I Gave A Commencement Speech!

Congrats MKPhD

"As a large language model..." caught me so off guard hahahaha

"You graduate many times" That's very powerful and real! Thanks MKPHD

7:49 "Graduation - It's also a great album" This speech was perfect!! Someone get Marques on a TED Talk

"So I've been testing out honorary doctorates for the last 7 minutes..."

Man must have beat the game, now he's doing all these side quests

"Graduation is an exciting time, its also a great word, graduation. Its also a great album " -MKPhD, 2024

You know you've made it when the college from which you graduated invites you to give a commencement speech. Congratulations and Great speech MKPhD.

Imagine being so successful that your college calls you back to not just give commencement speech but also provide a Doctorate degree

life does move fast. im gonna blink and this video will be 5 years old lol

Your speech was really touching, and you picked up on the most important point, I believe. Most people, including myself a couple of decades ago, start out with goals like making good money or, if self-employed, thinking about independence. These can work for many, but real satisfaction comes from a holistic approach: working on things you truly love day in and day out. Because at the end of the day, we have to realize that life is a marathon rather than a sprint. Great job!

Your insights not only cater to the graduating students, but to all of us on the broader path of life. We should indeed appreciate the present, and simultaneously, explore our passions for a meaningful future.

Dr Marques Brownlee has a nice beat to it not going to lie.

"You graduate many times" is useful for everyone; at all times durign their life.. That's a keeper right there. Nicely done DR MKPHD

"Purpose is a tool." I love this and thank you for not putting all the emphasis on telling them they should only do what "makes them happy". Success is harder than that.

I graduated 10 years ago and I just discovered my niche 2 years ago. It's really not easy but everyone will find themselves. Just give yourself some time to figure it out. No rush.

DR MKPHD Congratulations

As a Stevens student who graduated yesterday and saw the speech live, you killed it man. And as a fellow Stevens Ultimate Frisbee alum, it was awesome to see the highlights in your intro video. Ducks fly together 🦆

Congrats to you Marques and all the best to you. Great speech. Time does fly very quickly. It’s funny - I worked in engineering and IT for 25 years and then became a professor of engineering for 15. I recently retired. In some ways, it seemed as though certain things in life took FOREVER to happen, yet looking back, it feels like such a short short time. When. I was getting my Masters I nearly quit because it was taking too long and taking up too much time. I went to the Dean and told him I was going to drop out. He reached under his desk and brought out a very large stack of paper. I asked him what that was. He told me that these were students who started but dropped out. He told me that 5 years from now you’ll look back at now and realize that 5 years has passed whether or not you do your degree. You can decide now to continue and in 5 years you’ll be glad you did. I stuck with it and later went on to get my PhD. It was a lot of work but it allowed me to do things in life that would not have been possible had I not kept going. To all those who are graduating in 2024 - congrats! To those struggling or thinking of stopping - remember that in 5 years you’ll be 5 years older independent of your choice. Time does fly when you look back at life. Marques is right, too about passion. I worked in electrical and computer engineering, starting when personal computers were just getting started. (I am the same age as Bill Gates and the same age that Steve Jobs would have been). I was always passionate about computers and technology. It was and is my hobby. I also made it my career. It’s much easier to make a career out of something you deeply care about. Find your passion.

You did great! I’ve been with you per your channel forever. You’ve evolved many times throughout the years. Keep being humble, and keep evolving. Congratulations on everything you’ve accomplished, and keep going