Stay Hungry. Stay Foolish.

I was intrigued by Steve Jobs' quotation from the Whole Earth Catalogue: “Stay Hungry. Stay Foolish.” (See previous post for the link to his Stanford University commencement speech). What did he mean?

Here's my take.

Stay Hungry means                                                

Stay curious.
Stay motivated.
Stay adventurous.
Don’t be satisfied.
Don’t lose your appetite for new things.
Stay intellectually hungry – keep learning.
Stay hungry for experience.
Stay spiritually hungry. Seek truth.
Ask questions.
Stay hungry for knowledge.
Stay hungry for enlightenment.

Stay Foolish means

Take risks.
Be yourself.
Don’t worry about what other people think.
Be open to new ideas.
Be willing to fall on your face.
Accept failure, then overcome it.
Don’t take yourself too seriously.
Laugh, and make others laugh.
Don’t be self-conscious.

I wonder if The Most Interesting Man in the World (and Dos Equis pitchman) took a cue from this quote with his signature tagline, "Stay Thirsty, My Friends."

Ah, to be that guy......