Remembering that I'll be dead soon is the most important tool I've ever encountered to help me make the big choices in life. Because almost everything — all external expectations, all pride, all fear of embarrassment or failure - these things just fall away in the face of death, leaving only what is truly important. 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.
Your time is limited, so don't waste it living someone else's life. Don't be trapped by dogma — which is living with the results of other people's thinking. Don't let the noise of others' opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most important, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. They somehow already know what you truly want to become. Everything else is secondary.
Laluuon October 07 2011 11:06:48
I'm a bit puzzled by Barbara Holm's article on Steve Jobs. I think she usually translates tiny articles from ekstrabladet, but I would be surprised if they had published an article like this. (but of course, a few months ago she wrote a lengthe article on Apple and managed to consistently misspell the company name throughout.
Maðurin handan víðagitnu iPhone telefonunum og iPad skermunum, Steve Jobs, doyði í nátt.
Hann hevur leingið barst ímóti krabbameini, men í nátt vann sjúkan á íverksetaranum. Í dag hevur allur heimurin nýtt høvið at minnast og æra Steve Jobs, sum veruliga hevur sett síni fingramerki á tøkniliga heimin.
Heimasíður í londunum kring okkum, í USA, Bretlandi og nógva aðrastaðni hava í dag nýtt høvið at æra minnið hjá Steve Jobs við at skriva eina ørgrynnu av greinum um hansara lív, um hvussu hann arbeiddi seg fram til oddasessin í Apple, og um øll tey góðu sitatini, sum standa eftir.
Eisini Facebook er á tremur við fólkum, sum í dag syrgja, at ein tann størsti íverksetarin og uppfinnarin innan tøkniliga heimin í nátt fór.
Einki er at ivast í, at Steve Jobs stendur eftir í heimssøguni, sum ein tann størsti uppfinnarin í nýggjari tíð.
Steve Jobs gjørdist 56 ára gamal, og hann doyði friðarliga í sínum heimi.
Remembering that I'll be dead soon is the most important tool I've ever encountered to help me make the big choices in life. Because almost everything — all external expectations, all pride, all fear of embarrassment or failure - these things just fall away in the face of death, leaving only what is truly important. 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.
