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S2|EP 38 A Graduation speech I would want to hear

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Put yourself in the chairs of someone who graduated this year or last year. What would you want to hear? Well here is 16 minutes of what I would want and need to hear. Congratulations to all the 2020 and 2021 graduates!

Here is my outline

  • Congratulations
  • Made it through the most difficult year of my career. I applaud you for hanging in there through
    • A pandemic
      • Masks, cleaning, remote learning, being flexible.
      • A divisive election
      • Increased cell phone use.
      • You must -
        • Avoid multitasking important work - Monotask instead. Don't do math and watch twitch at the same time.       Multitasking makes those important tasks take longer.
        • Increase your personal connections with people
        • Stop playing the ultimatum game. Be giving - 100 dollars to someone
          • Research shows that unless you give about 1/2 people will screw themselves to screw you over. The ones that give extra get the biggest returns. So give extra.
          • Have a plan - See episode S2|EP 22 "Coming to terms with graduating"
          • Be open to change
          • Learn as you go
          • Work your butt off
          • Never be content with mediocrity
            • The valedictorian can still fail if the plan falls idle
            • The student struggling to find direction - can blow past them
            • The student with bad grades can blow past them.
            • There are no guarantees in life and people don't owe you.
            • You have to create your future by doing things you are annoyed with and don't want to do and are tired of doing. These are the things you should be doing.  Go after it!
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