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Zen Meditation Helps Steve Jobs Focus on What He Feels Important

Zen meditation helped Steve Jobs focus on what he felt was important at Apple. The book Zen Mind Beginners Mind by Shun-Yoo Suzuki influenced him more than any other. It really did change his life but it wasn't just the philosophy of it, it was something a little bit more. He learned to meditate and had an explosion of creative energy. 'I'm not going to turn this into a sales pitch for Zen Buddhism'

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