Chris Sacca

The address moves the class from external scorekeeping toward happiness as the durable test.

The tone is comic and direct, using irreverence to make the advice harder to ignore.

Graduation is treated as a rare chance to choose the route before habits harden.

Step away from screens often enough to notice people, openings, and your own reactions.

Being present makes you more useful in rooms where everyone else is distracted.

Presence turns networking into actual human attention.

A new graduate can run more experiments than a polished plan usually admits.

Failure is not identity; it is feedback about route, fit, and timing.

Move toward opportunity instead of spending early adulthood only avoiding mistakes.