"But if you really learn how to pay attention, then you will know there are other options. "If you're automatically sure that you know what reality is, and you are operating on your default setting, then you, like me, probably won't consider possibilities that aren't annoying and miserable," he said. "It takes will and effort, and if you are like me, some days you won't be able to do it, or you just flat won't want to."īut breaking free of that lens can allow you to truly experience life, to consider possibilities beyond your default reactions. "It's a matter of my choosing to do the work of somehow altering or getting free of my natural, hard-wired default setting, which is to be deeply and literally self-centered and to see and interpret everything through this lens of self."ĭoing that will be hard, he said. "This is not a matter of virtue," Wallace said. In his now-legendary "This Is Water" speech, the author urged grads to be a little less arrogant and a little less certain about their beliefs. He even finished off with a stirring rendition of the Whitney Houston classic, "I Will Always Love You." He was, of course, referring to the graduates. Enjoy the process of your search without succumbing to the pressure of the result." He also offered some words of encouragement: "For many of you who maybe don't have it all figured out, it's okay. Hey Matthias, get your hands of Axel right now! Stop it. "Empathy and kindness are the true signs of emotional intelligence, and that's what Viv and I try to teach our boys.
"No matter how cliché it may sound, you will never truly be successful until you learn to give beyond yourself," he said. Will Ferrell at the University of Southern California.Ĭomedian Will Ferrell, best known for lead roles in films like "Anchorman," "Elf," and "Talledega Nights," delivered a thoughtful speech to USC's graduating class of 2018.
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