1. Discuss the meaning of the words in bold. Then talk about the questions
with your partner.
Have you ever had a falling out with a close friend?
Have you ever felt like you have let someone close to you down?
Have you ever screwed something important up?
Which people have made the greatest impressions on you in your life?
What things have you figured out how to do in the last year?
Do you feel that you were naïve when you were younger?
What are the advantages of being a beginner?
Do you think it´s foolish to spend your life savings on going to
university?
Do you think it´s easier to understand the events of your life looking
forward or lookingback?

2. Part One : Connecting the Dots
1- How did he come to be adopted by his parents?
2- Why did he decide to drop out of college after six months?
3- What were the advantages of being a drop in?
Part Two : Love and Loss
1- How did he feel at first when he was fired from Apple?
2- Eventually, how did he make the most of the situation?
3- What kept him going through the uncertainty of the time?
Part Three : Death
1- What did the doctor do during his biopsy?
2- Why does he say that death is life´s greatest invention?
3- What advice did he get from the Whole Earth Catalogue?