The Value Of Purpose In Steve Jobs Stay Hungry, Stay Foolish
The Value of Purpose
Life is a very unique journey for most. Life will always have it’s ups and downs. However the main question humans tend to ask themselves, “ Why am I here?”. People need to have purpose to really have value to life. Most people will have a sense of being lost, until they find what they think they their purpose here on earth is. Once they find out that purpose they should feel like there life has a priceless value. In Steve Jobs commencement speech, he does an excellent job of explaining how to find your purpose, “Stay Hungry, Stay Foolish.”
I agree with Steve Jobs, if you don’t stay hungry then you stop striving for greatness, and if you don’t stay foolish you lose your creativity. These are all needed for finding one's true self purpose. Once you find self purpose you should feel invaluable. There was a study done at the University of Rochester Medical Center, which shows evidence that having a purpose is beneficial to your life. Patrick Hill and Nicholas Turiano looked at 6,000 people and asked some people if they wander aimlessly through life, fourteen years later, the ones that answered no actually lived longer than the ones that answered yes. …show more content…
I have read articles and have found similar arguments compared with my paper, John Folk-Williams wrote an article on “Does Finding Purpose in Life Help You Overcome Depression?” he gives great points on how being needed or feeling important can be beneficial to one's life. He states, “finding purpose in your life goes beyond your personal needs.” Then he goes on to say “a sense of purpose goes along with building hope for the future.” They are both very accurate statements, because your life involves the well beings of others to ensure your
Life is a very unique journey for most. Life will always have it’s ups and downs. However the main question humans tend to ask themselves, “ Why am I here?”. People need to have purpose to really have value to life. Most people will have a sense of being lost, until they find what they think they their purpose here on earth is. Once they find out that purpose they should feel like there life has a priceless value. In Steve Jobs commencement speech, he does an excellent job of explaining how to find your purpose, “Stay Hungry, Stay Foolish.”
I agree with Steve Jobs, if you don’t stay hungry then you stop striving for greatness, and if you don’t stay foolish you lose your creativity. These are all needed for finding one's true self purpose. Once you find self purpose you should feel invaluable. There was a study done at the University of Rochester Medical Center, which shows evidence that having a purpose is beneficial to your life. Patrick Hill and Nicholas Turiano looked at 6,000 people and asked some people if they wander aimlessly through life, fourteen years later, the ones that answered no actually lived longer than the ones that answered yes. …show more content…
I have read articles and have found similar arguments compared with my paper, John Folk-Williams wrote an article on “Does Finding Purpose in Life Help You Overcome Depression?” he gives great points on how being needed or feeling important can be beneficial to one's life. He states, “finding purpose in your life goes beyond your personal needs.” Then he goes on to say “a sense of purpose goes along with building hope for the future.” They are both very accurate statements, because your life involves the well beings of others to ensure your