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I’m probably a little late in posting this, but while many people may be aware that Steve Jobs gave the Commencement address at Stanford University a few days ago, my guess is that few have actually read the transcript. I finally got around to reading it yesterday and was duly impressed. Steve’s speech struck me as unpretentious and heartfelt. He tells three short stories that have shaped his life. I won’t try to summarize them here because then you’ll be less likely to read the whole thing (I read other excerpts and thought I’d gotten the message, but I didn’t really understand how simple and profound his speech was until I read the transcript).

You can read the transcript here.

[24.01.06: Stanford now offers a video of this speech. Visit Stanford on iTunes.]