University of Texas at Austin 2014 Commencement Address - Admiral William H. McRaven
What it is
Admiral William McRaven's 2014 University of Texas commencement address, built around lessons from Navy SEAL training. It famously opens with the case for making your bed every morning.
Why Hacker News recommends it
Recommended in life-advice and motivation threads as worth watching in full, especially for its point about starting small by changing yourself.
- 3 people recommended it
- 3 different months
- 1 strong recommendations
- first 2017, last 2026
What HN commenters said
“Worth the whole watch”
Compelling case for making your bed each morning
wizardforhire, 2020-01 · Strong recommendation · in “Tricks to start working despite not feeling like it”
“Just got a recommendation for this great correlating speech by a friend actually”
Speech friend recommended as relevant to talking across divides
musha68k, 2017-04 · Recommendation · in “The relationship between social media use and well-being”
“My takeaway: if you want to change the world, start by changing yourself.”
McRaven on changing the world by starting with yourself
jefflombardjr, 2019-04 · Recommendation · in “Ask HN: What are good resources for life advice?”
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Topics: mcraven, navy seals, make your bed, motivation, commencement
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