me. I still loved what I did. The turn of events at Apple
had not changed that one bit. I'd been rejected, but I was still in love. And so I decided to start over. 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. During
the next five years, I started a company named Next, another company named Pixar, and fell in love
with an amazing woman who would become my wife. Pixar went on to create the world's first
computer-animated feature film, Toy Story, and is now the most successful animation studio in the
world. In a remarkable turn of events, Apple bought Next, and I returned to Apple. And the technology
we developed at Next is at the heart of Apple's current renaissance. And Lorene and I have a wonderful
family together. I'm pretty sure none of this would have happened if I hadn't been fired from Apple. It
was awful tasting medicine, but I guess the patient needed it. Sometimes life's going to hit you in the
head with a brick. Don't lose faith. I'm convinced that the only thing that kept me going was that I loved
what I did. You've got to find what you love, and that is as true for work as it is for your lovers. Your
work is going to fill a large part of your life, and the only way to be truly satisfied is to do what you
believe is great work. And the only way to do great work is to love what you do. If you haven't found it
yet, keep looking and don't settle. As with all matters of the heart, you'll know when you find it. And like
any great relationship, it just gets better and better as the years roll on. So keep looking, don't settle.

In the video, a person started Apple in their parents' garage and grew it into a successful company, but
they never got fired. They felt like they had let down the previous generation of entrepreneurs and
considered running away from the valley. However, they realized they still loved what they did and
decided to start over, leading to a successful career.

In the video, a person talks about starting Apple in their parents' garage at 20 and growing it into a two
billion dollar company by the age of 30. They were eventually fired from the company they started,
which was devastating, but it led them to start over and create successful ventures like Pixar. Getting
fired from Apple turned out to be the best thing that could have happened to them.

In the video, a person shares their journey of starting a successful company and finding love, but they
never faced any setbacks or failures. They emphasize the importance of loving what you do and not
settling until you find it. The person encourages viewers to keep looking for what they love and to never
settle in matters of the heart or work.

1.How did Steve Jobs start Apple?

2.What was the turning point in Steve Jobs' career at Apple?

3.How did Steve Jobs feel after getting fired from Apple?

4.What realization did Steve Jobs come to after being fired?

5.What other companies did Steve Jobs start after leaving Apple?

6.What significant achievement did Pixar have under Steve Jobs' leadership?

7.How did Steve Jobs view his experience of being fired from Apple in hindsight?
Correct Answers:

1.Steve Jobs started Apple in his parents' garage when he was 20.

2.The turning point in Steve Jobs' career at Apple was when he was fired at the age of 30.

3.Steve Jobs felt devastated and lost after getting fired from Apple.

4.Steve Jobs realized that he still loved what he did and decided to start over.

5.After leaving Apple, Steve Jobs started a company named Next and another company named Pixar.

6.Pixar created the world's first computer-animated feature film, Toy Story, under Steve Jobs'
leadership.

7.In hindsight, Steve Jobs viewed being fired from Apple as the best thing that could have happened to
him.

1.Why did the speaker feel devastated after being fired from Apple?

aHe didn't know what to do next

bHe felt like he let down previous entrepreneurs

cHe wanted to start over

dHe was publicly embarrassed

2What realization slowly dawned on the speaker after being fired?

aHe hated his job

bHe still loved what he did

cHe wanted to run away

dHe wanted to retire

3What positive outcome did the speaker attribute to being fired from Apple?

aHe started a new company named Pixar

bHe lost faith in himself

cHe stopped working altogether

dHe became a public failure

4How did the speaker feel about the rejection from Apple?

aHe was relieved

bHe was heartbroken

dHe was angry

5What advice does the speaker give about finding satisfaction in work?

aKeep looking and don't settle

bRetire early

cSettle for any job you can find

dGive up if you don't find what you love

6What analogy does the speaker use to describe finding what you love?

aA brick hitting you in the head

bA great relationship getting better over time

cA lightness replacing heaviness

dA beginner unsure about everything

7What significant event occurred after Apple bought the speaker's company, Next?

aThe speaker retired

bThe speaker started a new company named Pixar

cThe speaker fell in love

dThe speaker returned to Apple

Correct Answers:

1b 2b 3a 4b 5a 6b 7d

Steve Jobs started Apple in his parents' garage when he was 30 years old.

Apple grew from a small company into a two billion dollar company in just 10 years.

Steve Jobs was fired from Apple by the board of directors when he was 30 years old.

Steve Jobs considered getting fired from Apple as a devastating failure.

After leaving Apple, Steve Jobs started a company named Pixar.

Toy Story was the first computer-animated feature film created by Pixar.

Apple bought Pixar after Steve Jobs returned to the company.

Steve Jobs believes that getting fired from Apple was the worst thing that ever happened to him.

Steve Jobs advises people to settle for a job they don't love if they haven't found their passion yet.

Correct Answers:

1False - - Steve Jobs started Apple in his parents' garage when he was 20 years old.

2True

3True

4True

5True

6True

7True

8False - - Steve Jobs believes that getting fired from Apple was the best thing that could have happened
to him.

9False - - Steve Jobs advises people to keep looking for what they love and not settle for less.

1renaissance

ato continue moving forward or progressing.

2roll on

bto begin again from the beginning.

3to settle

ca revival or renewal of interest or activity in something.

4required classes

dthe stomach or belly area; also used to describe intuition or instinct.

5screwing up
ea bedroom in a building on a college campus where students live.

6stayed around

fmoney that you keep in a bank account instead of spending it.

7dropped out

gthe amount of money you have to pay for attending college.

8gut

hworthy of attention or extraordinary.

9application

iextremely interesting or captivating.

10remarkable

ja formal request for something, such as a job or admission to a school.

11college tuition

kcourses that you must take in order to complete a degree program.

12fascinating

lcausing great harm, damage, or destruction.

13start over

mto exercise or train in order to improve physical fitness.

14devastating

nto resolve a dispute or come to an agreement.

15work out

oto leave school or college before finishing your studies.

16savings

pto remain in a place for a period of time.

17dorm room

qmaking a serious mistake or error.

Correct Answers:

1c 2a 3n 4k 5q 6p 7o 8d 9j 10h 11g 12i 13b 14l 15m 16f 17e

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My second story is about love and loss. I was lucky. I found what I loved to do early in life. Woz and I
started Apple in my parents' garage when I was 20. We worked hard, and in 10 years, Apple had grown
from just the two of us in a _______________(1) into a $2 billion company with over 4,000
_______________(2). We'd just released our finest creation, the Macintosh, a year earlier, and I'd just
turned 30. And then I got fired. How can you get fired from a _______________(3) you started? Well, as
Apple grew, we hired someone who I thought was very _______________(4) to run the company with
me. And for the first year or so, things went well. But then our _______________(5) of the future began
to diverge, and eventually we had a falling out. When we did, our _______________(6) of directors
sided with him. And so at 30, I was out, and very publicly out. What had been the focus of my entire
_______________(7) life was gone, and it was devastating. I really didn't know what to do for a few
months. I felt that I had let the previous generation of _______________(8) down, that I had dropped
the baton as it was being passed to me. I met with David Packard and Bob Noyce and tried to apologize
for _______________(9) up so badly. I was a very public failure, and I even thought about running
_______________(10) from the Valley. But something slowly began to dawn on me. I still loved what I
did. The turn of _______________(11) at Apple had not changed that one bit. I'd been rejected, but I
was still in love. And so I decided to _______________(12) over. I didn't see it then, but it turned out
that getting fired from Apple was the _______________(13) thing that could have ever happened to me.
The heaviness of being successful was replaced by the _______________(14) of being a beginner again,
less sure about everything. It freed me to enter one of the most _______________(15) periods of my
life. During the next five years, I started a _______________(16) named Next, another company named
Pixar, and fell in love with an amazing woman who would become my wife. Pixar went on to create the
world's first _______________(17) feature film, Toy Story, and is now the most successful animation
studio in the world. In a _______________(18) turn of events, Apple bought Next, and I returned to
Apple. And the technology we developed at Next is at the heart of Apple's current renaissance. And
Lorene and I have a wonderful family together. I'm pretty sure none of this would have happened if I
hadn't been _______________(19) from Apple. It was awful tasting medicine, but I guess the patient
needed it. Sometimes life's going to hit you in the head with a brick. Don't lose _______________(20).
I'm convinced that the only thing that kept me going was that I loved what I did. You've got to find what
you love, and that is as true for work as it is for your lovers. Your work is going to _______________(21)
a large part of your life, and the only way to be truly satisfied is to do what you believe is great work.
And the only way to do great work is to love what you do. If you haven't found it yet, keep
_______________(22) and don't settle. As with all matters of the heart, you'll know when you find it.
And like any great relationship, it just gets better and better as the years roll on. So keep looking, don't
settle.

Correct Answers:

1garage

2employees

3company

4talented

5visions

6board

7adult
8entrepreneurs

9screwing

10away

11events

12start

13best

14lightness

15creative

16company

17computer-animated

18remarkable

19fired

20faith

21fill

22looking