So, I think I’m supposed to post this here. I didn’t have any other prompts to post this assignment anywhere else, so I guess I’m good. Anyway, for this post, I have decided to watch Steve Jobs’ 2005 Stanford Commencement Address. Although I knew about his life story, I didn’t realize how him dropping out of college had such an impact on the entire world based on the little things he did. He mentions that he took a calligraphy class, which enlightened his fascination with fonts, allowing him to create an extensive typography of fonts for his first edition of the Mac. By connecting the dots, he realized 10 years down the line when he was creating the computer about how much the class had taught him, which in turn let him distinguish his innovations from others.
This made me realize that I too, have connected the dots to get to where I am now with my thesis idea. Over the years, I did countless hours of speech and occupational therapy, as a person with ADHD and Auditory Processing Delay, mostly involving a game called Interactive Metronome, which uses a bell sound and the clapping of hands together to press a button on the beat. At first, there were times where I was bored of this and didn’t want to do it since it was repetitive. However, over the course of several testings, I learned that it actually helped my cognition, attention span, and processing skills all this time. This made me realize that I wanted to do something that also helps people, including those with mental, visual, auditory, and physical disabilities, yet is also fun and interactive in the form of a video or visual program (I don’t do well with code, though).
As far as the life assessment goes, I relate to what Jobs said about loving what you do to understand how you can live life to the fullest. I recently had an internship where I created videos for an insurance company, and I actually really enjoyed editing them. So much so that I feel it could be something I want to do post-college even. I also love playing video games, such as Jobs loved tinkering with code and microprocessors, so of course, I play them, and analyze them. From what started as a simple hobby that I never grew out of, changed into something that I am heavily considering as a career.