Remembering that I’ll be dead soon is the most important tool I’ve ever encountered to help me make the big choices in life. Almost everything–all external expectations, all pride, all fear of embarrassment or failure–these things just fall away in the face of death, leaving only what is truly important. – Steve Jobs

I choose this speech in particular because I agreed with it. I read it to myself and thought, wow this is a good point. I am a very stress free person which honestly is not necessarily the best thing. Being too “go with the flow” is something that has cost me some opportunities in life. The audience of this text would be the general public, maybe some young people who don’t know what to do in life or are feeling low or unmotivated. Being someone who has accomplished much, having that kind of mentality strikes me as surprising. by listing the different attributes “all pride, all fear..” makes it more powerful. If I were to say all pride and fear, it wouldn’t have the same effect.

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