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I Gave the MIT Commencement Speech

Mark Rober

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naive optimism, frame failures, foster relationships

Embrace naive optimism, frame failures like a video game, and foster relationships. He also added a fourth piece of advice: engage in playful anarchy.

  • ๐Ÿš€ Naive optimism means tackling challenges with the confidence of a child, not an expert who knows all the risks.
  • ๐ŸŽฎ Frame failures like video games: learn from mistakes without shame, focusing on beating the challenge.
  • ๐Ÿค Actively foster relationships by assuming good intentions in others, using confirmation bias to your advantage.
  • ๐Ÿคช Playful anarchy can be as simple as making your graduation cap fly.

Mark Rober, wearing academic regalia, gestures towards a drone carrying a graduation cap.