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So as a rule, I try not to give anyone unsolicited advice unless they ask for it. I'll go into this more later. I guess I have been officially solicited in this situation to impart whatever wisdom I might have, to tell you things that have helped me so far in my life. Please bear in mind that I, in no way, feel qualified to tell you what to do. You've worked and struggled and sacrificed and studied and dreamed your way here today, and so you know what you're doing. You'll do things differently than I did them and for different reasons. So, I won't tell you what to do, because no one likes that. I will, however, give you some life hacks I wish I knew when I was starting out my dreams of a career and navigating life, love, pressure, choices, shame, hope, and friendship. The first of which is, life can be heavy, especially if you try to carry it all at once.

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So as a rule, / I try not to give anyone / unsolicited advice / unless they ask for it. // I'll go into this more later. // I guess I have been / officially solicited in this situation to impart / whatever wisdom I might have, / to tell you things that have helped me so far / in my life. // Please bear in mind that I, / in no way, / feel qualified / to tell you what to do. // You've worked / and struggled / and sacrificed / and studied / and dreamed / your way here today, / and so / you know what you're doing. // You'll do things differently than I did them / and for different reasons. // So, / I won't tell you what to do, / because no one likes that. / I will, / however, / give you some life hacks / I wish I knew / when I was starting out my dreams of a career / and navigating life, / love, / pressure, / choices, / shame, / hope, and friendship. // The first of which is, / life can be heavy, / especially / if you try to carry it all at once. //

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Part of growing up and moving into new chapters of your life is about catch and release. What I mean by that is knowing what things to keep and what things to release. You can't carry all things, all grudges, all updates on your ex, all enviable promotions, your school bully got at the hedge fund his uncle started. Decide what is yours to hold and let the rest go. Oftentimes, the good things in your life are lighter anyway. So there's more room for them. One toxic relationship can outweigh so many wonderful, simple joys. You get to pick what your life has time and room for. Be discerning. Secondly, learn to live alongside cringe. No matter how hard you try to avoid being cringe, you will look back on your life and cringe retrospectively. Cringe is unavoidable over a lifetime. Even the term cringe might someday be deemed cringe. I promise you, you're probably doing or wearing something right now that you will look back on later and find revolting and hilarious. You can't avoid it, so don't try to.

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Part of growing up / and moving into new chapters of your life / is about catch and release. // What I mean by that is / knowing what things to keep / and what things to release. // You can't carry all things, / all grudges, / all updates on your ex, / all enviable promotions, / your school bully got / at the hedge fund / his uncle started. // Decide what is yours to hold / and let the rest go. // Oftentimes, / the good things in your life / are lighter anyway. // So there's more room for them. // One toxic relationship / can outweigh so many / wonderful, / simple joys. // You get to pick / what your life / has time and room for. // Be discerning. // Secondly, / learn to live / alongside / cringe. // No matter / how hard / you try to avoid being cringe, / you will / look back on your life / and cringe retrospectively. // Cringe / is unavoidable over a lifetime. // Even the term cringe / might someday be deemed / cringe. // I promise you, / you're probably doing / or wearing something right now / that you will look back on later / and find revolting / and hilarious. // You can't avoid it, / so don't try to. //