What I learned after reading “Steve Jobs”, a biography by Walter Isaacson

It took me around 5 months to complete this book, and completely changed the way I see the world around me, what an incredible book.

Here is how I read a book

I just start by creating a page in notion, and write things down that I can relate with, something new or something that might come handy in future.

I quote the exact paragraph/phrase and put a page number at the end, so that I can revisit them in future, and it will feel like skimming the whole book.

I also put a page number at the end of each paragraph, so in future, if I need more context, I can just open the book and read that particular page.

Now, I am sharing what I quoted from this book. Enjoy

“I think his desire for complete control of whatever he makes derives directly from his personality and the fact that he was abandoned at birth”, said one longtime colleague, Del Yocam. “He wants to control his environment, and he sees the product as an extension of himself”, Greg Calhoun. “Steve talked to me a lot about being abandoned and the pain that caused” -Page 5

It was important, his father said, to craft the backs of cabinets and fences properly, even though they were hidden. “He loved doing…