We'd happily sign up to the school of Dr TaylorSwift
has just been awarded an honorary degree from New York University – and in a powerful commencement speech, the singer reflected on many life lessons about love, pressure, choices, shame, hope and friendship.Taylor Swift
In a funny, powerful and inspiring 23-minute speech, Swift reflected on the many life lessons she has accrued throughout a career in the public sphere, complete with a generous sprinkling of song references . Delving into topics such as perfectionism, loneliness, criticism, mistakes and the importance of having a passion for your craft, Swift talked at length about the things that have helped her so far in her life.
“It seems to me that there is a false stigma around eagerness in our culture of ‘unbothered ambivalence’,” she continued. “This outlook perpetuates the idea that it’s not cool to ‘want it. .That people who don’t try hard are fundamentally more chic than people who do. And I wouldn’t know because I have been a lot of things but I’ve never been an expert on ‘chic’.
“Being embarrassed when you mess up is part of the human experience. Getting back up, dusting yourself off, and seeing who still wants to hang out with you afterwards – that’s a gift. The times I was told no, or wasn’t included, wasn’t chosen, didn’t win, didn’t make the cut; looking back, it really feels like those moments were as important not more crucial than the moments I was told ‘yes’.”
“Being publicly humiliated over and over again at a young age was excruciatingly painful, but it forced me to devalue the ridiculous notion of minute-by-minute, ever-fluctuating social relevance and likability.
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