# Steve Jobs’ Stanford lesson on time, death and choice 2026-08-10T16:14:13+00:00 | Technology | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet Steve Jobs’ 2005 Stanford commencement speech continues to draw attention for its frank message about mortality and personal choice. Recalling a quote he read at 17, Jobs said he asked himself each morning whether he would want to spend his day in the same way if it were his last. If the answer remained no, he believed change was needed. Jobs called death “the single best invention of life” because it clears the old to make way for the new. He urged graduates not to live by other people’s expectations, ignore their inner voice or surrender to dogma. His closing message was direct: time is limited, so people should have the courage to follow their hearts and question the lives they are building. ## Coverage - economictimes.indiatimes.com Tags: life lessons, mortality, Stanford speech, Steve Jobs Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/steve-jobs-stanford-lesson-on-time-death-and-choice/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/steve-jobs-stanford-lesson-on-time-death-and-choice/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.