We’re in graduation season, which got me reflecting on my own various graduations, and the graduations of my daughters.

When my daughter Eleanor graduated from high school, I was thrilled and honored to be invited to give the commencement address.

For that occasion, I wanted to explore transcendent, timeless themes, I wanted to tell a few good stories—and I wanted to be brief.  There were many concrete, useful suggestions that didn’t make it into the actual commencement address.

Nevertheless, I couldn’t resist writing up everything I wanted to say, even if I couldn’t include it.

So while I actually delivered the profound commencement address on that graduation day, in this episode, I share the practical commencement address that I never delivered.