> In the speech, Wallace digs into higher education and what the true value of it might be. He suggests that its end-game purpose is not to teach students facts and figures or fill their heads with knowledge – but instead, it brings the most value to students by teaching them how to consciously choose how to think from a perspective that is not your own, think about meaning, and act appropriately in everyday life.

The more time I spend alive, the more I relate to the idea that the best thing you can do for yourself is have a good, optimistic mindset. Not a naive one. But one that remembers you are not the center of the universe, that others have problems too (some bigger than your own) and that we are all just trying to survive with minimal suffering along the way.

When you are stuck in your head, constantly thinking about how all the things in the world are impacting YOU negatively, you just end-up in a feedback loop of negativity and lost perspective.