It's graduation season, when bright young students must endure one final, mind-numbing lecture before collecting their degrees: the commencement address. This speech seldom contains advice you can actually use. The speaker often receives a generous check for his or her remarks, but dares not utter anything that might offend someone for fear of being protested, "disinvited" or blacklisted from future graduation ceremonies. Not being a celebrity, a politician or a rich donor, I have little chance of ever being invited to deliver a … [Read more...]