Despite the indisputable achievements of one of the most innovative people of our time, Steve Jobs' path to success can be many things besides the usual.
1. Steve Jobs was adopted by Clara and Paul Jobs shortly after birth. His biological father was Syrian, while his American mother.
2. He met Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak in high school. Wozniak was 18 at the time, and Jobs was 13.
3. When he was 13, Jobs was given the opportunity to do a summer job by American engineer Bill Hewlett at Hawlett-Packard (HP). He asked to participate in an electronic project.
4. Steve Jobs consumed a vegetarian-based diet for most of his life, but only consumed fish as meat (pescetarianism). Later he consumed only fruits, nuts, seeds and vegetables (fruitarianism, kind of veganism).
5. Jobs went to Reed College in 1972 before leaving to travel to India and study Zen Buddhism.
6. A reporter once told him that taking LSD to college was "one of the two or three most important things he has ever done in his life."
7. Jobs was educated by taking various courses and survived on food given to him free of charge and sleeping on the floor of friends' rooms.
8. When working for Atari, he was allowed to work night shifts due to lack of hygiene. Jobs walked around the office barefoot and did not shower often.
9. After leaving Apple in 1985, he applied to fly to Shuttle Space as a civilian astronaut, but was not accepted.
10. His fortune was worth $ 1 million at the age of 23. His net worth reached $ 250 million when he was 25, making him one of the youngest people to be on Forbes' list.
11. He had three children, Lissa Brennan, when he was 23, whose paternity he denied for years. Lisa's mother said publicly that "he apologized many times for his behavior." Brennan changed its name to Lisa Brennan-Jobs.
12. When Lisa was born, Jobs called a new Apple computer called the Apple Lisa, but at the time it was abbreviated to Local Integrated Software Architecture.
13. During his time at Apple, he paid himself $ 1 a year, even though he owned 5.5 million of Apple's shares.
14. Steve Jobs had a romance with Diane Keaton in the 1980s, but according to Keaton their relationship ended "because he was talking about some things on computers and she had no interest." "Believe me, that's how it ended," she said.
15. Steve Jobs recorded a whole team as he opened the boxes with Apple products to see the emotional response. Such a practice is still followed today.
16. Jobs initially didn't want Apple products to come out in white, but changed his mind when he saw the "moon gray" shade, which is the icy white color in the gray tones typical of the Moon.
17. When diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in 2003, Steve Jobs followed a holistic approach to treatment, which included alternative medications, a strict vegan diet, and psychiatric counseling before the operation was completed.
18. Despite being a billionaire, most of his wealth was not left to his children.
19. Jobs' last words in bed before he passed away were, "Oh, wow, oh wow, oh wow."
20. October 16, 2011 was declared Steve Jobs Day and is celebrated every year in California. Steve Jobs Day was set to commemorate the changes that defined the world in which we live.
Source: Ladders
