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9 Life Lessons - Tim Minchin UWA Address
No dream? Good. Be micro-ambitious instead.
Who it's for
Minchin's first lesson, that you don't have to have a dream, directly relieves the pressure many young people feel to have a single life purpose.
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Feelings it meets
What it is
Comedian and composer Tim Minchin gives the occasional address at the University of Western Australia's graduation ceremony on 18 October 2013, when the university awarded him an honorary Doctor of Letters.
Where to find it
YouTube, official University of Western Australia channel (free). Full text on timminchin.com.
Before you start
Heads up: Mild profanity.
Age: Ages 12+
Life finds its wealth by the claims of the world, and its worth by the claims of love.Rabindranath Tagore, Stray Birds, no. 33
