{"id":5208,"date":"2015-07-30T09:00:53","date_gmt":"2015-07-30T15:00:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/minkhollow.ca\/beckerblog\/?p=5208"},"modified":"2015-07-28T18:03:10","modified_gmt":"2015-07-29T00:03:10","slug":"worth-repeating-tim-minchins-commencement-address","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/minkhollow.ca\/beckerblog\/2015\/07\/30\/worth-repeating-tim-minchins-commencement-address\/","title":{"rendered":"Worth Repeating: Tim Minchin&#8217;s Commencement Address"},"content":{"rendered":"<span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Approximate Reading Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> &lt; 1<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minute<\/span><\/span><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft  wp-image-5210\" src=\"http:\/\/minkhollow.ca\/beckerblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/GRAD038-300x269.png\" alt=\"GRAD038\" width=\"142\" height=\"127\" srcset=\"http:\/\/minkhollow.ca\/beckerblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/GRAD038-300x269.png 300w, http:\/\/minkhollow.ca\/beckerblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/GRAD038.png 490w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 142px) 100vw, 142px\" \/>At a time when many have just finished either high school, or something in higher ed, this is worth watching.<\/p>\n<p>More than once.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/NyBvbot3emM?list=FLcRxqfzI5OYrvhR4gnaUHEg\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Published on 3 Oct 2013<br \/>\nComedian-musician Tim Minchin addresses graduates at the University of Western Australia where he was presented with an Honorary Doctor of Letters Degree. Minchin is a graduate of UWA. Note: the video has been slightly edited from the full-length version for brevity.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Here they are, in brief:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>You don\u2019t have to have a dream.<\/li>\n<li>Don\u2019t seek happiness.<\/li>\n<li>Remember, it\u2019s all luck.<\/li>\n<li>Exercise.<\/li>\n<li>Be hard on your opinions.<\/li>\n<li>Be a teacher.<\/li>\n<li>Define yourself by what you love.<\/li>\n<li>Respect people with less power than you.<\/li>\n<li>Don\u2019t rush.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<div class='wp_likes' id='wp_likes_post-5208'><a class='like' href=\"javascript:wp_likes.like(5208);\" title='' ><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/minkhollow.ca\/beckerblog\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-likes\/images\/like.png\" alt='' border='0'\/><\/a><span class='text'>Be the first to like.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class='like' ><a href=\"javascript:wp_likes.like(5208);\">Like<\/a><\/div>\n<div class='unlike' ><a href=\"javascript:wp_likes.unlike(5208);\">Unlike<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Approximate Reading Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> &lt; 1<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minute<\/span><\/span>At a time when many have just finished either high school, or something in higher ed, this is worth watching. 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