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While it is easy to say that it is hard to spot “genius,” it is also important to note that people grow and change over time. Maybe being called flaky influence
by hari_seldon_ 8y ago
While it is easy to say that it is hard to spot “genius,” it is also important to note that people grow and change over time. Maybe being called flaky influenced his growth down the road.
Feedback like this is based on limited interaction with someone at one point in their life, and I hope that many 21-year-olds mature and find their element later.
- olfactory 8y agoAlso, what does "flaky" mean? Maybe Steve was willing to reorganize his priorities rapidly enough that some found it flaky or mercurial, but in hindsight it worked.
- shanghaiaway 8y agoMaybe flaky means flaky. Unreliable. Changes his mind a few times per day. Doesn't keep promises. Can't be trusted.
- olfactory 8y agoSomeone could say that about an opponent's chess strategy only to be beaten.
- acomjean 8y agoPeople do learn over time. I remember Steve Jobs (maybe his stanford address) talking about getting fired from Apple. He said it was a humbling experience but one he learned from. Job's wasn't 100% successful in all his products, but he was persistent. Even the failures didn't stop him from trying the next thing (Lisa, Newton, eMate[1], Pipin). Even the original mac had lac-luster sales at first. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EMate_300 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EMate_300
- simonh 8y agoThe Newton came long after Jobs left Apple, it was Scully’s thing. The Pippin was released at the beginning of 1996, while Apple announced the purchase of NeXT that December.