So… I am done with my work. Finally. After three weeks of working day and night I can rest and look back at all I did. The latex template I described in “Smart Latex Typesetting” was a success: We now have a finalized version including all the materials used during the seminar that spans for over 350 pages. Also, the students seemed to like the classes that I taught and as for me, I had a lot of fun teaching them. However, there is something else that is keeping me excited. For the first time in a very long time I have started to recognize – and do – things that I (believe) am passionate for, things that involve a mixture of my different skills that I really enjoy doing. It’s been a period for me to get back in track, use the tools I have gathered from many different fields and make something cool out of and have fun in the way. It is just the beginning for me, but for once it fells like looking back and “connecting the dots”. And what I mean by this is best explained by one of the most influential entrepreneurs of the 20th century in his speech to Stanfor’s graduating class of 2005, Steve Jobs. He has served as an inspiration to me and his wise words are worth checking out. If you are a young person like me and are still confused about life then watch on.
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It was a nice speech.
I disagree on the part that you cannot connect the dots looking forward. People have to have some idea of what they want to happen in the future so they can make an inventory of what they have [from the past] that they can use to get there.
But I like the speech very much, dont get me wrong.