On a trip to London with Jobs, Ive had the thankless task of choosing the hotel. He picked the Hempel, a tranquil five- star boutique hotel with a sophisticated minimalism that he thought Jobs would love. But as soon as they checked in, he braced himself, and sure enough his phone rang a minute later. "I hate my room,"Jobs declared. "It's a piece of shit, let's go."So Ive gathered his luggage and went to the front desk, where Jobs bluntly told the shocked clerk what he thought. Ive realized that most people, himself among them, tend not to be direct when they feel something is shoddy because they want to be liked, "which is actually a vain trait."That was an overly kind explanation. In any case, it was not a trait Jobs had.
( Walter Isaacson )
[ Steve Jobs ]
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