iWoz

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Wednesday, November 1. 2006

If you have not yet read the book iWoz, you have to go out and get this book and read it cover to cover. It is an amazing book and I could not put this book down once I started reading it. It is an amazing book and I could not put this book down once I started reading it. Woz is an excellent storyteller and his tone of writing is conversational. Every engineer should read this book. It tells the stories of sleepless nights and how much they are worth. It talks about persistence and passion and how they really make a difference. One of the profound statements that Woz makes is " I chose to be happy ". The book ends with Woz's thoughts on being a great engineer:

Don’t waver.
See things in gray-scale.
Work alone.
Trust your instincts.

One surprising thing in the book is the absence of any mention of the EFF, of which Woz was one of the founders.

Posted by Raj Shekhar in geek stuff at 18:25 | Comments (2) | Trackbacks (0)

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I love your blog and read it every day, I've heard good things about this book and intend to pick it up soon. I am an engineering college student, so hopefully this book will bring some inspiration into my life and help fulfill my dream to be one of the best engineers ever!

#1 Tom Wilson (Homepage) on 2006-11-07 22:02 (Reply)

Hey Tom - glad that you have big aspirations.

#1.1 Raj Shekhar (Homepage) on 2006-11-11 05:40 (Reply)

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