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Walter Isaacson has again given me a book that I could not put down and life in total. Reading the bio of someone I held more disdain for than admiration was not an easy choice. But having read Benjamin Franklin and Albert Einstein, two men I adore, I felt his view would be well rounded and all sides, good and bad would be front and center. Bringing legends down to earth is really his strong point. He did not disappoint.
Many of my reasons for my disliking Jobs were reconfirmed with expanded cont ...more
Many of my reasons for my disliking Jobs were reconfirmed with expanded cont ...more
The uncompromising perfectionist Steve Jobs did it one last time. In choosing Walter Isaacson as his biographer, Jobs insured that this book is the story he wanted told. The back flap of the book lists Isaacson's recent accomplishments as a biographer and President of the Aspen Institute. It also notes that he was managing editor of Time and chairman of CNN. Those things barely hint at the reasons Jobs probably chose him--so lets get the record straight. Isaacson is a Harvard grad (history and l
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It reminds me you don't have to be perfect, or even anywhere close, to achieve great things. Rational systematic thinking isn't always better than Intuition. Passion, focus and conviction. Creativity is what propel us forward beyond our wildest dreams.
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