Assignment 13A – Reading Reflection No. 1

Assignment 13A – Reading Reflection No. 1

Reading About Steve Jobs

I read the biography Steve Jobs by Walter Isaacson. He based his writing on more than forty interviews he had with him. What surprised me the most about Steve Jobs was that he put up for adoption by two graduate students because they wanted their son to be raised by college graduates. They wanted the best for their son and wanted his education to come before anything. This surprised me because I never knew he was adopted and its clear he comes from smart genes that education is always a priority. I admire the most about Jobs how he revolutionized an industry. He definitely is one of the greatest innovators. I personally would be a totally different person without my iPhone or Mac laptop. The thing I admire least about him was his experimentation with LSD and his addiction to it. He even got hallucinations from his addiction. Steve Jobs definitely faced adversity and failure. In one of his first jobs, her worked at Atari, he got put on the night shift because no one wanted to work with him due to his arrogance and odor. However, the time he did work there gave his start into the industry where he would eventually revolutionize it.

Competencies

The competencies I noticed that Steve Jobs had were an immense knowledge, critical thinking, imagination, innovation, and creativeness. He left college after two years and was able to revolutionize an industry, thus showing his great knowledge. He was able to start a company that drastically changed an existing industry. His contributions to computers, smartphones, and tablets will continue to affect many generations long after is passing.

Confusion

One part of the reading that was confusing to me was the initial loss of sales Apple Computer faced. However, it was a little unclear when the company actually took over the market share and became extremely profitable. I wish it went a little more into depth in this part.

Questions

If I were able to ask Steve Jobs two questions, they would be “Where do you think the technology industry will be in 20 years?” and “What ideas brought you to the revolutionary idea of the iPhone and iPad?”. I want to know the answers to these questions because technology is quickly changing and clearly Steve Jobs was always on the forefront of it. I also want to know how he got the ideas because they revolutionized the industry.

Opinion

I think Steve Jobs believed hard work was vital to success and was necessary to succeed. I definitely share this opinion with him because I am a hard worker and believe it is necessary to succeed in whatever you do. Whether it is school work or your career, the more effort and hard work you put in the more you get out.