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1.] Strive for quality. Compete with yourself!

Wozniak stresses in different portions of the interview of seeking perfection in your craft. Be conscious of every detail of your work and don’t settle for mediocrity. He mentioned that he had to compete with himself to bring out the best of his abilities. His skills were really enhanced through this conviction of excellence and self-competition. This was the key reason of his extraordinary feats of hardware and software engineering which was marveled by the tech enthusiasts and which propelled the foundation of Apple Computers towards colossal success in the future. Another motive for this kind of practice is to make his achievements very dear to him. Truly, success will be most heartfelt if your entire person was offered for its completion.

2.] Build skills outside the classroom walls.

I had to admit that I read Wozniak’s interview a couple of times because I was really fascinated by his inquisitive character. Imagine a high school student already ‘manipulating’ technology out of a hobby. And he recounted his life episodes wherein he needed to educate himself by reading supplemental materials and hobbyist electronics magazines in order to be technically adequate since this subject matter wasn’t included in his formal education. He continued to ‘construct’ out of interest. This just demonstrates that if one is really fuelled with a vision, one can manage to supervise his own learning.  

3.] Simplify and maximize resources.

One of his ever enduring mottos is to be cheap. He advocates simplistic approaches. If he can use fewer chips he’ll find ways to do so. Being uncomplicated allows him to picture his mini theories with ease. Wozniak also optimize the available resources. He narrates his story of having limited money, tools, and gizmos, so what he’ll do is to create his own stuff by utilizing what he has with him. Now that is intellect + resourcefulness. Perhaps, this habit carried through Apple’s development as a company start-up. Use less resource and market it with increased cost; it made them financially secure.