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ryankuna's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
informative
inspiring
reflective
relaxing
sad
slow-paced
5.0
persephone2020's review against another edition
I stopped because I got distracted and read a different book. I'll come back to it
dkatreads's review against another edition
4.0
A fascinating read about a man whose life shaped more of our modern age than I ever realized. Engaging, illustrative, and important, but never quite enthralling.
Left with lots of thoughts about leadership, legacy, and what it takes to change the world, but mostly asking, is it worth it?
I enjoyed learning about the history of innovations in the computer industry, of Jobs’ design philosophy and aspirations for animation and storytelling at Pixar. My appreciation and respect for those brands grew immensely in a way I didn’t expect.
A desire to build the best products, to integrate beauty and technological need, and to push the people around you to excellence is the central theme of Jobs’ life that will stick with me the most. Thankful for the read and definitely recommended for Apple enthusiasts.
Left with lots of thoughts about leadership, legacy, and what it takes to change the world, but mostly asking, is it worth it?
I enjoyed learning about the history of innovations in the computer industry, of Jobs’ design philosophy and aspirations for animation and storytelling at Pixar. My appreciation and respect for those brands grew immensely in a way I didn’t expect.
A desire to build the best products, to integrate beauty and technological need, and to push the people around you to excellence is the central theme of Jobs’ life that will stick with me the most. Thankful for the read and definitely recommended for Apple enthusiasts.
ahmed_suliman's review against another edition
4.0
Idk why all stories of success are always tragic. Anyways I like some of Steve's philosophy in life.
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"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."
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"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."
frostap's review against another edition
5.0
I loved this book. Steve Jobs is messy and complicated and brilliant and Isakson was able to bring all that out without being sensational or cruel. I highly recommend, especially if you are also an Apple aficionado; I kept pulling out my iPhone to marvel at its simplicity :)
Caveat: there is pervasive rough language. Read at your own risk.
Caveat: there is pervasive rough language. Read at your own risk.
melancholy_books's review against another edition
5.0
This highlighted some unglamorous sides that I also share but allowed me to reflect and hopefully grow from them. I think this book will always be my book which I refer to with a frown on my face. It was wonderfully written but the dream I grew up wanting isn't the world that I want to live in. This book showed it.
I want to make a world that will be pushed further yet I don't want fame, billions or even credit. I just want to make things that make people happy. This is what has been behind all of my ideas I came up with over the year.
The one thing I agree with jobs is that the product is the most important and I'm shamed to say that so many companies have become blinded sided in profits. I think money reduces the vision for eveyone, may it be company men to politicians.
This is my longest review to date. Few people will read this I hope and this review is very self centred but isn't it about my opinion. Anyway I hope you have wonderful day.
I want to make a world that will be pushed further yet I don't want fame, billions or even credit. I just want to make things that make people happy. This is what has been behind all of my ideas I came up with over the year.
The one thing I agree with jobs is that the product is the most important and I'm shamed to say that so many companies have become blinded sided in profits. I think money reduces the vision for eveyone, may it be company men to politicians.
This is my longest review to date. Few people will read this I hope and this review is very self centred but isn't it about my opinion. Anyway I hope you have wonderful day.
spectracommunist's review against another edition
5.0
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.
This book is an epic biography of a genius who made various remarkable changes in our world i.e. Made a dent in the universe (from Jobs' perspective) is also a history of the most exciting time in the age of computers, the times when the Silicon Valley was blooming ...
Jobs had quiet a complex personality at times being charming, obsessive, ruthless, lovable, loathsome and maddening. His character was instrumental in shaping some of the greatest technological innovations. He had this OCD towards perfection and love towards simplicity in a design resulting to his intense binary view of the world (hero/shithead)
Making riches was never a goal of Steve Jobs, he insisted on making great products and building an enduring company. He considers himself as an artist and his products as paintings and thus he believed in integration of hardware and software in devices establishing an end-to-end control which was a different Philosophy against other giant companies like Microsoft and Google who promotes open source environment. This end-to-end system restricts the hacking nature which seemed quite ironical in the 1984 Apple commercial which metaphorically described the company as a revolt.
After all, Steve Jobs' life was full of ups and downs. I feel the best parts of the book are - Steve Jobs' journey for spiritual discovery in his coming-of-age and his fall from his own company (that was so emotional)
This book is an odyssey and will remain one of my favourite biographies.
This book is an epic biography of a genius who made various remarkable changes in our world i.e. Made a dent in the universe (from Jobs' perspective) is also a history of the most exciting time in the age of computers, the times when the Silicon Valley was blooming ...
Jobs had quiet a complex personality at times being charming, obsessive, ruthless, lovable, loathsome and maddening. His character was instrumental in shaping some of the greatest technological innovations. He had this OCD towards perfection and love towards simplicity in a design resulting to his intense binary view of the world (hero/shithead)
Making riches was never a goal of Steve Jobs, he insisted on making great products and building an enduring company. He considers himself as an artist and his products as paintings and thus he believed in integration of hardware and software in devices establishing an end-to-end control which was a different Philosophy against other giant companies like Microsoft and Google who promotes open source environment. This end-to-end system restricts the hacking nature which seemed quite ironical in the 1984 Apple commercial which metaphorically described the company as a revolt.
After all, Steve Jobs' life was full of ups and downs. I feel the best parts of the book are - Steve Jobs' journey for spiritual discovery in his coming-of-age and his fall from his own company (that was so emotional)
This book is an odyssey and will remain one of my favourite biographies.