What They Didn't Tell You at Graduation

Great piece by Charles Wheelan at the WSJ today. I've taken the liberty of shortening it just a bit. Numbers 7 and 9 are truth bombs!

Here is what I wish someone had told me at graduation:

1. Your time in fraternity basements was well spent.

The same goes for the time you spent playing intramural sports, working on the school newspaper or just hanging with friends. Research tells us that one of the most important causal factors associated with happiness and well-being is your meaningful connections with other human beings. Look around today. Certainly one benchmark of your postgraduation success should be how many of these people are still your close friends in 10 or 20 years.

2. Some of your worst days lie ahead. Graduation is a happy day. But my job is to tell you that if you are   >>>>>   Read Entire Post