I’ve seen this video a long time ago, so when I came across it today I’ve already knew it was worth watching.

Invest a couple of minutes into watching these videos and they might inspire you, indeed.

If you’ve had a tough day this is the video you need to see.

Ryanair’s CEO Michael O’Leary had been invited to speak about innovation at conference held in Brussels. Hell, what a great speaker he is…

You think you’re an autonomous human being, right? Well, there’s a must-see TED video for you, then.

Finding the balance between “good enough” and “perfect” is always difficult. I’ve realised that I often strive for perfectionism, even when it makes no sense.

Two days ago I was assembling a new web server for a website of a mathematical competition. A friend of mine came along asking if he could help. Suddenly, we put the machine together in ~45 minutes. It’d take me hours, if I were doing it all by myself.

I doubt that the friend had more experience with assembling computers than I had, he just didn’t feel the need for doing everything super-carefully. 

This is my point. If it’s possible to achieve 95% of the perfect result in just a fraction of the time required for perfectness, I think it’s worth it. 

Of course, this cannot be applied in every case - finding the balance is always difficult. 95%, however, seem to be “good enough” in most cases.

I’ve just watched the Pirates of the Silicon Valley, again. 

I remember watching the movie a few years ago. The main thing which resonated in my mind back then was the ‘black’ background of the whole industry - the practice of stealing ideas. 

However, apart from pointing out that a business might be an ugly fight sometimes, there is another idea hidden there.

The motivation. If the passion of Gates and Jobs building the industry was in reality half of its representation in the movie, it was enormous. The same applies to the Zuckerberg’s cinematic alter ego. Indeed, their passion, their belief that they were changing the world might be only an unhealthy influence of Hollywood production. But I don’t think so.

I think that being ‘manic’ matters. You’ve got to believe that your time is well-spent. You’ve got to feel that your work has its purpose. 

You’ve got to trust yourself. If you don’t, nobody else will. 

I hadn’t wanted to write about Jobs’ death. However, I’ve changed my mind after I watched his commencement address to Stanford 2005 graduates. I suppose that this speech has been published in every article about his death, but in the unlikely case that you haven’t came across it already, I hope you find it inspiring. 

Stay Hungry. Stay Foolish.