数学可视化大佬3Blue1Brown哈维穆德学院2024年毕业致辞 - 发言稿摘录

The cliche to follow your dreams overlooks how critical it is that the dreams you have are about something more than just yourself. Those who excel in PhD programs are the ones who recognize how their work fits into a broader research community, not just the ones who view it as the next chapter in school. The successful entrepreneurs are the ones who have a relentless focus on making sure that they have to sell is what people want to buy, not just those who are looking to make something impressive.

ACTION PRECEDES MOTIVATION.

Ask yourself what's possible now that wasn't possible ten years ago and which might get harder ten years from now? There are more opportunities in a less crowder landscape; there are more chances to grow if you're part of a rising tide, but this requires pushing past the inevitable discomfort that comes from following a path that has little to no precedent.

"There was this one particular teacher, and one seemingly simple thing that they did that was the beginning in a long series of encouragements." Never underestimate just how much influence you can have on others, especially the ones who are younger than you are.

The biggest risk in the "follow your dreams" cliche is the implication that there's one static target point at all. Rather than having any one particular goal that defines who you are, you'll take better advantage of whatever the future has to offer you if you remain nimble and if you're responsive to the changes in the world and if you anticipate change within yourself.

Not to treat passion as something to follow. Think of it as an initial velocity vector. It gives a clear direction to point yourself, and loving what you do can have you move quickly. But you should expect, and you should even hope, that the specific direction that you're moving in changes based on the force vectors around you.