School vs. Real Life: What Actually Matters
45sChallenges common anxiety about grades and offers a liberating perspective that resonates with students and young adults.
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Life is very different than school. Bad grades is not going to end your life. How you do at school academically [music] is not an indicator to your joy when you get older. Of course, learning how to be disciplined in doing that matters. But, we worry about stuff that ends up not mattering, especially at this age. Of course, for many of you in this room, getting good grades is your way out. Is your way to build. And
if it comes natural to you, that's remarkable. When I sat where you're sitting right now, I hated school. I was a bad student. But, what I learned in school really mattered to what makes me happy today. One of the great things to learn during your four years here is getting through the things that are not as easy.