# Bicycle For the Mind Created: 2022_02_27 20:58 Tags: [[Business]] >When we invented the personal computer, we created a new kind of bicycle... a new man-machine partnership... a new generation of entrepreneurs. -- Steve Jobs Ranking of animals by efficiency, a human with a bicycle is by far the most efficient for calories per gram per kilometer. ## Summary "Steve Jobs' idea of a bicycle for the mind" is a metaphor coined by Jobs to describe his vision for the personal computer. Jobs believed that personal computers, like bicycles, had the potential to revolutionize the way we think and live our lives. Just as a bicycle enhances our physical abilities and allows us to travel further and faster than we could on foot, Jobs believed that computers could enhance our mental abilities and allow us to accomplish more than we could with pen and paper. He envisioned a future where personal computers would be accessible to everyone and used to create, communicate, and learn in ways that were previously unimaginable. The "bicycle for the mind" metaphor represents Jobs' belief that technology should serve to augment human intelligence and creativity, rather than replace it. He saw personal computers as a tool for individual empowerment and self-expression, rather than a tool for control or conformity. ## References - https://medium.learningbyshipping.com/bicycle-121262546097