Jobs on dreams
Was surfing through blogs and rather randomly going through the labyrinth of links that are present in the blogosphere and all around the web.
Chanced upon this speech by Steve Jobs at Stanford’s commencement.
Quite inspirational, and reinforces what we know in our hearts; to listen to our hearts and to follow our passions. I am still in the process of figuring these issues out, and to try to better decipher what my heart is telling me, and how my head is messing with my heart sometimes too. All too often, we are told by our parents that our heads are the ones we should always listen to, to be rational, to think things through very carefully and weigh all factors carefully.
However, how often are the big success stories the result of careful deliberation and well thought out planning? Of course, to clarify, it definitely does happen and i’m sure it happens to a good percentage of success stories. But somehow, the more groundbreaking successes that are on the top of my mind somehow come from the cases where it was a case of guts and listening to one’s heart. A little impulsive and too gutsy for most of us to stomach. But that’s what differentiates these trailblazers from the rest of the ordinary people i suppose? Google, Virgin, youtube, Apple, etc. I am quite sure the list goes on.
Of course don’t take what I say as fact, and i am more than ready to stand corrected. But off the cuff, from the top of my head which is rather sleepy and thus not too coherent now, I think passion and following one’s heart is oh so important.
Oh, this is an interesting piece of information.
It’s regarding the issue of wages in Singapore.
Are we well paid over in Singapore?
Are we being paid commensurate with our productivity and efforts?
Why are so many being left behind?
Professionals being underpaid too?
I actually think the whole employment situation in Singapore is much more complex than meets the eye. And of course the gahmen knows it too.
Tacking the challenges, however, would be a tricky thing.
Many many forces at work… How to reconcile them all?
Perhaps I will post my detailed thoughts on this topic another time.
Time to sleep.
And I shall leave you all with some music to check out.
Check out this new band My Only Danger.
Power Trio.
If you are into progressive rock and blazing guitar solos, then their stuff should be rather appealing to you. Quite interesting way that they have incorporated the singing and rather poppish melodies into their music, while at the same time playing extended guitar soloes that have neoclassical and prog influences, and just about a good dose of drumming chops and double pedals. Pretty good stuff, but not particularly mindblowing.
And for music to go to sleep to, as Fuzz likes to describe LWD’s music, do check out their tracks on their myspace.
Drift into a deep sleep with sounds of Life without dreams.
Nights world.
