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We humans
What advice do you wish you’d gotten when you graduated from college? 25 TED speakers answer.
Whether you put on your cap and gown last week — or last century — these honest answers can give you some insight and guidance.
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We humans
What it means when you can’t answer the question, What do you want to be when you grow up?
Not all of us are born with one main interest — and we should see that as our biggest strength, not our weakness, says Emilie Wapnick, a writer, coach, artist (and then some).
Art is art, and other of this week’s comments
This week’s virtual mailbag included a personal take on why we should teach creativity, and the accusation that a TED speaker might just be “philosophically redundant.”