This is the season in which high school seniors start receiving college admissions, and begin the run up to High School graduation.  Given that gallons and gallons of self esteem have been poured into these kids, every one of them thinks that they are special.  David McCullough, Jr has a bit of a different idea. Those ideas were a part of a High School commencement speech that he gave back in 2012.  The YouTube of that speech has been viewed over two and a half million times. 
David McCullough, Jr.  has now turned that speech into You Are Not Special: ... And Other Encouragements
My conversation with David McCullough, Jr.

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