November 25, 2024: Steve Jobs & the Secret Weapon of OCPD

Sometimes, I feel like I write some stuff on here that is a little out there as in, "Maybe, I'm extrapolating too much on this one," but my theory that "Steve Jobs probably had OCPD" (again, NOT the same as OCD) that I wrote a few days ago turns out to have some support. From the article:

"Jobs — subject of a new biopic, 'Jobs' — was a typical obsessive, according to author Joshua Kendall, and Apple's leader probably had a little-known disorder that psychiatrists now refer to as obsessive-compulsive personality disorder, or OCPD."

And that's my YouTube-community-tab thesis on Jobs: He wasn't a programmer, but his secret weapon was OCPD. A personality disorder made him what he became for the world. The obsessiveness, the attention to detail, the vicious guarding of his vision (traits found in OCPD) — that's what separated him from others. But his OCPD was probably mixed in with some other traits, as well. One iteration of OCPD involves having too much conscientiousness — too much of a good thing that ends up emotionally paralyzing you sometimes. You're too wrapped up in morals, ethics, rules, "doing the right thing" when you have that version of OCPD. Jobs didn't have that strain of this personality-type — that's for sure 🤭

I also guess the fact that he had the obsessiveness, detail-fixation, rigidity of OCPD but did not have the strict conscientiousness found in some with this disorder —as in "I need to follow the rules, be perfect behavior-wise, and not upset anyone"— made him into the legend that he became. Because when you swap hyper-conscientiousness with a mentality of "I don't care; I will get my way no matter who I offend," that turns you into a shark. A capable shark with laser vision that OCPD gives you. That's why so many people try to be Steve Jobs and fail. They don't have his very unique and eccentric combination of personality traits.