{"id":19920,"date":"2011-12-06T05:45:53","date_gmt":"2011-12-06T10:45:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/improvisedlife.com\/?p=19920"},"modified":"2021-05-29T10:47:17","modified_gmt":"2021-05-29T14:47:17","slug":"steve-jobs-one-simple-fact-that-can-broaden-your-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/improvisedlife.com\/2011\/12\/06\/steve-jobs-one-simple-fact-that-can-broaden-your-life\/","title":{"rendered":"steve jobs: one simple fact that can broaden your life"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/kYfNvmF0Bqw\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The other day on on\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/claytoncubitt.tumblr.com\/\">Constant Siege<\/a>, we found this clip of a young Steve Jobs stating one simple, transformative fact that is curiously easy to overlook:<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cWhen you grow up you tend to get told the world is the way it is and you\u2019re life is just to live your life inside the world. Try not to bash into the walls too much. Try to have a nice family, have fun, save a little money.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>That\u2019s a very limited life. <strong>Life can be much broader once you discover one simple fact: Everything around you that you call life was made up by people that were no smarter than you and you can change it, you can influence it, you can build your own things that other people can use.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Once you learn that, you\u2019ll never be the same again.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>No matter what you think of the guy, this is an amazing bit of wisdom.<\/p>\n<p>Related posts: <a title=\"the other sides of steve jobs: good + bad = ?\" href=\"https:\/\/improvisedlife.com\/2011\/11\/02\/the-other-sides-of-steve-jobs-good-bad\/\">the other sides of steve jobs: good + bad = ?<br \/>\n<\/a><a title=\"apple\u2019s \u2018think different\u2019 video: tribute to steve jobs\" href=\"https:\/\/improvisedlife.com\/2011\/10\/06\/apples-think-different-video-as-tribute-to-steve-jobs\/\">apple\u2019s \u2018think different\u2019 video: tribute to steve jobs<br \/>\n<\/a><a title=\"steve jobs: \u2018you have to trust\u2026\u2019\" href=\"https:\/\/improvisedlife.com\/2011\/10\/05\/steve-jobs-you-have-to-trust\/\">steve jobs: \u2018you have to trust\u2026\u2019<br \/>\n<\/a><a title=\"the dalai lama on $$, loss, \u201cfailure\u201d\" href=\"https:\/\/improvisedlife.com\/2009\/07\/09\/the-dalai-lama-on-loss-anger\/\">the dalai lama on $$, loss, \u201cfailure\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The other day on on\u00a0Constant Siege, we found this clip of a young Steve Jobs stating one simple, transformative fact that is curiously easy to overlook: \u201cWhen you grow up you tend to get told the world is the way it is and you\u2019re life is just to live your life inside the world. 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